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FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.

September 6, 2016 by RACHEL HORN • When we invited William Bell to the Tiny Desk, we looked forward to witnessing part of a veteran soul hitmaker's journey back to the spotlight. Bell is known for writing and performing several of the R&B classics that emerged from Memphis' Stax Records in the 1960s, "You Don't Miss Your Water" and "Everybody Loves A Winner" among them. After decades away from Stax — and away from sizable record labels entirely — he returned to his old label home earlier this year to release This Is Where I Live. So we were ready to be won over by Bell's rich, expressive voice and bandleader's charm; we were prepared for emotionally dense songs that say a lot in only a few words. We just didn't expect so much yellow.

Bell, who's 77 and now makes his home in Atlanta, worked suavely through two new songs from This Is Where I Live. The title track follows an autobiographical structure common among soul singers of a certain age (see: Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Aaron Neville). It narrates the story of Bell's life in specific detail, from the first time he heard Sam Cooke to the memorable hotel stay when he wrote "You Don't Miss Your Water," the song that "took [him] all around the world." And "The Three Of Me" is a love song of measured regret, typical of earlier Bell ballads but for its patina of time-worn wisdom.

To close his performance, Bell led the Total Package Band through one of the most enduring songs he's written: the blues standard "Born Under A Bad Sign," which has been covered by folks like Cream and Koko Taylor since Albert King first recorded it in 1967. When Bell's co-writer on the song, Booker T. Jones, played it at the Tiny Desk in 2011, his solo organ work lent the tune an appropriately eerie cast. For Bell and company, though, "Bad Sign" became a joyous, communal celebration. Nearly every member of the 12-piece band took a chorus before settling into an energetic vamp, their leader's grin as bright as his band's T-shirts.

This Is Where I Live is available now:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/thi...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/This-Where-Liv...

SET LIST:
"This Is Where I Live"
"The Three Of Me"
"Born Under A Bad Sign"

CREDITS:
Producers: Rachel Horn, Niki Walker; Audio Engineers: Suraya Mohamed, Josh Rogosin, Andrew Huether; Videographers: Niki Walker, Colin Marshall, Kara Frame, Maia Stern; Production Assistant: CJ Riculan; Photo: Claire Harbage/NPR.

For more Tiny Desk concerts, subscribe to our podcast: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/ti...

FULL CONCERT: https://youtu.be/ZFokrwZ14K4

‘Ruminations' is one of Conor Oberst's most personal records — and it was a surprise, even for its creator. He didn't intend to make an album — he was trying to recover from exhaustion after he was rattled by a health scare, a cyst on his brain. But when he left New York, N.Y., and moved back to his hometown of Omaha, Neb., the songs started coming. He recorded ‘Ruminations' on piano, guitar and harmonica in 48 hours during the winter after he moved home. The result is a collection of brave, dark songs that confront Oberst's thoughts during that time head-on.

— BOB BOILEN

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Bob Boilen, Colin Marshall, Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey; Director: Colin Marshall; Videgraphers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Cameron Robert; Post-production Editor/Colorist: Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Special Thanks: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston

October 4, 2016 by BOB BOILEN • We've never done a Tiny Desk Concert that wasn't behind my desk at NPR. But when the White House called and said they were putting on an event called South by South Lawn, a day-long festival filled with innovators and creators from the worlds of technology and art, including music, we jumped at the chance to get involved. We chose Common as the performer and the White House library as the space.

This Tiny Desk Concert was a convergence of art and soul, mixing politics with heart. Common's choice of songs dealt with incarceration as the new slavery, imagined a time where women rule the world and honored the man he looked up to all his life, his father. For this occasion Common put together a special six-piece band of close friends that includes the great Robert Glasper, with his eloquent and delicate touch, on keyboards and Derrick Hodge, whose music spans from hip-hop to folk and has made a big imprint on the world of jazz, on bass. Common also asked his longtime friend and collaborator Bilal to sing on two songs. The performance includes three brand new songs, along with one classic, "I Used To Love H.E.R."

Common was born on Chicago's South Side and grew up in President Obama's city. His rap career began in the early 1990s, back when he was known as Common Sense, and he's always taken on big ideas without easy answers in his songs, from abortion to social justice to the legacy of hip-hop itself. 25 years later, morality and responsibility continue to play significant roles in his songs. In 2015, he won an Academy Award alongside the singer John Legend for their song "Glory" from the movie Selma.

Common told us that he'd been invited to the White House many times before, including by Michelle Obama for a poetry reading back in 2011, but he was thrilled by the prospect of performing his music during Barack Obama's final months as president. One look at this Tiny Desk Concert and you'll see that thrill on his face and hear it throughout this magnificent performance on this very special day.

Common will release his 11th studio album, Black America Again, in November.

