WHAT:  Movement Electronic Music Festival WHEN: May 26-28 WHERE: Detroit, MI WHO: Public Enemy, Major Lazer, AraabMuzik, Actress, SBTRKT, Lindstrøm, Tiger & Woods, Todd Terje, Photek, Radioslave, more WHAT: Vivid LIVE WHEN: May 25 - June 3 WHERE: Sydney, Australia WHO:  Karen O's "Stop the Virgens", Sufjan Stevens with Bryce Dessner & Nico Muhly, Janelle Monae, Zola Jesus, Danny Brown, Florence + the Machine, Shut Up & Play the Hits (LCD Soundsystem documentary), My Brightest Diamond, Amon Tobin, Efterklang, MED, more WHAT: I Love This City WHEN: May 25-26 WHERE: San Francisco, CA WHO: James Murphy, AraabMuzik, Holy Fuck, Holy Ghost!, Duck Sauce, Cut ...

Shara Warden performs as My Brightest Diamond and incorporates classical instruments and arrangements in her often operatically styled pop songs. She's visiting Australia for concerts including one at Vivid Sydney. Her latest CD is called All Things Will Unwind.

Kurt Vile , Local Natives and more have been added to the line up of ATP curated by The National. Currently on down time, The National were recently coaxed out of the rehearsal room by All Tomorrow's Parties. Handed the keys to Minehead, the Brooklyn band have invited along some friends, contemporaries and heroes. The latest batch of line up additions include American songwriter Kurt Vile. Joined by The Violators, Vile's brand of hazy, laid back acoustic musings will resonate around the chalets later this year. Elsewhere, Local Natives have been confirmed while Perfume Genius has also been added ...

photos by David Andrako Beirut The inaugural, Dessner-curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry festival concluded on Saturday night (May 5) with performances from Beirut, Atlas Sound, My Brightest Diamond, Caveman and more. There were whispers there'd be an unannounced set from The National, but...

Recommended Show: SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012 ANA LOLA ROMAN @ THE GRAND VICTORY 245 Grand St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $8, 7PM It's another good night in the City for music. We're leaning towards Ana Lola Roman 's show at The Grand Victory ourselves. Gospel Music @ Cake Shop Silent Drape Runners @ 92YTribeca Haim, Team Spirit, & Workout @ Glasslands Sycorax & Professor Genius @ Shea Stadium Andrew Bird & Tift Merritt @ Beacon Theater Feist & Timber Timbre @ Radio City Music Hall Brendan Benson & Young Hines @ Bowery Ballroom Crystal Stilts, Woods, & Mmoss @ 285 Kent Avenue School of Seven Bells & EXITMUSIC @ Le Poisson Rouge K-Holes, Call Of The ...

My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden will perform on her former home turf this weekend. Collaborating with New York-based indie-classical chamber ensemble supergroup yMusic , MBD plays Saturday at the Crossing Brooklyn Ferry music fest, sponsored by Brooklyn Academy of Music. yMusic contributed to MBD’s 2011 release All Things Will Unwind . Crossing Brooklyn Ferry is curated by brothers and musicians Aaron and Bryce Dessner (The National). The fest was conceived by BAM director Joseph V. Melillo, who also commissioned Sufjan Stevens’ cinematic suite  The BQE in 2007. Part of a festival lineup, including Beirut, Vincent">St. Vincent, and Sharon Van ...

KAREN O IN ‘STOP THE VIRGENS’/ FLORENCE + THE MACHINE / THE TEMPER TRAP / BRYCE DESSNER, NICO MUHLY, SUFJAN STEVENS / JANELLE MONAE & THE ARCHANDROID ORCHESTRA / AMON TOBIN LIVE BEYOND 3D ‘ISAM’ / EFTERKLANG & SYDNEY SYMPHONY / PVT / SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS / MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND / SEEKAE / DANNY BROWN / MED/ ELLESQUIRE / HALFWAY CROOKS DJS / ZOLA JESUS/ LIGHT ASYLUM / FORCES/ MODULAR / FUTURE CLASSIC / GOODGOD DANCETERIA / URBANSCREEN

Sur scène, Shara Worden, a.k.a My Brightest Diamond, ne vous laissera pas la possibilité de la résumer d’un seul qualificatif. Sa personne, sa musique, son jeu de scène ne cessent [...]

