Just a couple weeks after their acclaimed performance at Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival, tUnE-yArDs made their national television debut (Monday, August 1) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. With the addition of ?uestlove on drums and Black Thought even rapping a verse near the end of the tune, this song is brimming with unbridled energy. Let’s hope the spontaneity and utter joy of this performance will bring Merrill Garbus’ insanely creative music to a larger audience. It deserves to be heard by everyone.
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'Guardians of the Galaxy' Blew the Door to Comic Book Films Wide Open
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Willie Nelson's 'Ride Me Back Home' Is His Latest Career High
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Kevin Richard Martin's 'Sirens' Is Harrowing Music Inspired by Child Birth
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14 Jun 2019
Scorsese and Dylan: A Match Made in Fantasy
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14 Jun 2019
Anaïs Mitchell Joins Nels Andrews on "Scrimshaw", a Song About Keeping Steady (premiere)
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14 Jun 2019
Experimental Music Festival Obey Convention Draws Unconventional Voices
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14 Jun 2019
Lee Moses: How Much Longer Must I Wait? Singles and Rarities: 1965-1972
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14 Jun 2019
Katie Toupin Is Free of All Moorings on the Terrific 'Magnetic Moves'
The first full-length solo album from former Houndmouth keyboardist/vocalist Katie Toupin is a giant leap forward thanks to an eclectic style and top-shelf songwriting.
14 Jun 2019
'Doom Days' Indeed for Bastille
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14 Jun 2019
When the Camera Swings: Silent Film Master Paul Leni's 'The Man Who Laughs' and 'The Last Warning'
Paul Leni loved to move the camera to unsettle viewers -- under curtains, through doors, down trapdoors, swinging on ropes -- as seen in The Man Who Laughs and The Last Warning.
13 Jun 2019
Michelle Vezilj's Debut Song "Fire Goes to Die" Is Powerful (track review)
Michelle Vezilj's debut song "Fire Goes to Die" is about reclaiming power after a sexual assault and shifting the narrative from victim to victor.
13 Jun 2019
Glen Hansard's Dynamic 'This Wild Willing' Tour
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13 Jun 2019
The 'Heavy Age' Is Here: An Interview with Unwed Sailor
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