David Byrne

Former Talking Heads David Byrne to Perform at Hershey Theatre

Former Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne is coming to Hershey in 2018.

David Byrne To Embark On First Solo Tour Since 2009

This March, legendary performer David Byrne will do something he hasn’t done since 2009: he will embark on a solo tour. Byrne, who fronted Hall Of Fame act Talking Heads from the group’s formation through their 1991 breakup, is also expected to release a new album to accompany the March 2018 tour.

David Byrne of Talking Heads, Comedian Eddie Izzard to play UPAC

An English comedian long known for his eccentric style and the former lead singer of the Talking Heads will perform shows at UPAC in Kingston in early next year. Comedian Eddie Izzard will take the stage Feb. 16, and rock star David Byrne will perform on March 10.

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne to perform at Hershey Theatre in 2018

It seems as if central Pennsylvania has caught David Byrne's eye. The former Talking Heads frontman blogged in October about the Rock Lititz campus where he was preparing for a tour. Now, that tour is coming to Hershey.

David Byrne Tour comes to Count Basie Theatre

David Byrne is coming back to Red Bank. Byrne, the boundary-pushing art-rock iconoclast, announced Tuesday that he'll return to the Asbury Park Press Stage at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank on Saturday, March 3, 2018.

Jan 8 2018

David Byrne announces first solo album in over a decade American Utopia

Once more in a lifetime: David Byrne to return to UBCFA

The last time David Byrne, his band and a troop of dancers performed at the University at Buffalo's Center for the Arts, I scrawled a note in my journal after filing my review and returning home. "One of the ten best shows, no question," I gushed to no one but myself. I stand by that assessment, and fully expect to scrawl something similar when Byrne and his band return to the CFA for a show at 7 p.m. March 6.

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne playing Centennial Hall

Jan 19 2018

David Byrne expands 2018 “American Utopia” tour with new US dates

Jan 22 2018

Roskilde-aktuel rockstjerne vil gøre dig glad

David Byrne har nemlig sat sig for at gøre verden til et bedre stede at leve.

Jan 16 2018

David Byrne Launches the “Reasons to Be Cheerful” Web Site: A Compendium of News Meant to Remind Us

Whatever your ideological persuasion, our time has no doubt given you more than a few reasons to fear for the future of civilization, not least because bad news sells. Musician, artist, and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has certainly felt the effects.

Sick of bad news? David Byrne launches Reasons To Be Cheerful, a website for good times only

In the face of a world in toil, David Byrne has launched a website for his well-doing initiative ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful’.

Jan 23 2018

Manden bag Talking Heads samlede 700 tilhørere til optimist-foredrag

Men i stedet for mentalt at gå i sort har han som en slags terapi over længere tid samlet på positive historier og opløftende nyheder, som har kunnet minde ham om, at der rent faktisk foregår en masse godt rundt om i verden.

Jan 19 2018

David Byrne præsenterer gratis og opløftende historier i København

1980’er-ikonet og Talking Heads-forsangeren David Byrne – ham med ”Burning Down the House" og ”Psycho Killer” – har samlet gode nyheder fra hele verden, der minder ham om: »Hej, der foregår faktisk nogle positive ting!« Dette har inspireret ham til et nyt projekt på tværs af platforme, som han kalder ”Reasons To Be Cheerful”.

Feb 1 2018

David Byrne on Trump, Cultural Appropriation and Why He Won’t Reunite Talking Heads

Feb 2 2018

David Byrne On Potential Talking Heads Reunion & Setlist For Upcoming Tour

Tishaura Jones Gets a Shout-Out on David Byrne’s ‘Reasons to Be Cheerful’

What gives musician David Byrne hope, even in a dark time? How about the political success of Tishaura Jones?

WATCH DAVID BYRNE LEAD A CHOIR TO SING DAVID BOWIE AND MADONNA

David Byrne, the enigmatic lead singer of Talking Heads, is gearing up to release his solo LP American Utopia on March 9th, but has still found time to make a performance group’s dreams come true.

David Byrne gives us reasons to be cheerful — announces new album and tour

The news organizations love to remind us of all the ways we’re heading down via handbasket, but we amplify the sentiment even more through our social platforms. David Byrne wants you to give it a rest.

David Byrne is bringing his ‘most ambitious show’ in 35 years to London

Jan 17 2018

David Byrne leads Choir! Choir! Choir! in covers of Bowie and Madonna

On Saturday night, the Talking Heads founder joined Choir! Choir! Choir! for a performance in the lobby of New York’s Public Theater as part of Under the Radar Festival.

Dreading 2018? Don’t - David Byrne just gave a seminar on these Reasons To Be Cheerful

Essentially, the Talking Heads legend has made a proactive choice not to wallow in the bad news, but search for the glimmers of light. Over the past few years, he’s been collecting inspiration. Think of it as a scrap book, where all the cuttings are about hopeful, encouraging, constructive stories.

Jan 17 2018

David Byrne adds a thousand more tour dates to American Utopia tour…

Jan 16 2018

David Byrne headed to Sacramento on his ‘American Utopia’ tour

David Byrne gives us reasons to be cheerful (^▽^) — announces new album and tour, shares single

David Byrne to play Solo Show at Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre

David Byrne, the musical auteur who helped transition punk rock to new wave with the seminal band Talking Heads, then expanded to world music and other genres, will play F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, it was just announced.

