Watch Reba McEntire Honor Dolly Parton At Emmy Awards
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Pretty Lights’ Derek Vincent Smith Opens Up In Rare 2.5-Hour Interview
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moe. announced an eight-show December run featuring intimate venues in Woodstock, Chicago and a third location to be revealed.
Kenny Chesney Confirms 2027 Stadium Tour With Eric Church, Sheryl Crow & More
Kenny Chesney will team with Eric Chruch, Sheryl Crow and Greylan James for The Original Vibe Room stadium tour 2027.
Wilco Bringing Winterlude Home To Chicago For 1st Time Since 2019
Wilco has revived their Chicago Winterlude tradition with back-to-back shows at the Chicago Theatre on December 4 and 5.
Big Ears Festival Taps Jeff Tweedy, Robert Glasper, Courtney Barnett & More For 2027 Lineup
Big Ears Festival announced its 2027 lineup including Jeff Tweedy, Robert Glasper, Courtney Barnett and many more artists.
Ed Sheeran Responds To Macklemore Being Dropped From Loop Tour
Ed Sheeran responded to Macklemore’s removal from the Loop Tour and detailed his efforts to find a resolution with venues and promoters.
Shovels & Rope & Michael ‘The Bull’ LoBue Join Little Feat In Charleston
Shovels & Rope and harmonica player Michael “The Bull” LoBue joined Little Feat during the band’s Charleston concert.
Bob Dylan Previews Massive ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ Live Box Set With ‘Going, Going, Gone’
Bob Dylan’s 'The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings' is set to arrive this fall and is previewed today with "Going, Going, Gone' from Forth Worth, Texas.
Trey Anastasio Band Announces Fall Tour 2026
Trey Anastasio Band announced five November tour dates leading into two Divided Sky Foundation benefits with Billy Strings.
The Psychedelic Furs Rebook Tour With Living Colour For 2027
The Psychedelic Furs rescheduled their canceled tour with Living Colour for spring 2027.
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening Unveils Fall 2026 Tour Dates
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening announced 24 fall 2026 tour dates spanning November and December.
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Add 6 Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning Shows
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings added six December dates to their Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning Tour in New York.
Stagecoach 2027 Sets Riley Green, Zach Top & Garth Brooks As Headliners
Riley Green, Zach Top and Garth Brooks will headline Stagecoach 2027, with Florida Georgia Line reuniting for a late-night set.
Watch Noah Kahan Cover Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ At 2026 Emmys
Noah Kahan performed Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” during the 2026 Emmy Awards In Memoriam tribute.
Angine de Poitrine Debuts New Song ‘Zugzegk’ On ‘Tonight Show’
Angine de Poitrine debuted the new original “Zugzegk” during the Quebec duo’s first U.S. television appearance on 'The Tonight Show.'
Guster & Jerry Harrison Perform The Modern Lovers’ ‘Roadrunner’ At Sound Summit
Jerry Harrison joined Guster for a The Modern Lovers "Roadrunner" during the band's Sound Summit set on Mount Tamalpais in Mill Valley, California.
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Marks 25th Anniversary With History, Hospitality & Discovery
Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion celebrated its 25th anniversary September 11-13, bringing more than 85 artists to outdoor stages and indoor venues across the Tennessee-Virginia border town.
Macklemore Reacts To Ed Sheeran Tour Removal
Macklemore was removed from supporting Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour following his "Free Palestine" statements at two MetLife Stadium shows
Brandon Flowers Covers Oasis With Son Henry Flowers In Salt Lake City
The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers welcomed his son Henry Flowers onstage to play guitar on a cover of Oasis' "Don't Look Back In Anger" during a hometown show at Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City.
Plants vs. Zombies: The Board Game Prepares to Launch on Kickstarter
PopCap's popular, long-running PvE video game series Plants vs. Zombies is getting the tabletop board game treatment, courtesy of Mantic Games. The project is set to launch on Kickstarter on October 14.
