David Byrne, that firm believer in shows going on, completely transformed American Utopia on just a couple of days’ notice after several members of his backing band and crew tested positive for Covid-19. On Monday, Dec. 28, Byrne debuted what he called, American Utopia: Unchained, a revamped version of the …
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In the latest episode of Rolling Stone’sMusicians on Musicians podcast, presented by Allstate, Lorde and David Byrne sit down for a conversation as unpredictable as you’d hope from two stars who specialize in packing pop songs with quirks and curveballs. It touched on everything from songwriting to those moments when …
Read More »David Byrne Returns to 'SNL' With 'American Utopia' Songs, 'Airport Sushi' Sketch
David Byrne returned to Saturday Night Live for the first time in 31 years to present songs from his American Utopia stage show as well as reunite with Sack Lunch Bunch cast mate John Mulaney for a Broadway pastiche about airport sushi. Byrne opened his SNL musical guest spot — …
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