Skip to Navigation

Journal Archives for Devendra Banhart

  • Devendra Banhart: KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, May 31, 2013
    Monday, June 3, 2013
    |0 Comments

    Watch: Devendra Banhart Performs on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic"

    Devendra Banhart, who is currently touring North America performing songs from his recently released Nonesuch Records debut album, Mala, was featured on Morning Becomes Eclectic out of KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, last Friday. The session, which was recording during the California leg of the tour earlier in May, includes intimate in-studio performances by Banhart and his band of a number of songs from the new album. Watch the set here. The tour continues into Montreal, Toronto, Boston, DC, and Philadelphia, before concluding at The Town Hall in New York City on June 12.

  • Devendra Banhart by Ana Kras 2013 2b sq
    Friday, May 3, 2013
    |0 Comments

    Devendra Banhart Launches Tour of US and Canada

    Devendra Banhart kicks off a six-week tour of the United States and Canada this weekend, featuring music from his recently released Nonesuch debut album, Mala. The tour begins with two shows in Colorado this weekend and heads next to Arizona and to the West Coast for a run up California, Oregon, and Washington; then to the Midwest, Canada, and the East Coast, culminating in a concert at The Town Hall in New York City on June 12. Banhart begins a five-week tour of Europe on June 26.

  • Devendra Banhart by Ana Kras 2013 c2 sq
    Tuesday, March 19, 2013
    |0 Comments

    Devendra Banhart to Tour US and Canada in May and June

    Devendra Banhart will mark the release of his new album, Mala, with a series of spring tour dates in the US and Canada in May and June. The tour starts in Aspen on May 4 and includes stops all along the West Coast, in the Midwest, and on the East Coast. Tickets for most of the shows go on sale Friday. The Guardian calls Mala a "triumph." Magnet, which calls it "the best thing he's done since his debut," features Banhart on the cover and as guest editor of its website. He recently spoke with WNYC's Soundcheck from SXSW; you can listen to the show here.

  • SXSW 2013: Devendra Banhart, Nataly Dawn, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Lianne La Havas, Iron & Wine
    Wednesday, March 13, 2013
    |1 Comments

    Devendra Banhart, Nataly Dawn, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Lianne La Havas, Iron & Wine Head to SXSW

    The 27th South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference gets under way in Austin, Texas, as thousands of bands and music lovers from all over the world descend on the live-music capital for several days of non-stop music making. Nonesuch artists will be well represented among them, with several performances throughout the week from Devendra Banhart, Nataly Dawn, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Lianne La Havas, and Iron and Wine.

  • Devendra Banhart: "Mala" [cover]
    Tuesday, March 12, 2013
    |0 Comments

    Devendra Banhart's Nonesuch Debut Album, "Mala," Out Now; "Career Best," Says Q, "Enthralling"

    Devendra Banhart makes his Nonesuch debut with the release of Mala, his eighth studio album, out now. Pitchfork calls it his "best record in nearly a decade." It's earned four stars from Mojo, the Times (UK), and Q, which calls it a "career-best LP ... surprising and enthralling." Record Collector gives it a perfect five stars, exclaiming: "The prospect of sitting down and listening to Mala as a whole is a thrilling, private and all-too-rare feeling." Banhart performs at SXSW this week.

  • Devendra Banhart by Ana Kras 2013 c2 sq
    Tuesday, March 5, 2013
    |0 Comments

    Devendra Banhart's "Mala" Streaming in Full As NPR First Listen; Banhart Announces European Tour Dates

    Devendra Banhart's Nonesuch Records debut album, Mala, is due out next week. But you don’t need to wait till then to hear it. The album is streaming in full all this week as an NPR First Listen; it is still available to pre-order in the Nonesuch Store with a limited-edition, autographed print. Banhart, who is featured in a new Pitchfork interview, will tour Europe this summer, including three UK dates: in Brighton, Manchester, and London. He will perform at the Open'er Festival in Poland and at Le Trianon in Paris. Additional dates are still to be announced in Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Holland.  

  • Devendra Banhart: PUREchannel, February 2013
    Friday, February 15, 2013
    |0 Comments

    Watch: Devendra Banhart Talks with PUREchannel, Performs Songs from "Mala"

    Devendra Banhart recently spoke with France’s arts and culture website PUREchannel about his forthcoming album, Mala, and performed intimate, solo acoustic takes of two songs off the album, “Golden Girls” and "Never Seen Such Good Things." You can watch the PUREchannel interview and two song performance videos here. Banhart is set to perform at KCRW's Official SXSW Day Showcase in Austin on March 13. 

  • Devendra Banhart: "Mala" [LP cover]
    Thursday, February 7, 2013
    |0 Comments

    Devendra Banhart Unveils Third Song, "Mi Negrita," Off His Forthcoming Album, "Mala"

    Devendra Banhart has unveiled "Mi Negrita," a third track off his forthcoming Nonesuch debut album, Mala, due out March 12. The song premiered on Venezuela's Cochinopop, a fitting launch for the Spanish-language song, which Banhart conjured up while envisioning himself on the set of the Venezuelan variety show Super Sabado Sensacional, a program he’d watch as a child growing up in Caracas in the ’80s. Listen to "Mi Negrita" here.

  • Devendra Banhart by Deki Kajmak
    Tuesday, January 22, 2013
    |3 Comments

    Listen to Devendra Banhart's New Song "Never Seen Such Good Things," Off His Forthcoming Album, "Mala"

    Devendra Banhart, whose new album, Mala, is due out on Nonesuch Records on March 12, has unveiled a second track off the album. "Never Seen Such Good Things" premiered on NME earlier today and can now be heard here via Banhart's YouTube channel. "It's a gentle, dreamy, guitar-driven ballad with military-style drums," says NME. "'Love, you're a strange fella,' sings Banhart, above dreamy backing vocals and synth effects. Very pretty indeed."

  • Devendra Banhart: "Mala" [cover]
    Tuesday, January 8, 2013
    |0 Comments

    Devendra Banhart's Nonesuch Debut, "Mala," Due March 12; Pre-Order to Download Track Now

    Devendra Banhart releases his Nonesuch debut, Mala, on March 12, 2013. The singer/songwriter co-produced the record with his longtime bandmate, guitarist Noah Georgeson. Spring tour dates will be announced soon. Mala may be pre-ordered now on CD and vinyl in the Nonesuch Store with: a limited-edition, autographed print; an instant download of the album track “Für Hildegard von Bingen”; and a download of the complete album available starting release day. The Mala LP is pressed on 140-gram vinyl and includes the album on CD, an additional 7” with two bonus tracks, and an exclusive poster.

12NextLast