Former Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada Says His Next Game Will Be a ‘Surprise,’ But Not Outside Fans’ Expectations
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Zack Snyder Says 300 Is the ‘Gayest Movie Ever Made,' Defends The Last Photograph Amid Online Backlash
Zack Snyder is going viral off the heels of his latest movie, The Last Photograph, as well as his subsequent interview with Variety where he responded to the backlash against the film and made a few eyebrow-raising remarks about his previous work.
Casino Royale Is Returning to Theaters for the Film's 20th Anniversary
Daniel Craig's first James Bond film, Casino Royale, is returning to theaters very soon for the film's 20th anniversary.
Xbox Game Pass September 2026 Wave 2 Lineup Announced
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Game Pass September 2027 Wave 2 lineup, and it includes Dune Awakening, plus Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Gears of War: E-Day for Ultimate and PC subscribers.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2's Nintendo Switch 2 Version Delayed to Early 2027
Cold Iron Studios, developer of the recently released four-player co-op PvE sequel Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, has announced that the Nintendo Switch 2 version has been pushed back to early 2027. It was originally planned to ship this month.
Fable Developer Explains Why Xbox 'Protected' the Project Over Its Long Development Cycle, Amid Layoffs and Studio Closures Elsewhere
Fable maker Playground Games has detailed how its upcoming RPG survived a decade in development, amid layoffs and studio closures across the rest of Xbox.
Rockstar Games Begins Teasing GTA 6's Soundtrack With Travis Scott, Future, Morgan Wallen, and More
Rockstar Games has begun teasing the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto 6 with new artwork from Future, Travis Scott, and other artists.
Apex Legends Art Director Says Street Fighter 6 Pushed Devs to Give Characters the 'Thickest Thighs' They've Ever Had
Apex Legends art director Alisa Rastorgueva revealed that the developers pushed the limits of the game’s character models so far for its collaboration with Street Fighter 6 that its heroes became “thicker” than ever.
Apex Legends VS Street Fighter Brings Chun-Li, Ryu, Akuma, and More to the Outlands
Street Fighter is coming to Apex Legends on September 22, bringing its high-kicking action to the first-person battle royale with special skins, a decked-out POI, a Wildcard Takeover, and more.
Harry Potter TV Series Casts Arthur Weasley, Moaning Myrtle and Colin Creevey
HBO's Harry Potter TV series has found its Arthur Weasley, Moaning Myrtle and Colin Creevey, with Rafe Spall cast as Ron's dad.
Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons Doesn't Have Waypoints Because the Devs Want Players to 'Figure Things Out' for Themselves
The developers of Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons have said they avoided putting waypoints into the game because they want players to actually explore.
Wolverine Developer Insomniac Promises to 'Further Refine the Player Experience' Based on Feedback
Marvel’s Wolverine developer Insomniac has said it’s planning to “further refine the player experience” based on feedback, while insisting it’s “incredibly proud” of the game.
Wardogs Sells 2 Million Copies in 5 Days as Early Access Shooter Blows Up on Steam
Wardogs’ incredible success has seen it sell 2 million copies after just five days of release.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reboot Cancellation Means Fans Will Never Discover if Buffy and Angel Ended Up Together, Sarah Michelle Gellar Jokes
Hulu's shock cancellation of its Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot means that fans will never discover if Buffy and Angel ultimately ended up together.
Trump Calls AI Safety Warnings a 'Hoax,' Refuses to Back Guardrails Anthropic and OpenAI Insist Are Needed to Help Prevent Human Extinction
Donald Trump has called AI safety warnings a “hoax” in response to claims the technology has a greater than 10% chance of killing all humans.
Is Eternal Darkness Getting a Remaster? Nightdive Studios Raises Hopes That the GameCube Classic Will Return
Hopes of an Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem remaster have been raised by an intriguing comment from Nightdive Studios.
