Arts
Our critics selected a roster of the most noteworthy
20 Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall. Anticipated debuts and long-awaited follow-ups are due this season.
Updated 2024-Oct-03 12:34
A woman in a baggy shirt and tie and long plaid shorts sings into a microphone onstage, bathed in greenish light.
Wayne Shorter s influence can be seen in his contributions to Art Blakey s Jazz Messengers Miles Davis s 1960s quintet and the diverse fusion band Weather Report during the early years of his career.
In 2000 the innovative saxophonist and composer established another quartet which utilized his extensive previous work while boldly exploring new territory exemplified in the recent live album Celebration Volume 1.At this place the remaining members of the band pianist Danilo Pérez bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade pay tribute to the legend alongside renowned saxophonist Mark Turner.
October 21 22 Blue Note SHTEAMERSOCCER MOMMY A feeling of longing runs through Evergreen Soccer Mommy s fourth album created by Sophie Allison.
While Sometimes Forever utilized surreal electronics Evergreen uses hand played instruments such as guitars and woodwinds.
It returns to Soccer Mommy s initial indie rock sound with a naturally more mature viewpoint. 25 Loma Vista PARELESNovemberFLO In the 1990s girl group R B was a whirlwind of independence feminism seduction harmonies electronics dance moves and fashion statements.
Some of the year’s buzziest artists Charli XCX Chappell Roan are headlining tours and festivals this fall and a bevy of new albums from established stars Shawn Mendes Jelly Roll and up and comers Flo Nemahsis are on the way.
Dates and lineups are subject to change. SeptemberNILÜFER YANYA The British musician Nilüfer Yanya makes pensive intricately layered songs that revel in unexpected textural jolts.
On Like I Say I Runaway the lead single from her third album My Method Actor the deadpan Sade like cool of Yanya’s vocals is interrupted by a sudden eruption of PJ Harvey esque guitar distortion.
A melodically rich meditation on identity desire and the reverberations of heartache My Method Actor is a confident and hypnotic follow up to her 2022 release Painless.
Sept. 13 Ninja Tune LINDSAY ZOLADZNEMAHSIS Nemahsis the songwriter Nemah Hasan who has Palestinian roots sings about seizing her tangled identity as an independent artist a Muslim the daughter of immigrants and a self questioning but determined individualist.
On her debut album Verbathim her producers include Drake’s regular collaborator Noah 40 Shebib with songs that can be folky or test the electronic edges of hyperpop.
Sept. 13 Verbaithim JON PARELES SEXYY RED Fresh off several high profile collaborations with Drake Sexyy Red the 26 year old St.
Louis rapper makes the leap to headlining arenas on her Sexyy Red 4 President tour on which she’s playing songs from her latest mixtape In Sexyy We Trust.
That’s one way to kick off election season. Sept. 17 Barclays Center ZOLADZ.
Flo an English trio draws inspiration from Destiny s Child and TLC while adding their own unique touch.
Flo has been consistently releasing confident singles and EPs since 2022 with their first full length album Access All Areas set to be released soon.
November 15 Island PARELESDecemberWADADA LEO SMITH AND AMINA CLAUDINE MYERS The musician Wadada Leo Smith and the pianist organist Amina Claudine Myers first crossed paths in Chicago during the late 60s as new arrivals from the South and founding members of the renowned avant garde group the A.But their first collaboration was not until 2021. The outcome a series of airy duets published in May under the title Central Park s Mosaics of Reservoir Lake Paths and Gardens.
