On Tour
Currently On Tour
- John Adams
- Alarm Will Sound
- Tony Allen
- Laurie Anderson
- Louis Andriessen
- Iva Bittová
- The Black Keys
- David Byrne
- Don Byron
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Shawn Colvin
- Christina Courtin
- Bill Frisell
- Philip Glass
- Richard Goode
- Ricky Ian Gordon
- Emmylou Harris
- Gilbert Kalish
- Glenn Kotche
- Kronos Quartet
- k.d. lang
- The Low Anthem
- The Magnetic Fields
- Audra McDonald
- Brad Mehldau
- Brad Mehldau Trio
- Natalie Merchant
- Pat Metheny
- Pat Metheny Group
- Youssou N'Dour
- Randy Newman
- Mandy Patinkin
- Nicholas Payton
- Punch Brothers
- Joshua Redman
- Steve Reich
- Stephen Sondheim
- Chris Thile
- Allen Toussaint
- Rokia Traoré
- Dawn Upshaw
- Caetano Veloso
- Sara Watkins
- Wilco
- John Zorn
Spotlight
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The Magnetic Fields
Singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt originally conceived Realism, The Magnetic Fields’ third Nonesuch release, as a companion to the group’s brash 2008 Distortion, though the more tremulous listeners among us can rest assured they won’t have to frantically reach for the volume-control knob this time. Realism, at least on its decorous surface, comes across as a flipside to Distortion, the aural opposite of that clangorous homage to industrial pop of the Jesus and Mary Chain.