US Confirms for the First Time It Has Deployed a Space Weapon in Earth's Orbit
It sounds like something ripped straight out of a science fiction war movie, but it is now a reality: the U.S. has, for the first time, confirmed it has deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit.
James Bond Game 007 First Light Delayed Until 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2
James Bond game 007 First Light has been delayed yet again on Nintendo Switch 2, and will now arrive in March 2027.
Marvel's Wolverine Actor Liam McIntyre Isn't Fazed by Players' Brutal Comments About the Game
Wolverine actor Liam McIntyre has seen what fans are saying about him and Insomniac's latest superhero game, but it's no skin off his nose.
New Music Friday Sept 11: John Legend, Ricky Martin, Kings of Leon, Jhené Aiko, Tinashe, LE SSERAFIM and More
Check out some of ET's favorite new music of the week!
Role Model Reveals His Pre-Show Ritual Is a Shot of Tequila — With Plenty of Water to Chase It
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Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds recently kicked off their Mutiny For The Masses tour. The shows have typically offered upwards of 26 songs, reaching nearly three hours in duration. The quintet has been drawing heavily from their latest album, Mutiny After Midnight as well as 2024’s Passage du Desir. In addition the group has sprinkled in additional Sturgill Simpson material, as well as select covers, included INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart” which they performed for the first time on Saturday.
nugs is offering audio from all of the group's shows. In addition, nugs will livestream four gigs over the course of the tour. The first of these is tonight at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA, followed by September 23 at the Ball Arena in Denver, CO, October 2 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN and October 30 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY.
Meanwhile, the group has just released an official video for “Don’t Let Go” from the latest album. In a recent Relix interview with all five members of the band, Simpson tracked the origin of the record, stating, “We were on a European tour early last year on those double-decker kind of tight claustrophobic buses. We were on the bus with the crew, whereas in the States we're on our own bus. So at night we’d have these TV listening parties, and we just started watching all these old Live at Montreux videos. At some point we were like, ‘Let's just do that. It looks pretty fun.’ So when we went into the studio it had nothing to do with the music we’d just played on tour. It was us trying to capture songs based around serving these grooves as opposed to big, expansive instrumental features.”
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Trey Anastasio Band Announces More Fall Dates
As previously announced, Trey Anastasio and Billy Strings will join forces on November 20 and Saturday, November 21, at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. The two artists will perform together and also will be backed by the Trey Anastasio Band. Proceeds from these shows will be directed to the Divided Sky Foundation, which provides affordable and accessible care to people struggling with addiction.
Anastasio has also just announced a series of gigs with his group that will precede the Divided Sky benefits. TAB’s fall tour will kick off on Tuesday, November 10th at the State Theatre in Portland, ME. Then it’s on to Albany for a show at the Palace Theatre on Thursday, November 12th. Next up is a date at Loew’s Jersey Theatre in Jersey City, NJ on Friday, November 13, which will serve as the reopening night at the venue. From there a Saturday night gig will follow at The Anthem before a show on Sunday, November 16, at Port Chester, NY’s Capitol Theatre.
Tickets for the newly announced shows will be available on Wednesday, September 16 at Noon ET.
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Premiere: Nicki Bluhm Honors Bettye Crutcher with “How Strong Is A Woman”
Bettye Crutcher was a pioneering artist. In 1967 she joined Stax Records as the lone female songwriter on staff. There, she contributed many compositions, serving as co-writer on "Who's Making Love" for Johnnie Taylor, which received a Grammy nomination for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. She went on to release her own album, 1974’s Long as You Love Me. Her work was performed by the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Albert King, Buddy Guy and many others.
Nicki Bluhm is paying tribute to Crutcher via a version of her tune “How Strong Is A Woman,” which Ann Peebles originally released in 1972. Bluhm worked with producer Matt Ross-Spang on the track, which they recorded at Sam Phillips Recording Services in Memphis.
