Yola News

Musicians from YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) across three sites YOLA at EXPO, YOLA at HOLA, and YOLA at Torres will perform in two concerts this summer at the Hollywood Bowl. On June 15, 33 YOLA musicians will join the first half of the evening with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins for Opening Night at the Bowl with John Legend.

Lincoln Center today announced additional artists to the Out of Doors 2019 lineup. Blood Orangeperforms on August 1. Opening the night is singer and cellist Kelsey Lu. David Crosby & Friends and Tony-nominee Anais Mitchell complete the AMERICANAFEST NYC lineup, joining Patty Griffin and Yola on August 10-11.

Today, The Black Keys release the music video for their new song “Go,” from their upcoming album “Let's Rock.” The video is directed by Bryan Schlam and finds the band struggling to reconnect after five years apart. Patrick Carney says, “It was great making this video with Bryan, partially because it was filmed at the very type of place it is making fun of,” and Dan Auerbach adds, “The video was fun, but we still haven't spoken.” Watch the video for “Go” here.

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Brandi Carlile is nominated for Artist of the Yearat the 2019 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards. The annual awards ceremony will take place on September 11 at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates 20 years of its popular KCRW's World Festival series during the Hollywood Bowl 2019 season. A partnership between LA Phil and KCRW that began in 2000, KCRW's World Festival series continues to feature a diverse array of cutting-edge artists making music on a global scale.

Brandi Carlile's Girls Just Wanna Weekend—a destination concert vacation produced byCloud 9 Adventures in partnership with The Bowery Presents—will take place at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico from January 29-Febraury 2, 2020 and once again feature an all female-fronted lineup. In addition to multiple sets from Carlile, the festival will include performances by Sheryl Crow, Lake Street Dive, Patty Griffin, Lucius,Wanda Sykes (comedy set), KT Tunstall, Jade Bird, Amanda Shires and Yola as well as special guests Ruby Amanfu, Natalie Hemby and Katie Herzig.

Today, Los Angeles based, Swedish vocalist, producer, and songwriter Lykke Li announced YOLA FEST -- a day long festival in celebration of the arts, culture, and music by the women of today.  YOLA Fest will take place at Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 8th, starting at 3pm and will feature a rare, special acoustic set from Courtney Love & The Chateau Band.   The festival also boasts an all-female lineup that will include sets from Lykke Li, Charli XCX, Cat Power, CupcakKe, Megan Thee Stallion, Ambar Lucid with more artists to be announced. Tickets will be on sale starting Friday, April 5th at 10am PT at yolafest.com.

Edinburgh International Festival returns for its 73rd year on 2 - 26 August 2019, bringing the best of theatre, music and dance from across the world to Scotland's capital.

Railbird Festival, a new world-class music festival led by AC Entertainment coming to The Grounds at Keeneland August 10-11, 2019, is proud to present its inaugural lineup, ticket levels, premium festival experiences and more. Those topping the weekend's bill include American rock supergroup The Raconteurs (Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler) and singer-songwriter Hozier, whose latest album Wasteland, Baby! debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts.

Internationally acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Andrew Bird's new album My Finest Work Yet is out today on Loma Vista Recordings-listen/purchase here.

Television host, best-selling author, and music lover, Rachael Ray returned to Austin, Texas for the 12th anniversary of her Feedback Festival.

This morning, The Black Keys confirm their extensive, thirty-one-date arena tour of North America. The 'Let's Rock' Tour will hit cities including Chicago, Nashville, New York, Los Angeles, and Austin (full dates below). Special guests Modest Mouse will provide support on all dates, and Shannon & The Clams, *repeat repeat, and Jessy Wilson will each open select shows on the tour. Tickets for all dates go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 22 at 10 AM local time here.

Andrew Bird unveils special guests multiple Grammy and Oscar winner T Bone Burnettand rising British country-soul singer Yola for the SXSW installment of his Live From The Great Room series set to take place March 14 at The Line Hotel—watch past episodeshere. The event will mark the first time the series is performed outside of Los Angeles and in front of a live audience, and will be live streamed on Bird's Facebook here.

Tonight from the stage of Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel announced the establishment of the Frank Gehry Fund for Creativity, honoring the architect's contributions to the LA Phil as the visionary creator of Walt Disney Concert Hall and as an innovative artistic partner over nearly five decades.

As the women's rights movement pushes forward, internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, performer and Human Rights activist Annie Lennox and the NGO she founded, The Circle, have partnered with Apple Music for a Global International Women's Day initiative launched today. 

Television host, best-selling author, and music lover, Rachael Ray, will return to Austin for the 12th  anniversary of her Feedback Festival set for Thursday, March 14 through Saturday, March 16, 2019. Performances from around 30 artists will take place at two venues over the course of three days, with unbelievable food and drinks included.

For those of you heading to SXSW, be sure to check out KCRW's two official showcases - Tuesday, March 12, at Elysium, and Wednesday, March 13, at the Radio Day Stage. Both showcases are open to anyone with a festival badge or wristband (no RSVP required).

 BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) returns to Austin, TX with an exciting schedule of events for the 2019 SXSW Music Conference and Festival from March 12th-15th. For more than 30 years, BMI has proudly been a fixture at the famed festival by consistently offering a diverse array of programming and showcasing the best and brightest emerging musical talent from Latin to indie to country to pop, and all notes in between.   

Luck Reunion, the flagship festival of Luck Productions, is pleased to announce the 2019 lineup for the annual event taking place at Willie Nelson's Luck, TX on Thursday, March 14th. Along with presenting sponsor Southwest, the boutique collective unveiled the diverse artist roster as part of the Lucky Draw Live ticketing event hosted at the iconic Cactus Cafe and presented in partnership with KUTX.

 Luck Reunion, the flagship festival of Luck Productions, is pleased to announce the 2019 lineup for the annual event taking place at Willie Nelson's “Luck, TX” on Thursday, March 14th. Along with presenting sponsor Southwest, the boutique collective unveiled the diverse artist roster as part of the Lucky Draw Live ticketing event hosted at the iconic Cactus Cafe and presented in partnership with KUTX.