Hey Substackers, we posted our latest Substack with Laurie Anderson, International Women's Day, Flea, Punch Brothers, @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social, Hurray for the Riff Raff news and more. You can read it and subscribe for free at nonesuch.substack.com/p/laurie-and...
Itโs Bandcamp Friday, which makes it a good time to re-up some albums I loved from last year. Theyโre no less fabulous for having been released in 2025. gabrielkahane.substack.com/p/eleven-alb...
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@jacobgarchik.bsky.social + @maryhalvorson.bsky.social and Sexmob on the same double bill!
What is: artists who've performed with Laurie Anderson on Nonesuch albums ('Cloudward' [2024] and 'Let X=X' [2026], respectively)?
Darcy James Argue and Brad Mehldau
My dream project with Brad Mehldau and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band premieres tonight!
Some thoughts about my process for this project, and the misunderstood of arranging:
darcyjamesargue.com/brad-mehldau...
Laurie Anderson and Sexmob will tour this spring and summer starting at the Big Ears Festival, with shows in Denmark, Finland, Belgium, France, Croatia, Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, and back in the US at Tanglewood: www.nonesuch.com/on-tour/laur...
Nonesuch Store orders of Laurie Anderson with Sexmob's 'Let X=X' include an exclusive print of Anderson's cover artwork autographed by her, while they last. You can pre-order the album and hear the title track at laurieanderson.lnk.to/LetX
Laurie Anderson with Sexmob's 'Let X=X' is due May 8 on Nonesuch. Anderson and the jazz band Sexmob recorded the 3-LP / 2-CD setโ23 songs, including favorites from throughout Andersonโs career, performed in new arrangements, plus one by Lou Reed & Metallicaโlive on tour: laurieanderson.lnk.to/LetX
Punch Brothers have announced an extensive US tour, with shows in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Colorado, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, and Maine: www.punchbrothers.com
Iโm so excited to announce Rhiannon Giddens Presents American Tunes: Lift Evโry Voice and Sing with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mavis Staples and Hurray for the Riff Raff on tour this summer!
Tune in to "The New Edge" on MIT's WMBR today from 2pm ET to hear @sksnider.bsky.social talk with @kenfield.bsky.social about her new album, 'Forward Into Light,' performed by Metropolis Ensemble led by conductor Andrew Cyr. wmbr.org
"Flea is really sympathetic to a lot of classic jazz sounds. Heโs got such a beautiful sound on trumpet. Heโs just a very, very musical person. Heโs a humble guy, but heโs got chops.โ โJeff Parker, who performs on Flea's album 'Honora,' in @mojomagazine.bsky.social www.mojo4music.com/articles/sto...
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It was 35 years ago todayโWorld Saxophone Quartet's 'Metamorphosis' was released. They're joined by a West African drumming trio and bassist Melvin Gibbs for a set of original works the Boston Globe called โterrificโ and placed among the yearโs best albums. worldsaxophonequartet.lnk.to/Metamorphosis
Happy birthday to guitarist Yasmin Williams!
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"Amazing orchestral music" โ @npr.org's Tom Huizenga, recommending @sksnider.bsky.social's 'Forward Into Light,' performed by Metropolis Ensemble led by Andrew Cyr, in New Music Friday: The Best Albums Out Feb. 27 www.npr.org/2026/02/27/n...
Happy weekend! Great live music ahead from Molly Tuttle, Emmylou Harris, John Adams, Sรฉrgio and Odair Assad, Chris Thile, Tortoise, Julia Bullock, @maryhalvorson.bsky.social, Makaya McCraven, and Mandy Patinkin: www.nonesuch.com/journal/none...
@sksnider.bsky.social covers @pandoraamp.bsky.social's Today's Classical station! It features music from her new album, 'Forward Into Light,' performed by Metropolis Ensemble led by Andrew Cyr.
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Congratulations to Ambrose Akinmusire and Cรฉcile McLorin Salvant, who've been nominated for Jazz FM Awards for Album of the Year for 'honey from a winter stone' and 'Oh Snap,' respectively. This is a public vote category, so have your say today: www.jazzfmawards.com/vote-2026/
โYou donโt want to miss 'Forward Into Light,' a glorious collection of orchestral works by @sksnider.bsky.social, played beautifully by conductor Andrew Cyr and the Metropolis Ensemble.โ โ @nightafternight.bsky.social nightafternight.substack.com/p/for-the-re...
"A double dose of magic ... exquisitely complementary variations ..." โ @uncutmagazine.bsky.social on Neba Solo & Benego Diakitรฉ's new album, 'A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking'
You can get the album and hear it at nebasolobenegodiakite.lnk.to/DjinnHunter
Hey Substackers, we posted our latest Substack with @sksnider.bsky.social, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Ambrose Akinmusire, Cรฉcile McLorin Salvant, BAFTA news, and more. You can read it and subscribe for free at nonesuch.substack.com/p/sarah-kirk...
@sksnider.bsky.social on her new album, 'Forward Into Light'
Snider says: โI chose to create an album of these four works because they share themes of perseverance, alliance, and evolution through dark and lightโconcepts that have been at the forefront of my mind in recent years."
The album features 'Forward Into Light,' inspired by the American womenโs suffrage movement; the string orchestra and harp (Noรซl Wan) version of 'Drink the Wild Ayre'; 'Eye of Mnemosyne,' a work on memory, innovation, and culture; and 'Something for the Dark,' a meditation on resilience.
Composer @sksnider.bsky.social's fifth full-length LP, the all-orchestral album 'Forward Into Light,' produced by Silas Brown and recorded by Metropolis Ensemble led by artistic director/conductor Andrew Cyr, is out now on New Amsterdam / Nonesuch Records: sarahkirklandsnider.lnk.to/ForwardIntoL...
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"Intriguing and accessible, complex and emotionally gripping ... an exhilarating listening experience ... This music adds significantly to her oeuvre.โ โ @blogcritics.bsky.social on @sksnider.bsky.social's new album, 'Forward Into Light,' out Friday blogcritics.org/music-review...