Bluhm notes, “Reexploring this song was both an honor and an undertaking. A lot has changed in those 50+ years, and as we've evolved, the meaning in this title has too. I think Bettye understood that better than anyone, which is why she was open to modernizing the lyrics with Matt Ross-Spang and me. Matt is a very dear friend, exceptional producer and deep appreciator of musical history. We have made a lot of music together, and this collaboration between him, Bettye and myself was really special. As we communed in Bettye's home – her elegantly smoking Parliaments – the biggest lyrical departure we agreed upon was changing the original line, ‘A woman is strong as the need of the man she loves’ to ‘A woman is strongest when she has her own self-love.’ The takeaway, of course, being that a woman's strength is not dependent on a man, but rather on how she honors and values herself. Music carries mantras, and I hope this is one that young women of today can hear and live by.”
Ross-Spang on the collaboration: “Some of my most fulfilling creative memories have come from collaborating with Nicki Bluhm. Her voice is a rare gift – one that seamlessly transcends space and time. Together, we dreamed up a vision to update the lyrics of ‘How Strong Is A Woman’ and transform it into a modern anthem. We knew we had our work cut out for us; the original version carries an incredible energy, anchored by a legendary performance from Ann Peebles. We met Bettye at her home in Nashville, and just sitting with her, we instantly felt we were sitting with royalty. She welcomed us like family, serving up bowls of homemade gumbo and ice cream. She regaled us with stories of Stax and her beloved husband, and in the pauses we reworked the lyrics. I hope this version inspires just as Bettye did for Nicki and me.”
Bluhm’s version of “How Strong Is A Woman” will officially come out tomorrow, on what would have been Crutcher’s 87th birthday (Crutcher passed away in 2022). However, Relix has the good fortune to premiere the tune a day early.
Bluhm’s latest studio album, Rancho Deluxe, came out last fall, and as we wrote at the time, it “brightens the Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s warm and infectious country-rock palette with touches of ‘70s soft rock and symphonic pop.”
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Houndmouth: You Don’t Have to Be Perfect About It
When Matt Myers arrived at producer Brad Cook’s Durham, N.C. home to begin work on what would become Houndmouth’s fifth full-length album, Lordy, he was greeted with a simple gesture that ended up setting the tone for the creative burst that would follow—a hug.
“I was going through this life situation and after extreme things happen in your life, you don’t know where people will stand with you,” Myers says, as he thinks back on his initial meeting to discuss what would become Lordy with Cook over two and a half years ago. “But seeing him for the first time in a while— just being accepted fully—and for him to say, ‘Let’s make a record,’ it made me feel like, ‘This is going to be great—let’s go.’”
It had been a whirlwind few years since Houthmouth’s previous record, 2021’s Good for You, arrived near the end of the global pandemic. Produced by Cook, that LP circled back to the group’s Americana roots after a brief detour into more electro-colored music with 2018’s Golden Age, nodding to the success they initially experienced with their hooky, bluesy 2015 breakthrough single “Sedona.”
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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Add December Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning Dates
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will return to New York for some additional Acoustic Reckoning dates before the end of the year. The shows which takes their name from the Grateful Dead’s 1981 double live album, Reckoning present the Dead’s repertoire from an acoustic perspective beyond just the songs that appear on Reckoning. The duo had already confirmed a Southern run from October 18-24. They’ve just added shows from December 12-18.
The new dates on the Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning Tour will open at the the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13. Then it’s off to the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY on Tuesday, December 15 and Wednesday, December 16. From there Welch and Rawlings will perform at the State Theater of Ithaca on Thursday, December 17 before returning to the Cap on Friday, December 18.
Earlier this year Welch told Relix, "Some singers have a voice like a key that just fits perfectly in your brain and your being. From the very first time I ever heard Jerry, that happened. He just completely clicked, and it was like all access to the complete inside of my head. Then I just couldn't get enough. There were phrases and words and whole songs I knew from growing up listening to all these old time and folk music songs, and here they were alive in this new incarnation right in front of me. It was just extraordinary.
