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Tour news: Kurt Vile / Rose City Band, Old 97's / Rhett Miller, Conner O'Malley, Natural Information Society, more

Plus: Clipse, Gruff Rhys, Packs / Geese, Oneida, Sid Sriram / Bon Iver, Usurp Synapse, and more tour and festival news.

Big Ears announces 2023 lineup

The 2023 lineup includes Amadou & Mariam, Devendra Banhart, Andrew Bird, Grouper, Charles Lloyd, Arooj Aftab, The Weather Station, Kevin Morby, Makaya McCraven, Vijay Iyer, John Zorn, and lots more.

The Kitchen announces 2017 fall season

The schedule includes a discussion with The Raincoats, a screening of a CBGB film, and live music by Jonathan RIchman (5 nights!), Laurel Halo, Greg Fox, Xylouris White, and more.

'Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton' highlights Lincoln Center Festival's 2015 schedule

The Lincoln Center Festival celebrates it’s 20th anniversary this year, running from July 6 – August 2, featuring 58 performances by artists and groups from Germany, China, England, Ireland, Russia, the United States and Japan…

Serena Maneesh playing only US date of 2014 at first-ever NYC installment of Oslo's Ultima Festival (lineup & tickets)

Serena Maneesh at Knitting Factory in 2010 (more by Greg Cristman) Oslo shoegazers Serena Maneesh haven’t played these parts since 2010, the same year their most recent album was released, but that will finally change this year…

Issue Project Room Ten Year Anniversary series continues

The Issue Project Room‘s space at 22 Boerum Place, located inside an 87-year-old former Elks Club headquarters, is one of the cooler venues in the city…

Issue Project Room celebrating 10 years w/ Omar Souleyman, Bobb Trimble, William Basinski & more (initial lineup)

We just mentioned that Omar Souleyman will be touring this year and playing the 10th Anniversary party for NYC venue

Omar Souleyman releasing LP w/ Four Tet, touring, playing Issue Project Room 10th anniversary (dates & stream)

Omar Souleyman at Central Park in 2011 (more by David Andrako) Syrian pop musician Omar Souleyman has been gaining recognition here in America thanks to some compilations/live albums on Sublime Frequencies, the live shows he’s been doing here over the last few years, and his association with Bjork…

Gyan Riley playing w/ Terry @ LPR, curated shows @ the Stone

Terry and Gyan Riley have been performing together since the late 90’s and have appeared in concert throughout the USA and Europe. The music has a connection to the improvising traditions of both Jazz and Indian Classical but more importantly depends on a synchronous intuition that has developed between a father and a son…