Stephin Merritt

Sunday’s NYC-area shows include Blood Orange, Mary J. Blige, The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Quicksand, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Sloppy Jane, and more.

Vagabon, Mdou Moctar, Laraaji, MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, and Jlin also feature on the podcast, which explores how artists hear the world, including new works by each artist presented with in-depth commentary.

Indie zine 'chickfactor' turns 30 this year, and the NYC anniversary shows include The Aluminum Group, Stephin Merritt, Jeanines, Seablite, Jim Ruiz and more.

‘For the Birds Vol 2‘ also features birdsong-inspired tracks from Seu Jorge, Florence Welch, Yo-Yo Ma, The Flaming Lips, Stephin Merritt, Shearwater, Mary Lattimore, and more.

The all-star benefit show, hosted by Gogol Bordello and Eugene Hutz, raised $130,000 for the Come Back Alive Foundation, which supports the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Also performing: Craig Finn & Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady, Matisyahu, Suzanne Vega, Jesse Malin, Lady Lamb, O.A.R.'s Marc Roberge, and more.

’Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono’ also features Sharon Van Etten, The Flaming Lips, Japanese Breakfast, US Girls, Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields, and more

Six-part series ‘ I Miss...'90s Indie‘ also features interviews with Carrie Brownstein, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Stephin Merritt, Perfume Genius, Mary Timony, Bob Nastanovich, Britt Daniel, and more.

Live music continues to make its slow return to NYC, including at City Winery, where The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt played a pair of socially distanced shows on Friday.

Stephin Merritt is the latest addition to City Winery NYC's reopening schedule.