"I felt an instant sense of community and place, and it was so artistically exciting to feel like all this music that I'd grown up with was so alive and being invented in front of me right at that moment. It was very important for me that I was able to see them live and not just experience them on recordings."
Rawlings recalled, "There's this great 1974 Seattle 'Playing in the Band' that's 46 minutes long [5/21/74]. I think it's the longest performance. I caught it on the SiriusXM Dead station one day, and I was so struck by it as this art piece. It starts with this tuneful little song for two and a half or three minutes. Then Jerry solos for a while. Then gradually the chords go away, but you still have the tonality, and then gradually the tonality goes away, but you still have the drums and the pulse and the beat. Then eventually the beat deconstructs into other beats, and then it deconstructs into no beat, and then they’re kind of playing noise. Then gradually they put it back in element by element until 30 minutes later you come back to the song, and you are so happy to be in the land of music again.
"That's such an incredible artistic move, and to be brave enough to do that, knowing that they had an audience who would take it. At the end of the day, a worldwide audience is still listening to it, not just the people in Seattle who happened to be there. That music has been preserved and put on the pedestal it really deserves to be on. It’s as good as anything."
Grateful Dead Acoustic Reckoning Shows
Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Warner Theatre Washington, DC
Mon Oct 19, 2026 The Lyric Baltimore Baltimore, MD
Tue Oct 20, 2026 Carpenter Theatre Richmond, VA
Thu Oct 22, 2026 Berglund Performing Arts Theatre Roanoke, VA
Fri Oct 23, 2026 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Asheville, NC
Sat Oct 24, 2026 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Asheville, NC
Sat Dec 12, 2026 The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
Sun Dec 13, 2026 The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
Tue Dec 15, 2026 Bearsville Theater Woodstock, NY
Wed Dec 16, 2026 Bearsville Theater Woodstock, NY
Thu Dec 17, 2026 State Theater of Ithaca Ithaca, NY
Fri Dec 18, 2026 The Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
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Stagecoach, which identifies itself as “California’s Country Music Festival” festival will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA on April 23-25. The event debuted in 2007, as a complement Coachella as occurs at the same location on the weekend after that festivals wraps up.
This year’s headliners are Garth Brooks, Riley Green and Zach Top. The Late Night on Mustang Stage will offer music from Sean Paul, Florida Georgia Line and Flo Rida. Additional performers include Willie Nelson & Family, Tedeschi Trucks Band, David Lee Roth, Journey, Brothers Osborne, Gretchen Wilson, Matchbox Twenty, Melissa Etheridge, Pitbull and Stephen Wilson Jr.
Stagecoach 2027 passes go on sale Friday, September 18 at 11AM PT.
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Watch Angine de Poitrine Debut New Tune on ‘The Tonight Show’
Last night, Angine de Poitrine made their U.S. television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Microtonal guitarist Khn de Poitrine and drummer Klek de Poitrine opted to perform a new song on the program rather one of the tunes from their two existing albums. The composition they performed on Fallon is titled “Zugzegk” (and it's well worth watching Jimmy's introduction to hear how that's pronounced).
Angine de Poitrine was in New York last week for two sold-out dates at Le Poisson Rouge. They will return in November for three gigs at Brooklyn Steel. The Quebec duo’s tour takes them to Washington, D.C. this evening, and then following some additional dates, it’s off to Europe. The pair will resume North American touring in early November.
Watch last night’s performance below:
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Bob Dylan’s ‘The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings’ To be Released Via 39-CD Box Set
Photo by Jerry Aronson
Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue found him collaborating with a variety of different artists over two legs of a tour that began in 1975 and extended into 1976. In 2019 Martin Scorsese directed a documentary that looked at these shows, titled Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese. The latter portion of the tour is now the subject of a massive new box set. The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings will be released on November 6.
