Nickel Creek confirms co-headline tour with Andrew Bird this summer. Newly confirmed stops include Boise's Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden, Minneapolis' Surly Brewing, Charlottesville's Ting Pavilion, Asheville's Rabbit Rabbit, Atlanta's Coca-Cola Roxy and Charleston's Firefly Distillery among many others.
This season's offerings are so rich, arts critic Lloyd Schwartz had to be particularly selective, rounding up the events that really stuck out for him, from the opera to the symphony to early music performances.