It’s been almost a year since Joanna Newsom made her surprise return with an opening set at a Fleet Foxes show in LA, where she played five new songs and told the crowd that she has 11 new songs written. We still haven’t gotten any confirmation of a new album, but she since announced an appearance at Salt Lake City’s Kilby Block Party festival this May, and now she announced a solo harp and piano residency called ‘The Strings/Keys Reincidence’ happening at LA’s Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever from May 15-19 with new music promised. The announcement reads:
I know what you’re thinking — we’re all thinking it — What’s in the saddlebag, Newsom? It’s hard to tell from here, but darn if she doesn’t seem to packing some new tunes! What’s your pleasure? The golden oldies? Perhaps a cover song or two? A 17-minuter for the large-bladdered among us? Over the space of these five nights she’ll sing some, strum some, pluckety plunk some, and probably sonically boggle your noggin. The noggin inside your heart.
The residency also includes a matinee show for kids on May 18 (3:30 PM start, 2:30 doors). The announcement says it’s “strictly for kids under 18 (and their keepers)” and adds that “Mrs. Newsom has promised to forgo the ‘blue’ material we’ve all come to know (and respect) her for, and instead tailor the setlist to be not only suitable for children, but specifically designed with them in mind. Tickets for this show will only be available for the little ones (and their keepers), a policy as ironclad as it is unenforceable!”
Tickets will be on sale soon.
Joanna Newsom — 2024 Tour Dates
5/10 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
5/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
5/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
5/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
5/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever^
5/19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever
^Matinee Show