With only two (and a half, if you count a stage tucked into the rafters) venues and no simultaneous music performances, the weekend’s schedule begets an emphasis on deep and careful listening and invites musicians who aren’t afraid of a bit of intimacy.
Pop Montreal happens September 25-29 and the 2019 lineup includes Mavis Staples, Nick Cave, Weyes Blood, Aldous Harding, Tinariwen, Colin Stetson, and more.
Julia Holter stopped in NYC for a show at Warsaw on Friday night which highlighted the beauty of her dense, most recent album, playing a few songs off 2015's Have You In My Wilderness as well.
Plus: H.E.R., Crumb, Protomartyr/Preoccupations, Jessica Moss, Neil Frances, Gang of Youths, Adrianne Lenker, Tim Hecker, Kamasi Washington, and more tour news.
Justin Vernon and The Dessners' PEOPLE Festival will include Leslie Feist, Kurt Wagner, Shara Nova, Fionn Regan, members of Arcade Fire, and much more.
Cretan lute player George Xylouris and Australian drummer Jim White (Dirty Three) are on tour right now in support of Mother, their third album of Greek folk which came out in February via Bella Union. They played a energetic and fun set at Brooklyn's Murmrr Ballroom...