On Sunday night, tUnE-yArDs (Merrill Garbus) shook the U-District’s relatively new Neptune Theater with her deep and thundering drum and vocal loops, created on the spot in front of the audience.

Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner are staying at a friend’s house during a tour stop in New York when they tune in, by Zoom, for an interview that goes well over its allotted time. The married couple — ...

If there is one way Merrill Garbus makes her existence known to the world, it’s through the pounding of her drums. At least, that’s where it starts. There’s also loop machines, layers of voices ...

The eclectic pop duo Tune-Yards — comprised of the married couple Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner — have played the majority of their Pittsburgh shows at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale. They’ll add ...

For singer Merrill Garbus, the idea that hard work leads to success in America is deeply suspect. 'My Country': tUnE-yArDs Questions The American Dream Merrill Garbus, the woman behind the ...

Tune-Yards performed tracks off of their new album, “Better Dreaming,” at the Bellwether on June 11. The project marks the band’s first release as a duo after recently downsizing from four members to ...

In some respects, Merrill Garbus has come a long way since 2009, when she released her debut as Tune-Yards. That record, the eclectic Bird-Brains, was a homemade delight full of tape loops, faraway ...

The WMNF Song of the Day for July 3, 2025 is “Heartbreak” by Tune-Yards. Tune-Yards (stylized as tUnE-yArDs) is the Oakland, California–based music project of Merrill Garbus (vocals, various ...

tUnE-yArDs and the Jamaican Queens perform Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Crofoot Ballroom, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac, 248-858-9333 Here’s how a tUnE-yArDs show begins. A rather diverse crowd filters in.

Tune-Yards released a new album, Better Dreaming, in May via 4AD. Now they have surprise released a new companion EP, Tell the Future With Your Body, and shared a video for its lead single, “Sand Into ...

There’s nothing like that first listen of an album by songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/wizard Merrill Garbus—the mastermind behind Oakland, Calif., globally influenced folk-rock band Tune-yards—when ...

Tune-Yards are releasing a new album, Better Dreaming, this Friday via 4AD. Now they have shared its third single, “How Big is the Rainbow,” via a music video. Dominic Mercurio directed the video, ...