The 39-CD collection draws on live performances that began on April 18, 1976 in Lakeland, Florida, and concluded in Salt Lake City on May 25, 1976. The set features 371 never-before-heard tracks drawn from these performances. Dylan’s band included guitarists Mick Ronson, Steven Soles, David Mansfield and T Bone Burnett, bassist Rob Stoner, violinist Scarlet Rivera and drummer Howie Wyeth.
Burnett observes, “The Rolling Thunder Revue was the first national punk rock tour. It opened a door that led to a furious explosion of new music—The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols and on and on. Dylan had done it again. He is good at walking through doors that no one else even sees, doors that others think are walls.”
In 2019 Martin Scorsese directed a documentary that looked at the tour titled Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese.
The package includes 381 tracks in total, along with a booklet featuring liner notes by Mikal Gilmore and rare photographs.
In addition, a 3-LP set of the complete May 16, 1976 Fort Worth performance also will come out the same day. The version of “Going, Going, Gone” live from that show appears below. Preorders are underway.
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Toy Factory Project Add Ryman Show to New Year’s Run
The Toy Factory Project have added a high-profile show to their New Year’s run. The all-star outfit, which celebrates the legacy of Marshall Tucker Band founder Toy Caldwell, will now headline Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on December 28. The ensemble previously confirmed that they will ring in 2027 at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on December 31.
Led by founding Marshall Tucker Band drummer Paul T, Riddle, The Toy Factory Project brings together Oteil Burbridge, Marcus King, Charlie Starr and Josh Shilling. In addition, Sam Bush and Jimmy Rector will serve as special guests at both of the upcoming dates.
Toy Factory Project officially debuted at Telluride Bluegrass in 2025 and have played select dates throughout this year. For more on the project, please read our recent interview.
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Knoxville, TN’s Big Ears Festival has confirmed its 2027 lineup. The 14th annual multi-day, multi-venue gathering will take place throughout downtown Knoxville from April 1-4.
As always, Big Ear’s offerings are multi-generational and eclectic. That includes classical virtuosos like violinist Jennifer Koh, pianist Ursula Oppens and cellist Maya Beiser; jazz legends Brad Mehldau, Bill Frisell, David Murray, Robert Glasper and Chucho Valdés; singer/songwriters Norah Jones, Jeff Tweedy, Natalie Merchant, Nathaniel Rateliff, Rosanne Cash, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings; electronic pioneers Oneohtrix Point Never, Mouse on Mars, Tyondai Braxton and Tristan Perich; indie artists Wednesday, Weyes Blood, Kevin Morby and U.S. Girls; international acts Gustavo Santaolalla, Yasuaki Shimizu and Midori Takadal; newer voices like Yilian Canizares, Fabiano do Nascimento, Tim Bernardes, and El Khat; and “sonic explorers” like Kali Malone, Pamela Z, and Valentina Magaletti. In addition to over 250 concerts and performances, the weekend will offer a range of films, artist conversations, workshops, exhibitions and interactive experiences.
Throughout the festival, The Bang On A Can All-Stars will present six concerts, including Philip Glass’ Glassworks, Steve Reich’s masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians, and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s 1996 while The Big Star Quintet—featuring Jon Auer, Mike Mills, Pat Sansone, Chris Stamey and founding drummer Jody Stephens—will honor the Memphis-bred power-pop legends. Meanwhile, Trio of Bloom, the trio of guitarist Nels Cline, keyboardist Craig Taborn and drummer Marcus Gilmor—who were brought together for an album on Pyroclastic Records—will perform in concert for the first time, Evan Ziporyn and Maya Beiser will offer a symphonic reimagining of David Bowie’s final work, Blackstar, with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, and Argentine composer, producer, musician Gustavo Santaolalla—winner of numerous Grammy Awards and Academy Awards for his celebrated soundtrack work—will present his 1998 Nonesuch Recording, Ronroco, in concert.
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