CREATIVE TIME PRESENTS
PLAYING THE BUILDING: AN INSTALLATION BY DAVID BYRNE
THE BATTERY MARITIME BUILDING, 10 SOUTH STREET, NYC
MAY 31–AUGUST 10, 2008
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY NOON–6PM (FREE)
2 FOOT YARD’S BORROWED ARMS OUT NOW ON YARD WORK RECORDS
BAND ANNOUNCES SOUTHEAST AND MIDWEST TOUR DATES
JOHN HIATT’S SAME OLD MAN TO BE RELEASED MAY 27 ON NEW WEST RECORDS
AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION HONORS HIATT WITH
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN SONG WRITING AWARD TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
EMMYLOU HARRIS’ NEW ALBUM ALL I INTENDED TO BE OUT JUNE 10 ON NONESUCH RECORDS
HARRIS INDUCTED INTO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME
AND HONORED BY WFUV THIS SPRING
AMERICAN PRINCES’ OTHER PEOPLE OUT NOW ON YEP ROC
ALBUM RECEIVES CRITICAL ACCLAIM SPRING TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
PETER GABRIEL’S ALL-STAR COLLABORATION BIG BLUE BALL
WITH KARL WALLINGER, SINEAD O’CONNOR,
AND OTHERS TO BE RELEASED JUNE 24 ON REAL WORLD
LIMITED EDITION OF BIG BLUE BALL VINYL AVAILABLE MAY 27
BIG BLUE BALL’S FIRST SINGLE “WHOLE THING” THE ORIGINAL MIX,NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
RAMSEUR RECORDS TO RELEASE BOMBADIL’S DEBUT ALBUM
A BUZZ, a BUZZ ON APRIL 29
TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
SATYAGRAHA, PHILIP GLASS’S LANDMARK OPERA ABOUT GANDHI’S FORMATIVE YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA,
HAS ITS METROPOLITAN OPERA PREMIERE IN A NEW PRODUCTION ON APRIL 11
FOLLOWING ITS HIT RUN IN LONDON, PHELIM MCDERMOTT AND
JULIAN CROUCH’S EXTRAORDINARY NEW STAGING,
CONDUCTED BY DANTE ANZOLINI,
FEATURES RICHARD CROFT AS THE VISIONARY LEADER
BJÖRK’S “WANDERLUST” 3-D VIDEO
TO BE FEATURED DURING NATIONAL RECORD STORE DAY
LAURA VEIRS KICKS OFF 19-CITY SOLO TOUR MAY 1 IN VANCOUVER
JOSH RITTER CONFIRMS “SMALL TOWN USA” SPRING TOUR
LIVE AT THE 9:30 CLUB EP AVAILABLE APRIL 19
THE MAGNETIC FIELDS’ DISTORTION RECEIVES CRITICAL ACCLAIM
TIFT MERRITT’S ANOTHER COUNTRY RECEIVES CRITICAL ACCLAIM
TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
GRAMMY WINNER DAN WILSON CONFIRMS DATES ON HOTEL CAFÉ TOUR
CONTINUES ON THE ROAD WITH KATHLEEN EDWARDS IN APRIL
SOLO DEBUT FREE LIFE OUT NOW
JESSIE BAYLIN MAKES VERVE FORECAST DEBUT WITH FIRESIGHT JUNE 24
NATIONWIDE TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
MARK KNOPFLER CONFIRMS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN SUPPORT OF KILL TO GET CRIMSON
JOAN BAEZ CONFIRMS SPRING TOUR DATES
RETURNS TO HARVARD SQUARE
IN THE STUDIO WITH STEVE EARL
GOLDFRAPP CONFIRMED TO PLAY COACHELLA APRIL 25
WILL PERFORM ON “THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO”
ON APRIL 22 AND KCRW’S “MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC”
ON APRIL 23 EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL-ONLY SINGLE FOR “HAPPINESS”
FEATURING REMIXES BY YEASAYER, SPIRITUALIZED AMONG OTHERS
AVAILABLE APRIL 22
ABSENTSTAR’S MAJOR LABEL DEBUT SEA TRIALS TO BE RELEASED ON
CANVASBACK MUSIC/COLUMBIA RECORDS APRIL 15
ALBUM PRODUCED BY DAN WILSON
BAND TO TOUR WITH THIRD EYE BLIND BEGINNING APRIL 1
NEWTON FAULKNER’S DEBUT HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS OUT IN THE U.S. APRIL 29
ALBUM REACHES #1 AND DOUBLE PLATINUM IN THE U.K.
EXCLUSIVE U.S. iTUNES EP AVAILABLE NOW
LAURIE ANDERSON HOMELAND
EXPANSIVE NEW WORK EXPLORES POLITICS AND AMERICAN CULTURE
INTERNATIONAL TOUR PRECEDES 2009 NONESUCH RECORDS ALBUM RELEASE
LOREENA MCKENNITT SET FOR MAJOR “LIVE IN CONCERT 2008” EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR
PAT METHENY’S DAY TRIP RELEASED TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM
TRIO FEATURING CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND ANTONIO SANCHEZ HITS THE ROAD
WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH RECORDS TO RELEASE TOUMANI DIABATÉ’S
THE MANDÉ VARIATIONS
GRAMMY–WINNING KORA PLAYER’S FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN TWO DECADES TO BE RELEASED FEBRUARY 26
WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH RECORDS TO RELEASE ORCHESTRA BAOBAB’S MADE IN DAKAR
GRAMMY–NOMINATED GROUP RETURNS FOLLOWING ACCLAIMED 2002 COMEBACK
SUMMER TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
JOSHUA REDMAN TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
BACK EAST RECEIVES GRAMMY NOMINATION
OKKERVIL RIVER CONFIRMS TOUR DATES WITH THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
THE STAGE NAMES RECEIVES ACCLAIM
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT OKKERVILRIVER.COM
PUNCH BROTHERS' PUNCH AVAILABLE ON NONESUCH RECORDS
NEW QUINTET FEATURES MANDOLINIST CHRIS THILE, GUITARIST CHRIS ELDRIDGE, BASSIST GREG GARRISON,
BANJO PLAYER NOAM PIKELNY, AND FIDDLE PLAYER GABE WITCHER
THE BLACK KEYS’ ATTACK & RELEASE DEBUTS ON BILLBOARD CHARTS AT #14
k.d. lang’s TOUR IN SUPPORT OF WATERSHED CONTINUES THROUGH MARCH
GARY LOURIS (FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE JAYHAWKS) SOLO DEBUT VAGABONDS OUT NOW ON RYKODISC
ALBUM RECEIVES CRITICAL ACCLAIM
TOUR DATES CONFIRMED
HARPER SIMON AND EDIE BRICKELL FORM THE HEAVY CIRCLES; DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW
LANGHORNE SLIM MAKES KEMADO RECORDS DEBUT APRIL 29
LIZZ WRIGHT RETURNS WITH THE ORCHARD IN FEBRUARY 2008
ACCLAIMED YOUNG SINGER TO RELEASE SOULFUL NEW ALBUM PRODUCED BY CRAIG STREET
MARTIN SEXTON CONFIRMS WINTER TOUR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM SEEDS IS OUT NOW
SEXTON TO PLAY JOHN MAYER CRUISE