The Gospel at Colonus, Bob Telson and Lee Breuer's groundbreaking retelling of Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus, will be given six free performances at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, September 4–9, presented by The Public Theater and the Onassis Foundation USA. The musical, for which Nonesuch released the 1985 original cast recording, returns to NYC for the first time since 2004 to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the original production. Set in the context of a black Pentecostal service, it celebrates the myth of Oedipus' redemption with a rousing gospel and blues score, featuring more than forty voices including The Blind Boys of Alabama as Oedipus.

Nonesuch Records' 1998 Grammy-winning recording of Steve Reich's landmark piece Music for 18 Musicians, performed by Steve Reich and Musicians, is back on vinyl. First released on vinyl in a limited run for Record Store Day 2015, the album, mastered for vinyl by Robert C. Ludwig, is now available at a new, low price, pressed on two 140-gram vinyl LPs at Pallas Manufacturing in Diepholz, Germany. The New York Times says: "It would be hard to think of any American music more important than this."

Punch Brothers celebrated the release of their new album, All Ashore, last Friday with a Facebook Live Q&A with The Bluegrass Situation. They discussed the album with host Craig Havighurst backstage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, where they performed over two nights last weekend.

Punch Brothers' first self-produced album, All Ashore, is out now on CD/digitally on Nonesuch, with the vinyl out September 7. "It's a meditation on committed relationships in the present day, particularly in the present political climate," says Chris Thile. The Independent's four-star review calls it "an album of rich instrumentation and understated beauty that reveals deeper nuances on each and every listen." The Boston Globe says it's "a deeply meaningful and downright gorgeous record."

Gabriel Kahane, Timo Andres perform in picturesque Fishtail, Montana … Sam Amidon plays UK's Folk Forest fest … David Byrne brings American Utopia to Italy … Fleet Foxes play Pitchfork Fest in Chicago … Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, Rajasthan Express perform Junun in Toronto, Detroit … Lake Street Dive is in Texas … Brad Mehldau Trio tours Italy … Natalie Merchant continues sold-out UK tour … Robert Plant, Joshua Redman are in France … Punch Brothers play the Ryman … and more …

The choreographer, director, and performance artist Ryan Heffington has partnered with Pitchfork to create a short film set to Fleet Foxes' song "If You Need To, Keep Time On Me," from the band's Nonesuch debut album, Crack-Up. Heffington's piece, set in the Palm Springs desert, premiered today via Pitchfork and can be seen here. Fleet Foxes perform at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago on Saturday.

Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters will return to tour the US this fall. The tour starts with a set at LouFest in St. Louis in September and continues throughout the month in Kansas City, Santa Fe, Telluride, Del Mar, Tucson, Tulsa, Louisville, Dallas, and Lubbock, culminating at Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theater on September 29. Seth Lakeman is special guest in Kansas City, Sante Fe, Tucson, and Tulsa; Lucinda Williams is special guest in Texas.

Punch Brothers return with All Ashore, their first album since 2015's The Phosphorescent Blues, out this Friday, July 20. Here, the band members talk with writer Michael Hill about their first self-produced album and how it came to be.

John Adams's Doctor Atomic is performed at Santa Fe Opera … David Byrne brings American Utopia to Spain … Rhiannon Giddens is in Wyoming … Tigran Hamasyan plays at Ravello … Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, Rajasthan Express perform Junun at MSG in NYC … Kronos Quartet plays Celebrate Brooklyn! … Brad Mehldau Trio tours Europe … Natalie Merchant begins sold-out UK tour … Lake Street Dive is in Atlanta … Punch Brothers tour US Southeast … Joshua Redman plays Portugal, Netherlands … 

Gabriel Kahane has released a new song from his forthcoming Nonesuch debut album, Book of Travelers, called "Baltimore," and a new video here. The song is available to download now with pre-orders of Book of Travelers along with the recently released album tracks "Model Trains" and "November." Kahane has also announced several new North American tour dates.

Natalie Merchant begins her sold-out A Summer Evening With… tour of intimate, historic venues across the UK. This is her most far-reaching of the country to date and includes songs from throughout her career. "There's so much of Britain I've never seen," says Merchant. "I expect this summer's tour will satisfy my desire to explore those historic and scenic regions while meeting up with my fans who live there." She will then tour Ireland as special guest of Lúnasa.

Punch Brothers, whose new album, All Ashore, is out next Friday, July 20, kick off an extensive US summer tour at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina. There are some forty shows to follow across the country through September, from Charlotte to Chicago, New Orleans to New York City, Buffalo to Boise to Boston to Baton Rouge. Watch the band perform "Three Dots and a Dash" from Live From Here here.