Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon releasing a new LP, touring (dates, stream)
Sam Amidon at SXSW 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)
Sam Amidon is releasing a new album of re-imagined folk songs, Lily-O, on September 30 via Nonesuch…
Arthur Russell tribute LP details revealed (ft. Hot Chip, Robyn, Blood Orange, Sufjan Stevens & more) (tracklist, video)
More details have finally been announced for the Arthur Russell tribute album thatt he Red Hot organization is putting out. The album’s being released on YepRoc on October 21, and is now titled Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell (it was initially announced that it’d be called This Is How We Walk on the Moon)…
Steve Reich/Philip Glass, Devendra/Stephin Merritt/Iron & Wine, Robert Plant, more playing "Nonesuch Records at BAM"
Contemporary composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass have announced that they’ll perform together for the first time in over 30 years, as the kickoff event for “Nonesuch Records at BAM”, the label’s 50th anniversary going down this September…
David Lang's 'collected stories' series at Carnegie Hall (with Aesop Rock, Kimya Dawnson, Sam Amidon, Kaki King, more)
Aesop Rock in Austin in 2012 (more by Tim Griffin)
Bang On A Can’s David Lang is the 2013-2014 season’s holder of the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall, and for the season, he’ll be presenting his collected stories ser…
Blind Boys of Alabama announce tour dates, opening one of the eight NY Black Crowes shows
As discussed, The Blind Boys of Alabama have been working on a new album with Justin Vernon titled I’ll Find a Way, which will be out via Sony Masterworks on October 1…
Bob Dylan on tour, joined by Jeff Tweedy & Jim James (watch), covered by Justin Vernon & The Blind Boys of Alabama (listen)
Justin Vernon w/ Bon Iver in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, who recently collaborated with Kanye West, and is also about release a new Volcano Choir album (aka his collaborative project with experimental rockers Collections of Colonies of Bees), is also working on a project with gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama, who have been around since the 1930s…
Our Katrina and the Waves tribute EP is now on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify & RDIO
Back in 2010 we asked tUnE-YarDs, Fucked Up, Sam Amidon, Doveman, and Deer Tick to cover songs for a tribute CD in celebration of their hit song “Walking on Sunshine” (which Sam and FU both covered)…
Sam Amidon releases LP, announces tour (dates)
Sam Amidon (and Olof Arnalds) @ BV-SXSW 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)
Last we spoke the soft spoken Sam Amidon had only a couple of dates announced including his big NYC record release show happening at Le Poisson Rouge on Thursday (5/16)…
Sam Amidon releasing LP on Nonesuch, schedules shows
I just got excited when I read today’s announcement that:Nonesuch Records releases Sam Amidon’s label debut Bright Sunny South on May 14…
Wilco's 2013 Solid Sound Festival line-up announced (Yo La Tengo, Os Mutantes, Low, Neko Case + more)
We already told you that the 2013 edition of Wilco’s Solid Sound Music & Arts Festival will go down June 21 – 23 at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA…
