"She began her musical journey in Richmond, Virginia, and has released four studio albums, including "No Burden," "Historian," and "Home Video," which focussed on the worlds of childhood and adolescence. In addition to her solo work, Dacus joined forces with Phoebe Bridgers and Julien Baker to form the band boygenius. Their album, "The Record," released in 2023, garnered widespread acclaim and earned the trio three Grammy Awards."
"Rufus Wainwright is a singer, a songwriter, and a composer, renowned for what the New York Times calls his "genuine originality." He has released eleven studio albums, including the Grammy-nominated albums "Unfollow the Rules" and "Folkocracy"; three DVDs; and six live albums, including "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall," also nominated for a Grammy Award. He has written two operas and numerous songs for films and television shows."
On October 26, 2025, Lucy Dacus and Rufus Wainwright appeared at the 26th annual New Yorker Festival in New York City, part of a weekend of events, screenings, and performances that brought together leading voices across fields. Lucy Dacus is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer from Richmond, Virginia, with four studio albums including No Burden, Historian, and Home Video, and a recent solo album, Forever Is a Feeling, that debuted atop Billboard Rock and Folk/Americana charts. Dacus performs with boygenius, whose 2023 album The Record won three Grammys. Rufus Wainwright has released eleven studio albums, written two operas, composed for film and television, premiered a musical adaptation in 2024, and debuted Dream Requiem with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
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