The National revive Cincinnati Homecoming festival w/ Pavement, Patti Smith, The Walkmen, more
It's the second edition of Homecoming, and the lineup also features Weyes Blood, Snail Mail, Arooj Aftab, Bartees Strange, and more.
Arooj Aftab
Dream House Quartet (ft. The National’s Bryce Dessner) made North American debut at Town Hall (pics)
The quartet, which also features pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque and composter/musician/producer David Chalmin, was joined by Arooj Aftab, Ash Fure, and William Robin for their debut North American performance.
Tour news: Pansy Division, Don Toliver, New Pornographers, Califone, W.I.T.C.H., more
Plus: Arooj Aftab / Vijay Iyer / Shahzad Ismaily, Vapors of Morphine, Youth Lagoon, Warpaint, Oblivion Access, new DC club The Atlantis, Thursday and more.
Big Ears Day 2: Arooj Aftab / Vijay Iyer / Shahzad Ismaily, Ibeyi, Blake Mills/Pino Palladino, more (review)
Day 2 of Big Ears also featured Son Lux, Danielle Ponder, Caterina Barbieri, Xylouris/White, Los Lobos, Marc Ribot, Billy Woods, Lonnie Holley, and more.
Notable Releases of the Week (3/24)
This very stacked week's Notable Releases include Lana Del Rey's latest, the collaborative JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown album, Navy Blue's Def Jam debut, Liturgy's stunning double album, and more...
Newport Jazz Fest 2023 lineup: Joe Russo, Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Herbie Hancock, more
Newport Jazz Festival happens August 4-6, and also playing are Jon Batiste, Diana Krall, DJ Pee .Wee (Anderson .Paak), Christian McBride, Arooj Aftab/Vijay Iyer/Shahzad Ismaily, and more.
Tibet House 2023 in pics: Gogol Bordello, New Order, Arooj Aftab, Philip Glass, more
This was the first in-person Tibet House Benefit since 2020 and the lineup also included Laurie Anderson, Allison Russell, Marc Anthony Thompson, and more.
boygenius & Saori Tsukada added to 2023 Tibet House Benefit
It’ll be boygenius’ first performance since a 2021 San Francisco charity concert.
Our favorite songs of the week (playlist)
This week's playlist includes new music by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Militarie Gun, Wednesday, Gorillaz (ft. Bad Bunny), U.S. Girls, Manchester Orchestra, audiobooks (ft. OneDa), and more.
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily announce ‘Love in Exile’ & tour, share “To Remain/To Return”
Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily release collaborative album ‘Love in Exile‘ on March 24, and their tour kicks off at Knoxville‘s Big Ears festival.