Andrew Bird

Day two at the first of Newport Folk Festival's two 2021 ”Folk On” events also featured Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus (who covered John Prine with Margo Price), Phosphorescent, and more

Newport Folk Festival is back this year for two unique three-day events, Folk On.

‘I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico‘ was produced by the late Hal Wilner and also features Sharon Van Etten w/ Angel Olsen, St. Vincent & Thomas Bartlett, Fontaines DC, Thurston Moore & Bobby Gillespie, and more.

Plus: Darwin Deez, more Industry City Courtyard shows (Nels Cline, Loser's Lounge), Marc Ribot‘s Ceramic Dog, Andrew Bird, Nine Inch Nails & Pixies, H2O, Sincere Engineer and more tour, festival and concert news.

Plus Stay Inside, The Decemberists, Dead and Company, Mt. Westmore, Roadburn Fest, Puscifer, and more livestreams you can watch this week.

Plus Alanis Morissette, The Isley Brothers vs Earth, Wind and Fire, Ted Leo, Eve 6, Waxahatchee, Rufus Wainwright, and more livestreams you can watch this week since there are no live concerts to attend.

Listen to new songs from Shelley FKA DRAM, Denzel Curry/Joey Bada$$, Freddie Gibbs (Gil Scott-Heron cover), Le Ren & Buck Meek (Gordon Lightfoot cover), Mr Twin Sister, Pop Smoke, Zac Jone$, and more

Listen to new songs by Cassandra Jenkins, Floatie, Sonic Boom, Mouse On Mars, Mavis Staples (ALA.NI remix), Katy Kirby, Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird, Nervous Dater, Lo(u)ser/We Are The Union, Conan, and more...

Thurston Moore also released his own new project on Bandcamp today, 'screen time.'

This week's playlist also includes new music by Gatecreeper, Fruit Bats, Citizen,Sleaford Mods, Shame, Field Music, CARM ft Sufjan Stevens, Glitterer, La Femme, Mouse on Mars, Dan Wriggins, Flo Milli, DaBaby, Tribulation, Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou, Buck Meek, Nyck Caution, Descendents, Monolo…