Aug 28 2017

David Byrne Will Offer Some Free ‘Reasons to Be Cheerful’ at New Museum’s Ideas City

David Byrne, the legendary frontman of Talking Heads, is hopping off his bicycle long enough to share some “Reasons to Be Cheerful” at New Museum’s upcoming Ideas City festival.

Apr 4 2016

Looking Back: True Stories (1986)

Dec 17 2010

True Stories

Mar 20 2014

TRUE STORIES (1986)

Oct 24 2016

Second Glance: David Byrne’s Wonderfully Quirky Small-Town Musical, ‘True Stories’

Aug 7 2014

David Byrne only made one movie, but it’s one nobody else could have made

Sep 20 1981

A ‘TALKING HEAD’ COLLABORATES WITH TWYLA THARP

Dec 9 2014

Happy Anniversary: David Byrne, The Catherine Wheel

Dec 15 2016

35 Years Ago: David Byrne’s Inventive ‘Catherine Wheel’ Precedes Talking Heads Reunion

Dec 18 1986

The Year in Film: Brains Over Budget

Oct 5 2012

So Much Specialness

May 18 2017

David Byrne Personally Approved Selena Gomez’s “Psycho Killer” Sample

Art-pop icon "heard it, loved it and approved it"

May 18 2017

Selena Gomez’s New Single “Bad Liar” Already Has David Byrne’s Approval

The new track debuted Thursday, and indeed, it shares that buoyant thumbed bass line that distinguishes "Psycho Killer"—because they're actually the same bass line, though "Bad Liar" is transposed down a few notes.

May 18 2017

Selena Gomez’s New Song Samples Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” and It Slaps

David Byrne approves too!

Oct 31 1986

True Stories

Dec 9 2014

The Tuesday Zone: ‘True Stories’ (1986)

Oct 23 2012

True Stories: A Film about People Like Us

Apr 6 2014

People Like Us: The Specialness of David Byrne’s TRUE STORIES

Aug 19 2008

New Bike Racks, Courtesy of David Byrne

Dec 20 2010

David Byrne Exhibition in Tokyo

May 13 2017

40 Years Ago: Brian Eno Meets David Byrne, Changing the Talking Heads’ Career Path

Brian Eno‘s remarkable six-album collaboration with David Byrne began with a chance meeting at London’s Rock Garden.

Apr 21 2017

Talking Heads’ David Byrne to Speak at Seattle’s MoPOP Conference

April 20, 2017, will see the beginning of the 16th Annual Pop Conference held at the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle, Washington, over 4 days.

Apr 18 2017

David Byrne’s ‘Live From Austin, TX’ to Get Vinyl Release

A 2007 David Byrne live album is set for a June 2 release on vinyl. New West Records initially released the Talking Heads co-founder’s Live from Austin, TX: David Byrne on CD/DVD in 2007.

May 8 2017

Watch David Byrne Join Angélique Kidjo For “Once In A Lifetime” At Carnegie Hall

On Friday night, the Grammy-winning Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo hosted a tribute to the Talking Heads’ classic album Remain In Light at Carnegie Hall.

May 6 2017

Watch David Byrne and Angélique Kidjo Perform Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime”

The Beninese singer performed the entirety of Talking Heads’ 1980 album Remain in Light at Carnegie Hall

May 7 2017

Review: Angélique Kidjo Takes ‘Remain in Light’ Back to Africa

Africa rapturously reclaimed rock when Angélique Kidjo, from Benin, performed all the songs from Talking Heads’ album “Remain in Light” on Friday night at Carnegie Hall, along with a few of her own.

Apr 25 2017

A toast to cheer: David Byrne to lecture on why we should be cheerful

Cheer up and hear all about it.

Mar 31 2017

David Byrne Among Those Set to Rally Against Trump Cuts to Arts Funding

Hundreds of residents, elected officials, cultural groups and artists — including Talking Heads frontman David Byrne — will rally in Manhattan Monday to protest President Donald Trump's proposal to gut federal funding for the arts and humanities.

Apr 3 2017

David Byrne joins NYC rally to save the arts from Trump cuts

Cutting funding to the arts is a road to nowhere, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne said at a rally at City Hall Monday.

Oct 22 2009

Here We Go Again: The Politics of Stop Making Sense

May 12 2010

David Byrne: Inside Out

Oct 12 2010

Interview with David Byrne, Vacant Gallery 10.12.10

Sep 14 1999

Stop Making Sense

Jul 4 2008

“Voice of Julio” by David Byrne and David Hanson

Apr 3 2017

Trump protest in NYC over arts funding cuts headlined by David Byrne, Scott Stringer, more

President Donald Trump has launched an assault on the arts, politicians, executives and artists, including Talking Heads founder David Byrne, said at a City Hall rally on Monday.

Mar 27 2017

FILM HOUSE: The Talking Heads at a most fertile time

If there is one term that makes a new wave musician squirm, even more than being referred to as a new wave musician, it’s quirky.