Field Report

One of the collaborative highlights of the third edition of Eaux Claires was ‘Bon Iver Presents: John Prine and the American Songbook,’ which featured artists like Justin Vernon, Jenny Lewis, Jeff Tweedy, Mountain Man, Spank Rock, and Anais Mitchell covering Prine’s songs.

UPDATE: IT HAPPENED Rumors are starting to spread that Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters is going to be backed at Newport Folk Fest tonight! My Morning Jacket and its members are Newport Folk Fest regulars, but they weren’t on the schedule this year, despite being in the area to play Lewiston two days ago, and Xponential Music Festival in Camden on Saturday…

The 2015 Newport Folk Fest happens July 24-26 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI. This year’s lineup isn’t fully announced yet, but so far includes First Aid Kit, Laura Marling, Sturgil Simpson (who taped an episode of ACL TV last night), Courtney Barnett, Leon Bridges, Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell, Brandi Carlile, J Mascis and more…

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… EMA @ MoMA PS1 EMA is presenting a new virtual reality project, I Wanna Destroy, at MoMA PS1 today (2 PM start)…

Part of the lineup already leaked for Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner‘s Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, and now the whole thing has been ann…

The Tallest Man on Earth is ready to release album #4, the followup to 2012’s great (and possibly underrated) There’s No Leaving Now. It’s called Dark Bird Is Home and will be out May 12 via Dead Oceans…

The 2015 Forecastle Festival take place July 17 – 19 in Louisville, Kentucky. The fest has just announced the first round of performers, which include Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Tweedy, Desaparecidos, The Gaslight Anthem, Sturgill Simpson, Sam Smith, Alvvays, JEFF The Brotherhood, Speedy Ortiz, Big K…

We’re officially in Music Festival Announcement Season, and the latest one is Atlanta’s annual Shaky Knees Festival, happening May 8-10. This year includes The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Pixies, Social Distortion, Ryan Adams, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Tame Impala, Brand New, Mastodon, Neutral Milk Hotel (supposedly one of your last chances to see them for a while), Interpol, Flogging Molly, TV on the Radio, Manchester Orchestra, James Blake, Death from Above 1979,…

Next week (October 7) is a pretty major album release week, which means a lot of major albums are streaming in full this week. We already posted full album streams from Zola Jesus, Godflesh, Iceage and Single Mothers, and here’s a roundup of some of the other anticipated records coming out this Tuesday…

Pop All Star Band @ Pop Montreal 2014 (via jackpineco) Brooklyn singer-songwriter Doe Paoro opens for My Brightest Diamond at Bowery Ballroom tonight (9/25)…