Son Little Shares Tender New Song “Cherry”
Curiosity about his ancestry has led songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Son Little on a journey throughout the American South that has resulted in his new album, simply titled ‘CITYFOLK.’
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Bettye LaVette still collecting much praise and playing SXSW!
BETTYE LaVETTE has earned a high spot on the annual Village Voice “Pazz & Jop” poll, coming in at #20. In editor Robert Christgau’s essay on the poll, he states: “Bettye LaVette outdoes herself.” Elsewhere, in a review of a Joni Mitchell tribute show at Carnegie Hall, Jon Pareles closed …
Jolie Holland to release Springtime Can Kill You
Acclaimed singer-songwriter’s third album due May 9; Sneak-peek at South-by-Southwest showcase March 17 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Acclaimed singer-songwriter Jolie Holland today announced the May 9, 2006 release of Springtime Can Kill You, her third release for Anti- Records. Following in the steps of her lauded 2003 basement-tapes Catalpa and …
Neko Case tour press release
TOUR DATES CONFIRMED SUPPORTING “AMBITIOUS” (LA TIMES) NEW ALBUM ‘FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD’ (ANTI- RECORDS/MARCH 7), INCLUDING SXSW PERFORMANCE AND TWO NIGHTS AT NYC’S WEBSTER HALL CATCH NEKO ON NBC’S TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO MARCH 9 NEKO EARNS FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR AT 2006 PLUG INDEPENDENT MUSIC …
Lanois excited by Grammy nods
February 8, 2006 By JANE STEVENSON - Toronto Sun He already has won nine Grammys, but Daniel Lanois says getting nominated never gets old. The Hull-born, Hamilton-raised producer-songwriter-guitarist is up for three Grammys tonight at the Staples Centre in L.A., including in the top category of best album as one …
Neko Case "Fox Confessor" press release
DISPARATE SOURCES - FROM RUSSIA TO ALABAMA, VIA WASHINGTON - INSPIRE FABLES ON AMBITIOUS ‘FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD’ (ANTI- RECORDS) FIRST STUDIO ALBUM IN NEARLY FOUR YEARS SET FOR MARCH 7, 2006 “With this album,” Neko Case reflects, “I wanted to try and figure out how fairy tales were …
Tom Waits wins landmark Spanish legal judgement
Tom Waits has won a landmark legal victory in Spain, establishing his moral rights in a case brought against car manufacturer Volkswagen-Audi (VAESA) and a Spanish production company for adapting one of Waits’ songs and impersonating his voice in a television commercial. It is the first time that such moral …