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Tom Waits Announces 20th Anniversary 'Alice' & 'Blood Money' Vinyl Re-Issues

Tom Waits will be releasing limited edition vinyl of his albums 'Alice' and 'Blood Money' to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Waits’ official merch store will feature translucent blue for 'Alice' and translucent red for 'Blood Money.’ Other variants will also be available in independent record stores and online.

Amelia Moore Drops Debut EP with 'teaching a robot to love'

Today, Amelia Moore released her debut EP, teaching a robot to love (Capitol Records), and shared the official video for the track “i feel everything.” Directed by Sam Cannon, the phantasmagorical clip brings to life the EP’s striking cover imagery, with Moore addressing the robotic object of her affection in song. View HERE. Download /stream teaching a robot to love HERE.

VIDEO: Single Girl, Married Girl & Mary Lattimore Release 'Scared to Move' Music Video

L.A.-based pop/folk/Americana outfit Single, Girl, Married Girl writes simultaneously beautiful and devastating songs with poetic, perceptive lyrics that astutely capture what it means to be human. The band worked with the artist Ryan D. Anderson to create a striking visual accompaniment for the song. Watch the new music video now!

Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, & Julien Baker Announce The Wild Hearts Tour

Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, and Julien Baker announce The Wild Hearts Tour, an epic co-headlining tour that sees these three legendary songwriters, all known for their incredible, cathartic live performances, playing across North America this July and August. Special guest Spencer. will support on all dates. 

BONZIE Premieres Hand-Animated Video for 'Reincarnation'

After coming across Tani’s work through a Japanese television station, BONZIE contacted the artist to convey her vision of the song in Japanese, which she has recently become fluent in after redoubling her efforts during quarantine.

Sufjan Stevens Debuts 'Celebration VIII' Today

Stevens wrote and recorded Convocations in the fall of 2020 in homage to the life of his father and in response to his death in September, two days after the release of The Ascension. Each volume replicates and reflects a stage of mourning—five sonic cycles exploring loss, isolation and anxiety.

Sufjan Stevens Debuts 'Revelation II' Today

Convocations, a two-and-a-half-hour, 49 track reflection on present times, is out May 6 via Asthmatic Kitty. Revelations follows the first two volumes, Meditations and Lamentations. Further volumes are to be released weekly.

Sufjan Stevens to Unveil Five-Volume Album Convocations

The album is accompanied by a longform generative video art piece created by Mexican artist Melissa Fuentes. Sections of the larger work will be released alongside each single and volume on YouTube.

The British Music Embassy Shares Highlights From SXSW Online 2021

Jon Pareles of The New York Times said, 'Squid's performance was an inventory of cantankerousness' and lauded, 'Anna B Savage dealt in ruthless, self-lacerating confessionals, delivered in a tremulous, vehement contralto that brought drama to each phrase. Revealing her pain, she exorcised it.” 

Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Reaches 1 Million People With 'ALJA Digital Village'

Multi GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist/composer Arturo O'Farrill and nonprofit the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance announces today they have reached more than 1 million people in over 25 countries through their innovative 'ALJA Digital Village' programming since its launch one year ago in March 2020.

BONZIE's New Album 'Reincarnation' Out Now

The record finds BONZIE in a period of self-reflection, treading unfamiliar musical ground as she considers a world poised for change “like the shedding of skin off a snake.”

BONZIE Shares Title Track From New Album 'Reincarnation'

The track follows BONZIE’s most recent single “Caves,” which was featured on NPR Music’s “All Songs Considered.” BONZIE also unveiled the tracks “Lethal,” released this past October, and debut single 'alone.'

Avenue Beat's 'F2020' Tops NY Times Best Songs of 2020 List

When Sami Bearden, Savana Santos and Sam Backoff couldn’t take the cultural hostility, COVID-19 shutdown, Say Their Names injustice and general anxiety this year turned into, they did what they do best.

St. Ann's Warehouse Announces Fall 2020 Season

Now, as New York City struggles to get back on its feet after long COVID-19 shutdowns, and theaters are still months from being able to reopen, St. Ann's Warehouse, which turned 40 this year, has found a range of meaningful ways to program for New Yorkers and more far-flung audiences.

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