Big Ears announces 2023 lineup
The 2023 lineup includes Amadou & Mariam, Devendra Banhart, Andrew Bird, Grouper, Charles Lloyd, Arooj Aftab, The Weather Station, Kevin Morby, Makaya McCraven, Vijay Iyer, John Zorn, and lots more.
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12 Great Jazz Albums from 2021
From Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders and Nala Sinephro's ambient jazz excursions, to Sons of Kemet and Damon Locks' Afrobeat-infused compositions, to Emma-Jean Thackray's electro-funk-psych-jazz opus, here are some the jazz albums that stood out to us most this year...
Pitchfork’s 50 Best Albums of 2021
Pitchfork's list includes L'Rain, Jazmine Sullivan, Tyler the Creator, Low, Turnstile, Japanese Breakfast, Little Simz, Olivia Rodrigo, Moor Mother, Adele, and much more...
Jawbox drummer Zach Barocas lists his 10 favorite albums of 2021
Zach has shared his 10 favorite albums of 2021, which is heavy on jazz and modern classical.
Vijay Iyer Trio announce new album ‘Uneasy,’ share “Children of Flint”
”The word ‘uneasy’ feels like a brutal understatement, too mild for cataclysmic times,” Vijay says of his first Trio album in over 5 years. ”But maybe, since the word contains its own opposite, it reminds us that the most soothing, healing music is often born of and situated within profound unrest.”
This Week’s Livestreams (The Cure, Billie Eilish, Pearl Jam, Janelle Monae, Elvis Costello, more)
Plus Chance the Rapper, Sylvan Esso, Lydia Loveless, Tori Amos, Hamilton Leithauser, Waxahatchee, Margo Price, Bully, Phantogram, HAIM, Gary Numan, and more livestreams you can watch this week since there are no live concerts to attend.
The National expand Homecoming lineup, playing ‘Boxer’ in full at the fest
Additions include Mouse on Mars, Sam Amidon, Spank Rock, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Lisa Hannigan, and more.
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.
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.
John Zorn’s The Stone moving to New School; meanwhile a marathon @ NYU
Save $30 a ticket with our coupon for the NYU shows this weekend. Also: upcoming residencies at The Stone include Marc Ribot, Thurston Moore, Ikue Mori, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Bill Frisell, Secret Chiefs 3, and more.