Stephin Merritt
Advance Base covered Lucinda Williams (listen), playing shows
Owen Ashworth had been covering Lucinda Williams’ ”Sweet Old World” on tour, and now he has a recorded version of it. He’s also playing shows, including Stephin Merritt’s NYC residency…
Magnetic Fields, Gothic Archies & Future Bible Heroes playing Stephin Merritt NYC residency
Stephin Merritt has announced a four-show residency at NYC’s Symphony Space this fall dubbed ”From 69 to 50: A Stephin Merritt/Magnetic Fields Residency” with music spanning his whole career and most of his many groups.
Slipknot's Corey Taylor & others narrating 'Our Band Could Be Your Life' audiobook
Phil Elverum of Mount Eerie, Laura Jane Grace, Jeff Tweedy, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, Sharon Van Etten, Fred Armisen and others also read chapters from Michael Azerrad’s indispensable 2001 chronicle, which is getting its first audiobook edition.
Stephin Merritt & Daniel Handler performing live score to Tod Browning film 'The Unholy Three' in NYC
The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt has composed a score to Tod Browning’s 1925 silent film ’The Unholy Three,’ which stars Lon Chaney, and he’ll be performing it with the film at NYC’s Town Hall on Saturday, May 18. For the live score, he’ll be joined by Lemony Snicket author Daniel Handler on accordion and Pinky Weitzman on viola.
Mandy Patinkin making records with Doveman, performing in NYC this month
“I’ve found a new life partner in music” says ’Homeland’ actor and Broadway star Mandy Patinkin of Thomas Bartlett. His new albums have him covering songs by Stephin Merritt, T. Rex, Randy Newman, Rufus Wainwright, Harry Nilsson, Laurie Anderson and more
Stephin Merritt talked Magnetic Fields on WFMU (listen) ++ win tix to Apollo shows
Stephin Merritt continues to tour The Magnetic Fields; 50 Song Memoir opus, in which he wrote a song about every year of his first five decades of existence. With a theatrical stage show, each city of the tour gets two nights…
Bang on a Can Marathon 2018 lineup (Stephin Merritt, Xenia Rubinos, more)
The free Bang On A Can Marathon moves back to Manhattan for its 31st year.
Tibet House US Benefit is this weekend -- updated lineup & win tix!
The lineup includes musical director Philip Glass, plus Angel Olsen, Carly Simon, Blood Orange, Stephin Merritt, Patti Smith, and more.
The Magnetic Fields playing '50 Song Memoir' at The Apollo
The Magnetic Fields decades-sweeping 50 Song Memoir made its NYC debut at BAM in December of 2016, and Stephin Merritt and his band toured the theatrical production in 2017, playing two nights at each stop…
Blood Orange, Angel Olsen, Stephin Merritt, & more playing 2018 Tibet House benefit
Blood Orange, Angel Olsen and Stephin Merritt are among the performers for the 2018 Tibet House benefit that happens at NYC’s Carnegie Hall on March 3. Also performing are Philip Glass, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Rhiannon Giddens, Resistance Revival Chorus and Techung…
