Laurie Anderson brought her latest performance piece, Homeland, to Albany, New York, this past Sunday, for a performance at The Egg, and resumes the extensive tour at the Cullen Theater in Houston on October 10. Reviewing Sunday's performance for the Albany Times-Union, staff writer Greg Haymes says the new piece "could well be seen as the provocative, pointedly political epilogue to [Anderson's monumental 1983s work] United States, concerned primarily with the themes of language and communication."

Haymes notes a number of differences between the works as well, not least the inclusion of a good deal more music in Homeland than in many of her previous shows, making this "a full-fledged musical concert," and the addition of a band, "considerably broadening her musical palette ..." He describes the songs as having "considerable political bite or incisive, poetic observations, although several—including the harmonized spoken word 'Mambo & Bling'—also were laced with welcome humor."

To read the full review of the concert, which also included a guest turn by Laurie's husband, Lou Reed, on guitar, visit timesunion.com. For information on upcoming tour dates, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.