Ithaca Journal |
Iris DeMent, Colin Hay return to Hangar Theatre
Ithaca Journal Friday, Iris DeMent will perform. Since releasing her 1992 debut album “Infamous Angel,” DeMent has won fans with her heartfelt lyrics and twangy voice on songs such as “Our Town” and “Let The Mystery Be.” Her latest album, “The Trackless Woods,” is an … |
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Caledonian Record |
Kingdom Bluegrass Jamboree Presents Legendary Jim Rooney
Caledonian Record … audiences, Rooney managed the legendary Boston coffeehouse Club 47, booked the Newport Folk Festival, published songs recorded by megastar Garth Brooks, and produced albums for Townes Van Zandt, Nancy Griffith, John Prine, and Iris Dement. |
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AV Club |
What'sa great TV show with a terrible theme song?
AV Club I can't stand “Let The Mystery Be” by Iris DeMent, otherwise known as the theme from season two of The Leftovers. Sure, its folksiness and country twang made sense for the series' trip down to Texas, but I always rolled my eyes at how on the nose the … |
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The Remedy Club review: Mature songs of Irish-Americana
Irish Times Americana, by way of Iris DeMent and The Handsome Family (read: songs squinting askance at the world) is what The Remedy Club trade in. Previously known as B & The Honeyboy, this husband-and-wife duo of KJ McEvoy (baby brother of Eleanor) and … |
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Phoenix New Times |
Billy Bragg Is the Folk Punk You're Looking For
Phoenix New Times “It's just nice to be nominated,” he says, “and to share the stage with performers like John Prine and Iris DeMent.” It's been a busy year for Bragg. He also released a book in July called Roots, Rockers, and Radicals: How Skiffle Changed the World … |
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Billboard |
Does Americana Have a Diversity Problem? AMA Chief Jed Hilly Comes to Genre's Defense
Billboard I'm proud to have honored Iris DeMent [recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award] this year. I'm proud to have honored Van Morrison and Graham Nash [Lifetime Achievement for Songwriter, and Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music … |
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Cincinnati.com |
Things to do this weekend: Oct. 6-8
Cincinnati.com FRIDAY, Oct. 6. Music Hall Grand Opening Weekend, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. 513-381-3300; cincinnatisymphony.org. MORE: The science of what Music Hall will sound like. MORE: On Saturday, it's your turn to visit … |
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KMUW |
John Prine: 'It's Really Important I Give Them The Very Best Show I Can'
KMUW As he recovered, he drew up a list of songs he wanted to cover and emerged, in 1999, with In Spite of Ourselves, which featured duet with Lucinda Williams, Patty Loveless, Emmylou Harris and, perhaps most notably, Iris Dement. She guested on the album … |
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Little Village |
Livestream: The Green Room presents Khizr Khan on Monday, Oct. 2
Little Village Khizr Khan will speak at the Englert Theater as part of the Green Room series. The topic of democracy has become more pronounced as the nature of the institution — at least in its American context — seems imperiled. Khizr Khan, born in Pakistan but … |
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