It's still not one hundred percent (hence the question-mark in the title) but things are looking pretty official that a new Joanna Newsom record is due later this year. As you all know by now, we're not one to report on rumours but when it comes to someone as utterly flawless as Miss Newsom, we just had to.
According to her booking agency- Billions under listed avails we see this little gem: October - December 2009 Tour TBA New album in fall on Drag City Fills my heart!NOTE: 2 days after this post, the part about the new album being released in the Fall was taken downPhoto found on Flickr athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/somethingness/3630543954/
Friday's Black BoxFriday is a day to crash. Crash meaning "to kick back and relax." And also, for me, meaning to violently burn to the ground in a heap of broken pieces because of all of the things that I have neglected to write about during the week. Since this happens pretty much every friday, I've resolved to go the way of the airplane and record everything in a tiny black box. Also, for you...
Students for Barack Obama Present: JOANNA NEWSOMGet Out The Vote For CHANGEMonday, October 20Reno, Nevada Nightingale Concert HallUniversity of Nevada Reno campusdoors 7pm, show 8pmFree and open to Nevada voters with NV school ID or NV state driver's licenses.Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.VIP tickets are available 10am-6pm October 18 and 20 in front of the JCSU on UNR...
Joanna Newsom is showing her support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama with a free show. The singer is set to perform on Monday (October 20) at the Nightingale Concert Hall on the University of Nevada campus in Reno.Unfortunately the show is only open to people with a Nevada State ID or drivers license, so out-of-state fans are out of luck.The free show is to encourage peopl...
That's write, I do not have any doubt: Joanna Newsom is the most interesting female artist from the beggining of the 21st century! As an incredible singer, amzing harp player and an orignal and inovative composer, she has all the qualities for her name to live on many decades and, for me in particular, genarations. My sons will certainly hear her work!And there sons too!She's young and talented...
Thursday. Travel. Packing. Record time for tent pitching. Beer. Friday. Sexy Bill. Giggly Joanna. Astonishing new acts. Giant dragon. Sun shine, sun burn, crush crush crush! Seasick Steve! Beer. Saturday. Rain. Mud. Bare feet. Battles! Scream! Steaming drummer. Cellphone in a mudlake. Red wine, beer. One mega push. Sunday. Windy. Flying tents. Seasick Steve! Gruff Rhys! Stephen Malkmus! Jicks! ...
If you have any respect for aural pleasure, you must must MUST check out Joanna Newsom, and also Smog. I had the pleasure of being given a ticket to their sold out show on Sunday as a birthday present, as my initial introduction to these two amazing performers. Never have I been quite so enraptured and enthralled, enough to put up with the discomfort of standing for hours without moving. Her ta...
A three song E.P., Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band, will be released on April 24 on Drag City. The E.P. will include a new song, "Colleen," and new versions of two previously released songs, "Clam, Crab, Cockle, Cowrie," which appeared in its original form on The Milk-Eyed Mender, and "Cosmia," a version of which appeared on Ys.Photo by Pete Newsom.Newsom will be touring Europe in April, b...
So I know that I'm way behind on this discovery, but I just got Ys and I figured in the 12 minutes of internet access I have, I would force anyone who happens to be looking at this to listen to it. I love it more than I've loved any album in a really long time. It's quirky and beautiful and epic, and I'm fine with the fact that I really cannot stop listening to it. Most people I've talked to di...
According to her booking agency- Billions under listed avails we see this little gem: October - December 2009 Tour TBA New album in fall on Drag City Fills my heart!NOTE: 2 days after this post, the part about the new album being released in the Fall was taken downPhoto found on Flickr athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/somethingness/3630543954/
This interview has been in the works for a long time, with lots of starts and stops. I didn't think it was ever going to happen, actually, but it did. It's mostly about Newsom's EP from last spring and how she went from the elaborate orchestrations of Ys to the more stripped down live-ish sound. Here's the intro, follow the jump to the actual Q&A:I first saw Joanna Newsom 2004, filling the ...
Students for Barack Obama Present: JOANNA NEWSOMGet Out The Vote For CHANGEMonday, October 20Reno, Nevada Nightingale Concert HallUniversity of Nevada Reno campusdoors 7pm, show 8pmFree and open to Nevada voters with NV school ID or NV state driver's licenses.Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.VIP tickets are available 10am-6pm October 18 and 20 in front of the JCSU on UNR...
"The film shows all of the artists playing their music live as well as much more intimate material of the artists on the road and their general tour antics. What's great is that all of them travel in just one, rather small van instead of an overblown, million dollar tour bus." The Family Jams will be have its public debut at The Sarasota Film Festival on April 2nd and 3rd. The Family Jams - Tra...
After being on a short break from touring, Joanna Newsom is finally ready to play some live dates. The singer-songwriter will play a handful of dates in Australia early next year.The five-date jaunt is set to kick off January 16 in Brisbane, Australia. Joanna Newsom Tour dates: 01-16 Brisbane, Australia - The Tivoli 01-18 Sydney, Australia - Sydney Opera House 01-20 Melbourne, Australia - The...