With bassoonist Rachael Elliott and percussionist Thomas Kozumplik on temporary hiatus, Clogs pares down to a duo, leaving guitarist Bryce Dessner and violinist/violist Padma Newsome as the driving ...

Around Valentine's Day, music has the tendency to degenerate into trite love songs and Kenny G Hallmark-inspired drivel so wimpy that even the guys responsible for elevator music cover their ears.

The idea of the Kronos Quartet being closet Tortoise fans and opting to make their next album a note-by-note cover of "Millions Now Living Will Never Die" is a mind blower, right? By Billboard Staff ...

Padma Newsome, the Australian principal composer of the trans-national quartet Clogs, would rather we didn't try to explain what kind of music his group plays. It's not that he wants to be difficult, ...

Clogs and the Books are a partnership made in alt.heaven, happily sharing a fast-growing and adventurous audience for their eight-date tour. The former are a chamber ensemble who have opted for the ...

As Clogs head west for a date at Café Du Nord in San Francisco Monday, Aug. 25 with provocative singer-songwriter Mia Doi Todd, composer Newsome grants the logic of the post-rock comparisons. Speaking ...

Clogs (Bryce Dessner): Hello, Nick and Paul! I have played your music for many different friends and it never fails to appeal. Why do you think this is? Books (Paul de Jong): Hello Bryce, Nick and I ...