Set List:
"I Used To Love H.E.R."
"Letter To The Free"
"The Day The Women Took Over"
"Little Chicago Boy"

Credits:
Producers: Bob Boilen, Abby O'Neill, Niki Walker; Directors: Mito Habe-Evans, Niki Walker; Audio Engineers: Josh Rogosin, Kevin Wait; Videographers: Niki Walker, Mito Habe-Evans, Nick Michael, Cameron Robert, Nikki Boliaux; Animator: CJ Riculan; Supervising Producer: Jessica Goldstein; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Becky Harlan/NPR.

For more Tiny Desk concerts, subscribe to our podcast: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/ti...

FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.

FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.

FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.

FULL CONCERT: https://youtu.be/ZFokrwZ14K4

‘Ruminations' is one of Conor Oberst's most personal records — and it was a surprise, even for its creator. He didn't intend to make an album — he was trying to recover from exhaustion after he was rattled by a health scare, a cyst on his brain. But when he left New York, N.Y., and moved back to his hometown of Omaha, Neb., the songs started coming. He recorded ‘Ruminations' on piano, guitar and harmonica in 48 hours during the winter after he moved home. The result is a collection of brave, dark songs that confront Oberst's thoughts during that time head-on.

— BOB BOILEN

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Bob Boilen, Colin Marshall, Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey; Director: Colin Marshall; Videgraphers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Cameron Robert; Post-production Editor/Colorist: Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Special Thanks: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston

FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.

FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.

FULL CONCERT: https://youtu.be/ZFokrwZ14K4

‘Ruminations' is one of Conor Oberst's most personal records — and it was a surprise, even for its creator. He didn't intend to make an album — he was trying to recover from exhaustion after he was rattled by a health scare, a cyst on his brain. But when he left New York, N.Y., and moved back to his hometown of Omaha, Neb., the songs started coming. He recorded ‘Ruminations' on piano, guitar and harmonica in 48 hours during the winter after he moved home. The result is a collection of brave, dark songs that confront Oberst's thoughts during that time head-on.

— BOB BOILEN

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Bob Boilen, Colin Marshall, Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey; Director: Colin Marshall; Videgraphers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Cameron Robert; Post-production Editor/Colorist: Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Special Thanks: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston

FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.

FULL CONCERT: https://youtu.be/ZFokrwZ14K4

‘Ruminations' is one of Conor Oberst's most personal records — and it was a surprise, even for its creator. He didn't intend to make an album — he was trying to recover from exhaustion after he was rattled by a health scare, a cyst on his brain. But when he left New York, N.Y., and moved back to his hometown of Omaha, Neb., the songs started coming. He recorded ‘Ruminations' on piano, guitar and harmonica in 48 hours during the winter after he moved home. The result is a collection of brave, dark songs that confront Oberst's thoughts during that time head-on.

— BOB BOILEN

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Bob Boilen, Colin Marshall, Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey; Director: Colin Marshall; Videgraphers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Cameron Robert; Post-production Editor/Colorist: Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Special Thanks: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston

September 22, 2016 by BOB BOILEN • They came, they measured, they built and they plotted. But first, they had to borrow a few things from the NPR office.

Blue Man Group designed new instruments and a small-scale show solely for a one-time performance at the Tiny Desk. Celebrate the group's 25th anniversary with this musical and comical adventure, which you can watch this Monday, Sept. 26, at http://www.npr.org/tinydeskconcerts

CREDITS:
Producers: Bob Boilen, Niki Walker, Nick Michael; Blue Man Group Producer: Anita Shah; Technical Director: Josh Rogosin; Director: Niki Walker; Blue Man Group Creative Director: Jeff Turlik; Blue Man Group Director: David Bray; Audio Engineers: Kevin Wait, Josh Rogosin; Director of Photography: Colin Marshall; Assistant Camera: Claire Hannah Collins; Editor: Niki Walker; Assistant Editors: Nick Michael, Colin Marshall; Production Assistant: Claire Hannah Collins; Animator: Carmiliza Riculan; Supervising Producer: Mito Habe-Evans; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann; Special Thanks: Blue Man Group, our cast and crew of volunteers.

FULL CONCERT: https://youtu.be/ZFokrwZ14K4

‘Ruminations' is one of Conor Oberst's most personal records — and it was a surprise, even for its creator. He didn't intend to make an album — he was trying to recover from exhaustion after he was rattled by a health scare, a cyst on his brain. But when he left New York, N.Y., and moved back to his hometown of Omaha, Neb., the songs started coming. He recorded ‘Ruminations' on piano, guitar and harmonica in 48 hours during the winter after he moved home. The result is a collection of brave, dark songs that confront Oberst's thoughts during that time head-on.

— BOB BOILEN

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Bob Boilen, Colin Marshall, Benjamin Naddaff-Hafrey; Director: Colin Marshall; Videgraphers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Cameron Robert; Post-production Editor/Colorist: Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Special Thanks: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston

FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.

FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.

Earlier this year, Billy Bragg and Joe Henry set off on a journey. They boarded a train in Chicago, bound for Los Angeles. Each time the train stopped for more than 20 minutes in cities like St. Louis and San Antonio, they'd grab their guitars, hop off, find the waiting room and record an old railroad song. The result of this journey is an album called Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad.

Bragg has been weaving folk and punk with protest music since the late '70s, when he first started busking around London. You can hear his passion for American songwriters such as Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly on this record. Henry is an American singer and songwriter with 13 albums of his own. He's also produced so many great records for others, including Rodney Crowell, Lisa Hannigan, Bonnie Raitt — and Bragg himself.

This concept record could be seen as a nostalgia trip, but both Bragg and Henry will emphatically say that it's not. These songs and this journey celebrate the modern railroad as a major economic engine and a still-vital form of transportation. The songs are filled with mythic poetry and the metaphoric romance inherent in train songs, but the vitality in the performances keeps the songs current. You can hear that behind my desk as well as you might in a rail station.

Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad is available now:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shi...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Shine-Light-Re...

SET LIST:
"Rock Island Line"
"Hobo's Lullaby"
"Midnight Special"

CREDITS:
Producers: Bob Boilen, Niki Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Niki Walker, Nicole Boliaux; Production Assistant: Anna Marketti; Photo: Claire Harbage/NPR.

For more Tiny Desk concerts, subscribe to our podcast: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/ti...

How do you pronounce RDGLDGRN? Easy, it's just Red Gold Green. Clean and simple, no vowels, no fluff — just like the band's music. Listen and you'll hear a striking mix of rock, hip-hop, funk, go-go and international sounds, fused with energy and humor.

RDGLDGRN is based in the D.C. suburb of Reston, Va. Local music fans know the band well, and have enjoyed watching it win fans across the country and around the world. A few years ago, I heard its first album (Red, Gold, Green) and fell in love with RDGLDGRN's style. It's not only because Dave Grohl played drums in most of the songs, while Pharrell Williams cowrote and co-produced "Doing The Most." I loved the group's fresh sound, and how its members rapped over the top of real drums. Their catchy hooks and harmonies quickly grabbed my attention.

When planning for RDGLDGRN's Tiny Desk show, many details were up for consideration: time, date, technical arrangements, and so on. Of biggest concern, though, was how the group would fit into the scaled-down setting of our space. If you go to a RDGLDGRN show, you'll see a traditional stage set-up with a full complement of instruments. In the venue, you can hear and feel the excitement of a full-blown band and a full drum set; heads bob, hands wave, bodies move, and you don't find a single person in the audience standing still. It wouldn't be easy to contain the energy in such a small space.

The colors in the band's name represent RDGLDGRN's members: Red (Marcus Parham), Green (Pierre Desrosiers) and Gold (Andrei Busuioceanu), who wear their respective colors all the time, even when offstage or away from the camera. In light of their recent experimentation with Brazilian-style percussion over acoustic versions of their songs, they decided that an all-acoustic set infused with Brazilian vibes would make for the perfect Tiny Desk concert. After performing "Karnival," the group's latest single, RDGLDGRN treated us to unplugged versions of a handful of its best-known songs.

"Karnival" is available now:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kar...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYHT0IO/...

Set List:
"Karnival"
"Chop U Down"
"Doing The Most"
"No Pixar" (Freestyle)

Credits:
Producers: Suraya Mohamed, Niki Walker; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Niki Walker, Morgan McCloy; Production Assistant: Anna Marketti; Photo: NPR.

For more Tiny Desk concerts, subscribe to our podcast: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510292/ti...

FULL CONCERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EOM4...

On one of those late summer New York City evenings when a thunderstorm left a double rainbow hanging over Manhattan, the downtown club City Winery provided the perfect setting for a lucky crowd of a few hundred to experience a performance by The Head and the Heart.

The new album, ‘Signs Of Light,’ signals some change for this adored six-piece band. A new label, some rest between tours and a key member's hiatus brought new energies to bear on this third album. Its new songs are melodic winners with lyrical takeaways aplenty, and they wove easily into this set beside some of the band's live classics.

Voices, rhythms and personalities come together with The Head and the Heart, always proving that the best rock bands exceed the sum of their parts.

-- RITA HOUSTON

CREDITS

Producers: Saidah Blount, Otis Hart, Colin Marshall, Sarah Wardrop; Director: Colin Marshall; Videographers: Nicole Conflenti, Nickolai Hammar, Chris Parks, Cameron Robert; Post-Production Editors: Colin Marshall, Nicole Conflenti; Audio Engineer: Jim O’Hara; Special Thanks: City Winery; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann, Rita Houston.