Joanna Newsom, perhaps the most famous harpist in popular culture since Harpo of the Marx Bros., is back to performing live after taking a long hiatus.
The singer/songwriter/actress (and long-time wife of Andy Samberg) has put recording new material on the back burner after 2015’s Divers which debuted atop the Billboard’s Alternative Album chart.
In March of last year she surprised Fleet Foxes fans by secretly opening for them in downtown LA and live debuting five tunes currently titled “Bombs Are Whistling”, “Marie at the Mill”, “Little Hand”, “The Air Again”, and “No Wonder,” in a seven-song solo set.
But then fans didn’t hear from her until last week when she played in Salt Lake City at the Kilby Block Party. The perfect warm up gig to a four night residency at Hollywood’s most famous cemetery? Sure, why not.
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