Way, way back in the forgotten month that was July, we posted a news piece about a possible confirmation of a new Joanna Newsom album tentatively expected around Autumn of this very year. Well that obviously wasn't the case (or we'd all be singing and prancing around like Elves right now) but thankfully, more news has surfaced on the harpists forthcoming L.
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Recently-unveiled Australian tour dates aside, news on Joanna Newsom can be hard to come by. That is, if you’ve limited your search to the music section of your local magazine rack/Borders/internet. Your favorite indie harpist with the most divisive...
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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/
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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.
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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...
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Joanna Newsom will join the Brooklyn Philharmonic for a magical one-night-only performance on February 1st! For 2 hours, Newsom will sing with BP musicians and Music Director Michael Christie, opening the 2008 Spring Season for the Phil. The unique combo will perform her 2006 album Ys which will be followed by a set with her band. According to the "official info" that I found on HARP Mag:Fou...
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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...
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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, begi
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Fantastic news- Joanna Newsom is opening up for Bjork on 2 of her 8 U.S. appearances. in CO and right here in CA at Shoreline! On May 19, I will be in heaven seeing 2 of my favorite performers under one roof.A year ago Bjork came to see Joanna play in Iceland.
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The fifth annual Green Man Festival, which takes place in Wales, will feature a strong lineup of mostly indie artists including Joanna Newsom, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation, Bill Callahan, Vashti Bunyan, Dead Meadow, Gruff Rhys, Vetiver, The Earlies and Richmond Fontaine.”The festival is relatively unique in that the focus is on quality artists and a, shall w.
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I was browsing around e-bay, searching for Milk Eyed Mender on vinyl, when I found out that Joanna Newsom is featured in this months Papermag. She's even on the cover as part of a "65 Beautiful People" spread. I went to the magazines website, and they have an interview, as well as some videos of her. Here are some pictures from that photo shoot.Oh, Joanna. How I love thee.http://www.papermag.co...
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"This is not meant to be a belated 'best of' list for 2006, but rather a roll-call of recording artists who’ve had an uncommon artistic or commercial impact on the market ... To compile our list, we took into consideration U.S. music sales as measured by Nielsen SoundScan, press mentions going back to the beginning of 2006 as referenced in Factiva and feedback from knowledgeable figures in the .
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This Sunday, during a concert in Porto Alegre, Brazil Joanna Newsom gave fans a treat when she performed a new song. The name of the tune hasn't been revealed yet, but one of the fans took an excellent video of the performance. Newsom's distinct voice coupled with the graceful sounds of the harp should be enough to wow you, check it out:"Stereogum":http://www.stereogum.com/archives/video/joanna...
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Following in the footsteps of the Decemberists before her, Joanna Newsom will be joined by the 28-piece Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on November 9th.The performance will feature arrangements written by Van Dyke Parks, a frequent Brian Wilson collaborator. Parks has worked on The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and Brian Wilson's Smile.The LA Philharmonic performance...
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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...
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