Journal
- Tuesday, April 16, 2024
The Black Keys have secured the No. 1 Current Rock Album and No. 1 Current Alternative Album in US sales following the release of their new album, Ohio Players, last week. The album also is the highest debut of the week on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums Chart and Top Alternative Albums Chart, at No. 5 on both charts, and has reached No. 4 on Overall Current Album sales and No. 26 on the Billboard 200. Internationally, Ohio Players is the band’s sixth consecutive top 20 album in the UK, as well as top 20 in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland, among others.
Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News, Reviews
- Friday, November 23, 2018
Bill Frisell's classic album Nashville, first released on Nonesuch Records in 1997, is now available worldwide on vinyl for the first time. The vinyl edition, made in partnership with Run Out Groove, was mastered for vinyl by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in a two-LP set pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Industry in the Netherlands. Limited to 3,000 copies worldwide, the set comes in a gatefold tip-on jacket made at Stoughton Printing with outtake photos from the sessions.
Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist NewsWednesday, November 21, 2018
As the US celebrates Thanksgiving over the next few days, there’s great live music being made around the world: David Byrne concludes his 2018 American Utopia world tour in Australia, Sam Amidon performs in Latvia, Timo Andres is in Brooklyn, Tigran Hamasyan is in Spain, and Brad Mehldau brings his new Piano Concerto to Poland.
Journal Topics: On Tour, Weekend EventsTuesday, November 20, 2018
There's just over a month to go before 2018 comes to a close, and the UK music magazines have begun to weigh in on the year's best music. Uncut and Mojo have published their lists of the Best of 2018, and included among them are David Byrne's American Utopia, Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet's Landfall, Olivia Chaney's Shelter, and Jonny Greenwood's Phantom Thread soundtrack.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsTuesday, November 20, 2018
Olivia Chaney will perform music from her new album, Shelter, and more on tour in England in March 2019. The tour begins in Whitstable on March 3, followed by shows in London, Southampton, Cambridge, Bristol, and Manchester. The Southampton show falls on International Women’s Day and will feature a specially curated program to include songs by Chaney’s favorite female songwriters.
Journal Topics: Artist News, On TourMonday, November 19, 2018
Rhiannon Giddens will host a new ten-episode podcast series, Aria Code, presented by The Metropolitan Opera and WQXR. The podcast, which will debut on Tuesday, December 4, will take a closer look at some of opera's legendary arias."I studied opera at the Oberlin Conservatory and fell hard for the music," says Giddens. "Even though I've branched out in very different directions, opera stayed with me and I wanted to figure out why. In Aria Code, we really get inside these arias—decoding them with singers and other experts to understand the magic. I'm so excited to take listeners on this journey."
Journal Topics: Artist NewsFriday, November 16, 2018
Punch Brothers take All Ashore tour to London, Paris, Hamburg … Laurie Anderson is in Madrid ... David Byrne brings American Utopia to New Zealand … Olivia Chaney performs in London … Jeremy Denk joins Phoenix Symphony … Rhiannon Giddens leads NYC artist residency … Tigran Hamasyan tours Benelux … Gabriel Kahane brings Book of Travelers to Midwest … Lake Street Dive is back in Boston … Mountain Man takes Magic Ship home to North Carolina … Conor Oberst joins John Prine in Midwest … Mandy Patinkin takes Diaries tour to Australia … Rokia Traoré is in Switzerland, France …
Journal Topics: On Tour, Weekend EventsFriday, November 16, 2018
Gaby Moreno and Dannielle DeAndrea came together to record Bill Monroe's "The One I Love Is Gone" for the Hootenanny One Mic Series in Los Angeles. The performance—which follows Moreno's recent Spanish-language take on Paul Simon's "American Tune" with Davíd Garza for the series—was captured in a new video you can watch here.
Journal Topics: Artist News, VideoThursday, November 15, 2018
Lake Street Dive is on Spotify's Under Cover podcast, discussing the creative process of taking on someone else's song and making it their own, as they did with Annie Lennox's song "Walking on Broken Glass" for Spotify Singles. You can hear the Under Cover conversation and Lake Street Dive's take on "Walking on Broken Glass" and their own song "Good Kisser" here.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsTuesday, November 13, 2018
The line-up for the 2019 Big Ears Festival has been announced, including several Nonesuch artists: Rhiannon Giddens, Punch Brothers, Gabriel Kahane, and Mountain Man. Big Ears will be held at venues throughout downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, March 21–24, 2019. Weekend passes are on sale now.
Journal Topics: Artist News, On TourMonday, November 12, 2018
For the vinyl aficionado and Nonesuch fan in everyone comes the latest addition to the Nonesuch Store line of merchandise: a slipmat bedecked in the classic Nonesuch logo in minimalist white on black. Now you can show your love of great music and treat your turntable right where form and function meet. To order yours, head to the Nonesuch Store merch section now, where you can take home a matching hat, t-shirt, hoodie, mug, tote bag, and button pack as well.
Journal Topics: NewsMonday, November 12, 2018
Punch Brothers have announced a tour of the United States in March 2019 with label mate Gabriel Kahane as special guest. The two-week tour begins at the State Theatre in Ithaca, New York, on March 14, and includes shows all along the East Coast and into the Midwest.
Journal Topics: Artist News, On TourMonday, November 12, 2018
Congratulations to Olivia Chaney, whose new album, Shelter, has been nominated as Album of the Year in the 2018 fRoots Critics Poll! Winners will be announced on BBC Radio 3's Music Planet on Friday, December 7.
Journal Topics: Artist News