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An eyebrow-raising mix that's heavy on the synths and guitars Each week, we invite a reader to share a playlist they've been listening to recently. This week it's the turn of Jennifer Mullane, 28, from Limerick in Ireland. Take a look at her blog , and follow her on Twitter . I've always loved music. Growing up in my house was a contrast in styles: Dylan, Springsteen and Young versus classical and opera. As a teenager in the 1990s, the resurgence of boy and girl bands and proliferation of R&B; groups meant anything without a synchronised dance routine ...

Alternative-Folker Sufjan Stevens lässt endlich komplett in die gemeinsame EP mit Soundtüftler Son Lux und Rapper Serengeti hineinhören, nachdem er kürzlich bereits einen ersten Vorgeschmack auf das Werk gab ( motor.de berichtete ). Unter dem Projektnamen s / s / s haben die drei Künstler vier Stücke für "Beak & Claw" aufgenommen, die sich in einem weiten musikalischen Spektrum zwischen Pop, Elektronik, Rap und diversen experimentellen Spielarten präsentieren. Auch Auto-Tune und gesangliche Unterstützung in Form von My Brightest Diamond -Sirene Shara Worden und Rapper Doseone sind enthalten. Das komplette Machwerk, welches dieser Tage auf Anticon erschien, könnt ihr euch an dieser Stelle anhören: s ...

It’s about that time – come May 25th Sydney will begin to take a whole new form as the areas around Circular Quay and The Rocks will be transformed into a colourful canvas of light. It will be the fourth edition of Vivid Sydney and this year they are pulling out all the stops to top last year’s overwhelming success. More than 400,000 people were drawn towards the many light-art installations last year, and for 2012 a massive 500,000 people are expected to take part in the many free and ticketed events that will be offered from ...

The line-up for Vivid LIVE in May/June has been revealed at Sydney Opera House’s The Studio today (March 15). It includes the previously announced “special commission” of new works created and performed by Sufjan Stevens, composer Nico Muhly (Björk, Philip Glass) and Bryce Dessner (The National), as well as: – Karen O and KK Barrett ’s psycho opera Stop the Virgens . Five nights. Fifty-plus performers on stage. – Florence + The Machine . Opening night (May 25) at The Concert Hall. Performing with the Ceremonial Orchestra. Forty-plus players on stage. – The Temper Trap in their only Sydney appearance. Two Concert Hall performances ...

Alternative-Folk-Koryphäe Sufjan Stevens gibt einen ersten Eindruck in seine Kollaborations-EP "Break And Claw" mit dem Produzenten Son Lux und Rapper Serengeti, welche Ende März bei Anticon erscheinen wird. Unter dem Projektnamen s / s / s veröffentlichen die drei Musiker eine vier Tracks umfassende Zusammenarbeit, die sich experimentell und vielseitig geben soll ( motor.de berichtete ). Dabei bekommen sie unter anderem Unterstützung von My Brightest Diamond -Sängerin Shara Worden und Hip Hopper Doseone von der Gruppierung Themselves. Die erste Hörprobe aus dem Werk präsentiert sich als verträumte bis groovende Nummer, die von exzessiven Auto Tune-Einsätzen bis hin zur Streicher-Melodie allerhand Ideen vorweisen kann ...

1er mars - Jae @ Espace B 2 mars - Sharon Van Etten @ .FMR Pan European Recording on Ice w/ Judah Warsky + KFTP + Koudlam @ Espace Pailleron 3 mars - Future Islands @ Petit Bain Kathleen Edwards @ Divan du monde 4 mars - ** Jae + Feather Feather @ La Fabrique (Balades Sonores) ** Cyann @ Espace B 5 mars - Wilco @ Grand Rex Lianne La Havas @ .FMR 6 mars - Andrew Bird @ La Cigale COMPLET ** Benjamin Fincher + Calin @ International ** Zaraz Wam Zagram @ Instants Chavirés Willis Earl Beal @ Mecanique Ondulatoire 7 mars - Wave Pictures @ .FMR 8 mars - WU LYF @ Batalcan Thousand @ Fleche d'or ** EDH @ La Fabrique ** 9 mars - Judah Warsky + Damo Suzuki @ Maroquinerie ...