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Utrecht's Le Guess Who? fest: initial 2018 lineup (Breeders, Vashti Bunyan, more)
Devendra Banhart, Asia Argento, Moor Mother and Sons of Kemet’s Shabaka Hutchings are guest curators for this unique festival that takes place in November in picturesque Netherlands city of Utrecht.
BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn free 2018 Prospect Park shows: Breeders, Godspeed, Gary Clark Jr, Aimee Mann, more
The 2018 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival free show lineup also includes Rhye & Natalie Prass, BADBADNOTGOOD, Tinariwen, Antibalas, Brandi Carlile, The Jayhawks, Superchunk, Speedy Ortiz, and more.
Philip Glass’s work with Ravi Shankar being celebrated at Carnegie Hall
In related news, the Chiara String quartet will perform the New York premiere of Glass’ Piano Quintet No. 1 (“Annunciation”) at The Met in May.
Big Ears expands 2018 lineup (Four Tet, Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot, more)
Additions include Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) + Mats Gustafsson (The Thing), Paal Nilssen-Love (The Thing) + Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot, Yuka C. Honda (Cibo Matto), and more.
Aziz Ansari, Salman Rushdie, Swet Shop Boys & more sign plea to save the Rohingya from genocide
Kumail Nanjiani, Mindy Kaling, Madhur Jaffrey, Hasan Minhaj, Aparna Nancherla, Vijay Iyer, Anil Dash, and Hari Kondabolu are also among the many signatories.
Philip Glass & Dev Hynes interview each other in new video, playing Kennedy Center
Meanwhile, Glass’ role as Carnegie Hall’s Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair for the 2017-2018 season kicks into gear with his first concert of the season in December.
Big Ears 2018 lineup (GY!BE, Diamanda Galas, Bonnie Billy, Gas, Four Tet, more)
The awesome lineup also includes Jenny Hval, Juana Molina, Julie Byrne, Kelly Lee Owens, Laurel Halo, Lightning Bolt, Rostam, Sam Amidon, Steve Gunn, and still much more.
