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Congratulations to Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels for winning the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in music for their opera “Omar”! For more information click here. For more information and all tour dates, go to Rhiannon Giddens’ artist page. Read more | Click here to read more from the New York Times
Woody Harrelson, Chelsea Handler, Ethan Hawke, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Owen Wilson and Gabriel Iglesias will be presenters at the two-night Los Angeles extravaganza that includes George Strait, Snoop Dogg, Miranda Lambert, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews, Tom Jones, The Chicks, Chris Stapleton, Gary Clark Jr., Jack Johnson, Jamey Johnson, Kris Kristofferson and more who will salute the “On the Road Again” singer, Read more
WBUR‘s Lauren Williams interviewed Ali McGuirk for All Things Considered, published April 20th, 2023. The article, titled “Singer Ali McGuirk blends the serious and playful to create her signature sound”, covers McGuirk’s new album, her path to music, and much more. Read the full story here! Read more
Squirrel Nut Zippers to support X on the East Coast this summer and tickets just went on sale. Presale starts this Wednesday, April 19 at 10am local – Password: ZIPPERS. General on-sale Friday April 21. https://www.facebook.com/SNZip Read more
Concerted Efforts is happy to announce that Weird Nightmare will be joining our roster! “…an enjoyable authentic collection of alt. pop emotions that are performed with passion and feeling rather than technical perfection. Weird Nightmare will bring a little noisy sunshine to your day.” – Narc “The tension between chaos and order sparks gripping theater Read more
The Natural Lines is the new project from Kingston NY-based indie singer/songwriter Matt Pond PA. For years now, Pond has kept up a prolific output, releasing over a dozen albums as Matt Pond PA in the past two decades. However, in 2017 he announced his intention to retire the moniker. The Natural Lines represents a natural Read more | Check out the full Under The Read article here!
Josh Ritter’s new album Spectral Lines, is coming out April 28th, 2023! You can listen to the two released tunes – “Sawgrass” and “For Your Soul” – and pre-order the record here. Josh Ritter will also be touring in celebration of Spectral Lines’ release this spring. Presale starts tomorrow 1/25 at 10am local. Sign up via joshritter.com now to Read more
Our Native Daughters Carnegie Hall Review – Brooklyn Vegan Omar in Best Classical Performances of 2022 – The New Yorker __________________ GRAMMY Salute To Paul Simon – Airing Dec. 21 Rhiannon will appear on CBS’ “Homeward Bound: A GRAMMY Salute To The Songs Of Paul Simon” on Dec. 21 at 9pm ET / PT. It will also Read more
Sixty years ago, Booker T. & The MG’s transformed an impromptu studio jam into one of the most popular instrumentals ever recorded, “Green Onions.” An instant hit when it came out in the summer of 1962, the single topped the R&B chart and peaked at #3 on the pop chart before selling a million copies. Read more | Read more at Rhino here!
Eliane Elias’s release Mirror Mirror just won a Latin GRAMMY for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album. It had already won a GRAMMY for Best Latin Jazz Album earlier this year. The follow-up bossa nova album Quietude was just released in October to critical acclaim. “It was Astrud Gilberto’s single of “The Girl From Ipanema,” released in Read more