Rhiannon Giddens led a mostly Black, mostly banjo-driven night at the Hollywood Bowl that included Steve Martin and an Our Native Daughters reunion.

The Simon & Garfunkel tune appeared to be the capper to the evening, as Giddens said they’d run out of time to get in their long-rehearsed full-cast finale before the Bowl’s 10:45 p.m. curfew.

Giddens next covered the song that gave the evening its name — Paul Simon’s “American Tune,” which at the Newport Folk Festival in 2022 Simon performed with Giddens with the lyrics ...

Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winner Rhiannon Giddens tells the story of working class people through her music — one she ...

There was a good share of on-stage comedy happening at Rhiannon Giddens’ all-star roots music night Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl. That much was assured, with Ed Helms hosting the evening, and ...