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![Shawn Colvin: "All Fall Down" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/colvin-all-fall-down.jpg "Shawn Colvin: \"All Fall Down\" [cover]")
Wednesday, May 30, 2012|1 CommentsHear Shawn Colvin's New Album, "All Fall Down," in Full on Performing Songwriter: "Wellspring of Personal, Poetic Gems"
Shawn Colvin's new album, All Fall Down, is due out next week. But you don't need to wait till then to hear it. The album is streaming in full till then at Performing Songwriter. "Colvin has uncovered, polished and delivered another wellspring of personal and poetic gems for her fans," writes Performing Songwriter. "[E]very song’s foundation is built on Colvin’s trademark rhythm and poetry, and topped off with that fearless honesty that has resonated with her fans for over 20 years." USA Today calls the title track "among her best."
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![Sara Watkins: "Sun Midnight Sun" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/watkins-sun-midnight-sun.jpg "Sara Watkins: \"Sun Midnight Sun\" [cover]")
Wednesday, May 23, 2012Sara Watkins' "You and Me" Named Today's Top Tune at KCRW; Watkins to Perform on "A Prairie Home Companion"
The Sara Watkins–penned tune "You and Me," off her new album, Sun Midnight Sun, has been chosen as Today's Top Tune by KCRW in LA. The song, which Watkins recently performed on The Tonight Show, features harmony vocals by Jackson Browne, with whom she tours later this summer. Watkins, one of the most frequent guest artists on A Prairie Home Companion, will join host Garrison Keillor and fellow guest Shawn Colvin for a live broadcast of the show from Wolf Trap's Filene Center outside DC this weekend.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012Amadou & Mariam to Perform in "A Room for London" Atop London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, Streaming Live
Amadou & Mariam perform in A Room for London, a one-bedroom riverboat installation lodged atop the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, tonight, as part of the Sounds from a Room series. It will be projected live via large screen at Queen Elizabeth Hall and stream live online at aroomforlondon.co.uk. Earlier events at A Room for London include new sound works from Laurie Anderson and David Byrne. Other performers in the series include Andrew Bird, Imogen Heap, Baaba Mal, and tUnE-yArDs.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012Watch: Björk Awarded Artist of the Year Webby
Congratulations to Björk, who received the Artist of the Year Award at the 16th Annual Webby Awards in a ceremony in New York City last night. The Webbys honor excellence on the Internet. Björk's latest album, Biophilia, was also released as a suite of Apps, with a dedicated App for each song on the album. She was introduced last night by Scott Snibbe, who led the team of Biophilia App developers. All Webby winners are kept to five-word acceptance speeches; you can watch Björk's in the video coverage here.
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![Jeremy Denk: "Ligeti/Beethoven" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/denk-ligeti--beethoven.jpg "Jeremy Denk: \"Ligeti/Beethoven\" [cover]")
Monday, May 7, 2012Hear Jeremy Denk's "Ligeti/Beethoven" in Full As NPR First Listen: Denk Displays "Staggeringly Good Chops, Plays Masterfully"
Ligeti/Beethoven, the Nonesuch label debut from acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk, is due out next week, on May 15. But you don’t need to wait till then to hear it. The album, which features Ligeti’s Piano Études, Books One and Two, and Beethoven’s Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, is streaming in full all this week as an NPR First Listen. "Throughout Ligeti/Beethoven," says NPR, "Denk plays masterfully, opening up each puzzle box in turn with vitality, wit and absolute assurance."
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Sara Watkins' "Sun Midnight Sun" Streaming in Full As NPR First Listen; Watkins to Join Jackson Browne on Summer Tour
Sara Watkins' new album, Sun Midnight Sun, is due out next week, May 8. The album, which was produced by Blake Mills and features special guest appearances by Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Benmont Tench, and Sean Watkins, is streaming in full all this week as an NPR First Listen. "Sara Watkins paints on a canvas called roots music, only to delve into any number of adjacent genres," says NPR. "She's a subtle star, but a star nonetheless." Watkins, currently touring the US, will join Browne as his very special guest on his tour this summer.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012Punch Brothers to Perform on WNYC's "Soundcheck," Webcast Live from The Greene Space
Punch Brothers are guests on today's episode of Soundcheck from WNYC. Today's special edition of the show will take place before a sold-out audience in the Greene Space in downtown Manhattan and broadcast live on 93.9 FM and online at wnyc.org, where you can also watch a live webcast, all starting at 2 PM ET. Also on today's show is guitarist/composer Kaki King. Punch Brothers perform at New York's Town Hall tomorrow night as part of their US headlining tour.
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012Randy Newman to Discuss Film Music in KPCC "AirTalk" Event Webcast Live
Randy Newman will join Larry Mantle, host of KPCC's AirTalk, for a live broadcast event from The Crawford Family Forum in Pasadena, California, this evening at 6:30 PM PST. The event is an in-depth discussion about the state of contemporary film music and how the business is changing. Joining the discussion are fellow composers Michael Giacchino, David Newman, and Trevor Rabin. Watch it streaming live at scpr.org. Randy Newman's film work has garnered two Academy Awards and 20 Oscar nominations.
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![Timothy Andres: "Shy and Mighty" [cover]](http://www.nonesuch.com/files/imagecache/section-artists-latestrelease/media/images/andres-shy-and-mighty.jpg "Timothy Andres: \"Shy and Mighty\" [cover]")
Thursday, April 12, 2012Timothy Andres Featured in Q2 Music's "Composer Portals," Examining His "Witty and Reverent Musical World"
Timothy Andres is featured in Q2 Music's "Composer Portals" series, which aims to capture "the insights and wisdom of today's composers" through exclusive audio introductions to their own pieces. In "The Witty and Reverent Musical World of Timothy Andres," the composer introduces several pieces from his debut album, Shy and Mighty. "Andres is doing contemporary classical music a service by forswearing the old-school composer’s aura—that of a tortured mystic laboring at his work," says Q2 Music. "He’s witty, conversational and seemingly secure enough in his talents to trust that we won’t mistake his good humor for a lack of seriousness."
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012Watch: Amadou & Mariam Perform "Wily Kataso" for NPR; "Folila" Named Stereogum Album of the Week
Amadou & Mariam's new album, Folila, released this week in the US, has been named Album of the Week by Stereogum, which says that "at its heart it’s a euphoric psychedelic rock album." For all of its collaborators, like Santigold and TV on the Radio, Folila finds "every musical influence melting seamlessly into the whole," making for "a fun and playful artifact from two crazily gifted pop polyglots at work." The track “Dougou Badia,” featuring Santigold, is in The New Yorker's Listening Booth. Amadou & Mariam performed an unplugged version of the song "Cherie" for Daily Candy. They performed an acoustic duo version of "Wily Kataso" for NPR, which you can watch here.
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