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Journal Monday, February 08, 2010

  • The Magnetic Fields: "Realism" [cover]
    Thursday, January 21, 2010
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    Video: The Magnetic Fields on Recording "Realism" in L.A., "A Folk Heaven"

    Yesterday came the first in a five-part series of videos unveiling Realism, The Magnetic Fields' forthcoming album. Today, in the second episode, L.A.: A Folk Heaven, Stephin Merritt and Claudia Gonson explain why recording the new, folk-inspired album in Los Angeles made perfect sense. Drowned in Sound rates the album an 8 of 10, lauding the band's "Eternally Great Pop Songs"; The Quietus interviews Merritt about those songs.

  • k.d. lang by Herb Ritts (seated)
    Monday, February 8, 2010
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    NPR: "Prestigious Company k.d. lang Deserves to Keep"—Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, Hank Williams

    With one more day to go before the release of Recollection, the first-ever k.d. lang retrospective, the singer-songwriter is featured on NPR Music. Citing Tony Bennett, who compares her to Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, and Hank Williams, NPR agrees: "It's prestigious company that k.d. lang deserves to keep." k.d. spoke with BBC Radio 4's Today and with the New Zealand Herald, which states: "The words 'true professional' should only be applied to a handful of people in the music business. And k.d. lang is one of them."

  • Allen Toussaint, "The Bright Mississippi" [cover]
    Monday, February 8, 2010
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    Celebrate the Saints' 31-17 Super Bowl Win with 31% Off Allen Toussaint's "The Bright Mississippi"

    Mardi Gras has come early in New Orleans as the city celebrates the Saints Super Bowl victory over the Indianapolis Colts. To mark the team's first-ever Super Bowl win and the final score of 31-17, the Nonesuch Store is taking 31% off the list price of The Bright Mississippi, New Orleans native Allen Toussaint's ode to the city's rich jazz heritage, on CD and vinyl.

  • The Magnetic Fields Realism silhouette
    Friday, February 5, 2010
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    Nonesuch Events for the Weekend of February 5–7

    The Magnetic Fields cross into Canada ... Carolina Chocolate Drops close out UK tour ... Christina Courtin opens for Josh Rouse in NYC, Philly ... Bill Frisell unveils his Baghdad/Seattle Suite in Minneapolis ... Richard Goode, Jonathan Biss give duo recital in Boston ... Kronos performs in Chicago, New Jersey ... The Low Anthem continues European tour ... Brad Mehldau goes solo at Harvard ... Pat Metheny sets up in Scandinavia ... Punch Brothers play benefit in LA ... Joshua Redman's James Farm plays Istanbul, Milan ... Sara Watkins winds down UK tour ... Wilco kicks off world tour in Montana ... and more ...

  • David Byrne: "Here Lies Love" pkg display
    Friday, February 5, 2010
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    David Byrne and Fatboy Slim to Release "Here Lies Love" on Todomundo / Nonesuch Records on April 6

    David Byrne and Fatboy Slim have paired up for Here Lies Love, a 22-track song cycle about the life of former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos. Due April 6, the album includes two CDs, a DVD, and a 100-page book detailing the project. In addition to Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love features performances by Santigold, Florence Welch (Florence + The Machine), Sia, Steve Earle, St. Vincent, Natalie Merchant, Tori Amos, Sharon Jones, Nicole Atkins, and many others.

  • Kronos Quartet 2009 horiz stand
    Friday, February 5, 2010
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    Kronos Quartet, Set to Perform in Chicago, Connects Stravinsky to Hendrix for A.V. Club

    Kronos Quartet performs at the McAninch Arts Center outside Chicago tonight. On the program are pieces from the group's latest release, Floodplain, including Aleksandra Vrebalov's ... hold me, neighbor, in this storm ..., which the Seattle Weekly recently called a "compelling, emotionally far-ranging tone poem." The A.V. Club Chicago spoke with Kronos's David Harrington about introducing audiences to new sounds. "The things that we do," he says, "are, hopefully, the beginnings of explorations for other people."

  • The Low Anthem 2010 sq outdoor
    Thursday, February 4, 2010
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    Guardian: The Low Anthem Authentically Combines "Tender, Harmonious Folk Songs and Ramshackle Rock 'n' Roll"

    The Low Anthem's European tour continues through next week. In a recent performance, says The Guardian, the band gave "a real barn-burner, swapping instruments with giddy abandon, and ­rattling through a set-list that swayed ­between tender, harmonious folk songs and ramshackle rock 'n' roll with sweaty, unstudied authenticity." The paper profiles the group and examines its success at respecting the past while creating something new.

  • Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller: PBS's Soundstage
    Thursday, February 4, 2010
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    Emmylou Harris and Shawn Colvin Perform on PBS's "Soundstage" with Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller

    Tune in to Soundstage on PBS stations across the country, starting tonight, to catch Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, and Buddy Miller in an in-the-round performance of their touring team, Three Girls and Their Buddy. The set list includes songs like Colvin's "Polaroids" and Harris's "Michelangelo," "Hold On," and "Love and Hapiness," the last of which you can watch online in a video preview of the episode at pbs.org.

  • Carolina Chocolate Drops horiz standing
    Thursday, February 4, 2010
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    Guardian: Carolina Chocolate Drops "Such a Joy to Watch" in Four-Star Set

    The Carolina Chocolate Drops' tour of the UK brings the band to London for a performance at Bush Hall tonight. The concert is a Critics' Choice from Time Out London, which finds the band "drawing on Carolina's vibrant musical heritage to play high energy bluegrass with a jazzy twist." The Guardian, in a four-star review of a recent show, says "it is the interaction between the members, swapping ­instruments and harmony lines on the fly, that makes them such a joy to watch."

  • k.d. lang: "recollection" [cover]
    Thursday, February 4, 2010
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    k.d. lang Discusses Her Take on the Leonard Cohen Classic "Hallelujah," As Heard on "Recollection"

    Recollection, k.d. lang's first-ever career retrospective is due out in just a matter of days and is available for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store with an exclusive, limited-edition signed print of k.d. Among its many stand-out tracks is k.d.'s now-classic take on "Hallelujah." She discusses the song with the Australian Associated Press, which says hers "is regularly held up as one of the greatest versions of Leonard Cohen's much-covered classic."

  • Wilco 2009 horiz fisheye
    Thursday, February 4, 2010
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    Wilco, Set to Start World Tour, Adds European Shows in Spring

    Wilco begins its world tour at the University of Montana's Adams Center in Missoula this Sunday. Concerts in the American Pacific Northwest and into Canada follow, leading to the band's free LiveCity Vancouver performance as part of the festivities surrounding the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The band has now added several tour stops in Europe this May, including shows in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, and Italy.

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