About
Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, harpist and actress. After recording and self-releasing two EPs in 2002, Newsom signed to the independent label Drag City. Her debut album, The Milk-Eyed Mender, was released in 2004 to acclaim and garnered Newsom an underground following. She received wider exposure with Ys (2006), which reached number 134 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a 2007 Shortlist Music Prize. She continued releasing albums with Have One on Me in 2010 and Divers in 2015.
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Newsom has been noted by critics for her unique musical style, sometimes characterized as progressive folk, and for her harp instrumentation. She has also appeared as an actress with roles in the television series Portlandia and in the 2014 film Inherent Vice.
Member of
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Nervous Cop harp
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Golden Shoulders background vocals, piano
Discography
Live
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2024-05-16 Masonic Lodge, Los Angeles, CA - Night 2
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2024-05-19 Masonic Lodge, Los Angeles, CA - Night 4
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2024-05-27 Live at The Masonic Lodge [Hollywood Forever]
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2024-05-10 Kilby Block Party, Salt Lake City, UT
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2024-05-15 Masonic Lodge, Los Angeles, CA - Night 1
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2024-05-18 The Masonic Lodge, Los Angeles, CA - Night 3
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2020-01-15 Bates Recital Hall, Austin, TX
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2020-01-16 Bates Recital Hall, Austin, TX
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2019-09-14 Teatro Del Museo Del Barrio, New York, NY
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2019-11-26 Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA - Night 2
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2019-09-07 Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, PA
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2019-09-12 Teatro Del Museo Del Barrio, New York, NY
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2019-10-13 Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, Milwaukee, WI
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2019-10-12 Irish Cultural and Heritage Center, Milwaukee, WI
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2019-09-06 Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
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2019-10-09 Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
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2019-11-25 Herbst Theatre, San Fancisco, CA - Night 1
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2019-10-08 Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
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2019-10-10 Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
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2019-11-22 Sunset Center, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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2016-12-30 Opera House, Sydney, Australia
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2016-04-02 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
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2016-03-01 Philharmonic, Liverpool, UK
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2016-04-01 Egyptian Theatre, Boise, ID
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2015-11-05 Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany
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2015-11-07 Tivoli Vredenburg, Utretcht
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2015-12-09 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
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2015-10-31 Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
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2015-11-09 Eventim Apollo, London, UK
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2011-03-02 Beck's Music Box, Perth, Australia
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2011-03-09 City Recital Hall, Sydney, Australia
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2010-09-14 Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
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2010-09-25 Epicerie Moderne, Arles, FR
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2010-09-30 Opera House, Tel Aviv, Israel
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2010-03-13 The Phoenix, Toronto, Canada
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2010-05-17 Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany
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2010-02-07 Daikanyama UNIT, Tokyo, Japan
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2010-02-08 Waseda Hoshien Scott Hall, Tokyo, Japan
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2010-05-12 Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
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2010-05-11 Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
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2010-09-18 Palace Theatre, Manchester, UK
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2010-03-23 Sixth and I Synagogue, Washington DC
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2010-01-20 Forum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
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2010-09-17 Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK
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2007-10-27 Riverbend Center, Austin, TX
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2007-09-12 Paradiso, Amsterdam
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2007-09-14 Divadlo Archa, Prague
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2007-01-16 with Northern Sinfonia, Sage Gateshead, England
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2006-12-09 Memorial Union Hall, Madison, WI
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Live at Bottletree in Birmingham (11/25/2006)
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2005-08-21 Green Man Festival, Wales
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2005-07-05 Folkets Park, Malmö, Sweden
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2005-10-22 Machida Ryouden-ji Temple, Tokyo, Japan
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2005-05-28 Live at Sasquatch Festival, WA
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2005-04-14 Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK
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2004-06-30: The 5 Spot, Nashville, TN, USA
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2007-09-16 WUK, Vienna, Austria
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2011-01-19: Le Rocher de Palmer, Cenon, France
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2004-09-19 Homefires Festival, Conway Hall, London, UK
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2005-02-26 New Ground, KCRW
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Tags
- singer/songwriter
- new weird america
- spotify boycott
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- cb69e1f1-bc76-4df5-93c9-cf97dd8a3b5c
- ISNI
- 0000000364567885
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.