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Wednesday, May 22, 2013|0 Comments
Watch: Sam Amidon, On Tour in Europe, Performs for Line of Best Fit; "Bright Sunny South" Named ABC Radio Album of the Week
Sam Amidon, who is currently touring Europe in support of his new album, Bright Sunny South, has performed the album track "As I Roved Out," for The Line of Best Fit. On the new album, Amidon delves "further in compelling expressions that draw jazz and folk influences together to an entirely unique place," says the site. Watch that performance and his recent set for ABC Radio in Australia, which has named Bright Sunny South its Album of the Week. The Daily Telegraph and Irish Times give the album four stars.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Watch: Iron and Wine Performs on WFUV's "Words and Music from Studio A"
Iron and Wine recently concluded the first leg of its tour featuring music from the new album Ghost on Ghost, making stops along the US East Coast. While in New York last month, Sam Beam and the band stopped by WFUV, 90.7 FM, to discuss and perform a few songs from the album—"Grace for Saints and Ramblers," "Low Light Buddy of Mine," and "The Desert Babbler"— for Words and Music from Studio A. You can watch those performances here. The European tour starts next week, and the next leg of the North American tour in September is on sale now.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Audra McDonald's "Go Back Home," Her First Solo Record in Seven Years, Out Now
Audra McDonald’s first solo album in seven years—Go Back Home—is out now. The album features songs by composers with whom she has long been associated (Adam Guettel, Michael John LaChiusa, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim) and some, like the Kander & Ebb title track, relatively new to her repertoire; in addition, McDonald continues to champion works by an emerging generation of composers. New York exclaims: "It's entirely possible that Audra McDonald is the greatest singer alive." The New York Times, which describes her concert for this Friday's Live From Lincoln Center on PBS as "absolutely thrilling," visited McDonald to capture an intimate performance of Guettel's "Migratory V," which you can watch here.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Sam Amidon Featured on NPR's "Morning Edition" and NBC New York
Sam Amidon celebrated the release of his new album, Bright Sunny South, with a performance at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City last night. This morning, he was featured on NPR's Morning Edition, discussing what host Steve Inskeep calls "a new spin on very traditional American folk music," including the album track "Weeping Mary," which his parents had recorded with the Word of Mouth Chorus for Nonesuch in 1977. Amidon also spoke with NBC 4 New York about two sides of folk music that can be heard in his music. Listen to the Morning Edition segment and watch the NBC piece here.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Watch: Sam Amidon Unveils Video for "As I Roved Out" on NPR; NYC Concert to Stream Live
Sam Amidon has unveiled the official video for "As I Roved Out," off his just-released Nonesuch debut album, Bright Sunny South. The video, directed by John Hardwick, premiered on NPR Music. MusicOMH says it "is arguably the most striking track on the album." Sam Amidon will perform at (Le) Poisson Rouge in NYC tonight; the show will streaming live via Livestream. He performed and discussed the new album on WNYC's Soundcheck; listen to the episode here.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Watch: Iron and Wine Performs on "Conan"
Iron and Wine was the musical guest on Conan last night. Singer-songwriter Sam Beam and his band performed "Low Light Buddy of Mine" off their Nonesuch Records debut album, Ghost on Ghost. They also gave a web-exclusive performance of two other album tracks, "Caught in the Briars / Sundown." Watch the performances here. Iron and Wine kicks off an eight-city US tour at the Bottle Rock Napa Valley festival in Napa, California, this Saturday, followed by a run of shows along the East Coast with special guests The Secret Sisters.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Watch: Iron and Wine Performs at SXSW for KEXP
Iron and Wine, whose new album, Ghost on Ghost, was released earlier this week, hit the SXSW music conference in Austin last month, performing at several official showcases throughout the city. One such set was at the KEXP Stage at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop, where singer-songwriter Sam Beam performed solo acoustic takes on songs from the new album and more. You can now watch the SXSW performances of "Grace for Saints and Ramblers" and "Winter Prayers" from Ghost on Ghost here.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Watch: Sara Watkins Unveils Video for "You and Me" From Her Album "Sun Midnight Sun"
Sara Watkins has unveiled the video for "You and Me," a song off her album Sun Midnight Sun. The video was directed by Russ Kendall of Kaleidoscope Pictures from the BUYtv series The Song That Changed My Life and premiered on CMT yesterday. "Sara Watkins lingers in a citrus orchard savoring a sweet memory for part of her latest video, 'You and Me," says CMT Edge. "The song ... features a gentle pop melody paired with Watkins’ breathy, restless vocals." Watch it here.
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Watch: Iron and Wine Unveils Video for "Joy" from New Album, "Ghost on Ghost"
Iron and Wine makes its Nonesuch Records debut with the release of its new album, Ghost on Ghost, tomorrow. In advance of the release comes the video for the album track "Joy." The video, made by projecting hand-painted water color animations into stop-motion landscapes by director Hayley Morris, premiered on NPR Music on Friday. Morris has "created a sense of fragile and otherworldly beauty," says Stereogum. Watch the video here.
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Watch: Bombino Unveils "Azamane Tiliade" Video, Launches European Tour
Bombino, who made his Nonesuch Records debut with the release of his new album, Nomad, last week, has unveiled the official video for the album track “Azamane Tiliade.” The video, directed by Reid Long, premiered via Rolling Stone yesterday and is now on YouTube; watch it here. Rolling Stone says Bombino and producer Dan Auerbach "recorded raw, dialed-up jams rooted in the electric-blues tradition of Bombino’s nomadic, desert-dwelling Tuareg people." Bombino has kicked off a month-long European tour and launches a four-night run in the Netherlands tonight.
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![Audra McDonald: "Go Back Home" [full cover] Audra McDonald: "Go Back Home" [full cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/audra-mcdonald-go-back-home-450.jpg)




![Sara Watkins: "You and Me" [video] Sara Watkins: "You and Me" [video]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/sara-watkins-you-and-me-video.jpg)
![Iron and Wine: "Joy" [video] Iron and Wine: "Joy" [video]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/iron-and-wine-joy-video-450.jpg)
![Bombino: "Azamane Tiliade" [video] Bombino: "Azamane Tiliade" [video]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/bombino-azamane-tiliade-video.jpg)