Anaïs Mitchell is already known as a gifted singer-songwriter, but now she has proved herself to be a brilliant poet and playwright with her new album Hadestown . This studio recording of Mitchell’s “folk opera” will be released on March 9th by Righteous Babe Records, and features such well known guest vocalists as Ani Difranco, Greg Brown, Petra…read more
I’m thrilled to be able to give away Anaïs Mitchell’s magnificent new CD Hadestown (click the album title for my rave review), featuring Ani Difranco, Greg Brown, and Bon Iver. See contest details and download two mp3s from the album below. The Prize : 1 copy of Anaïs Mitchell’s new CD Hadestown The Rules: Comment to this entry…read more
There are currently 3 CD giveaways on Muruch . Click on the following contest links to enter: Anaïs Mitchell’s “Hadestown” CD Giveaway Corinne Bailey Rae CD Giveaway Madison Violet CD Giveaway The deadline for the Hadestown giveaway is this Friday, February 26th. The other two contests will end on Friday, March 12th. read more
I usually don’t jump at writing about press releases (in fact I get so few since I unsubscribed to just about every email list) but there are a few people that I still listen to. So when I read about something new from Anaïs Mitchell by way of Thirty Tigers it was news to rejoice to. The new record…read more
This Saturday, January 9th, is gearing up to be the most frustrating night in recent local folk music history, thanks to a huge convergence of talent in the Boston area. I’ve got third row tickets to see Greg Brown at Sanders Theater – a great place to see a folkfan’s favorite wry basso and sensitive songwriter, who once told me a hilarious anecdote about…read more
The Fools The Fools are a Brooklyn duo that, upon first listen, took me back to the early days of Righteous Babe Records, Lilith Fair and Tracy Chapman. When good strong female singers tapped a soulful vein but weren’t afraid to really rock out. Jen and Uchenna first met at Rutgers U but they didn’t start playing music together until…read more
Coming March 22 via the label started in 2008 by Flying Lotus, Brainfeeder, the newest EP from extraordinary instrumentalist/producer Daedelus is entitled Righteous Fists Of Harmony. Featuring guest appearances across its eight tracks from the likes of Kid A, Laura… read more
Mitchell Museum have an album finished and simmering away (and sounding extremely good). By way of warming us up and also giving a home to some of the songs which became orphaned along the way, the band are giving away EP, which you can download from their Bandcamp page . Mitchell Museum first grabbed my attention with a couple of…read more
The Bird & The Bee’s new album Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates will be released by Blue Note Records on March 23rd. The Bird & The Bee are singer Inara George and multi-instrumentalist/producer Greg Kurstin. Their tribute to 1980s pop icons Hall & Oates is no parody, instead this is…read more
Flash of Genius is a surprisingly spirited little movie starring Greg Kinnear that tells the true story of one inventor’s battle with the big corporation that stole his greatest idea. Set in the 1950s, Flash of Genius begins with the revelatory moment in which Dr. Kearns (Greg Kinnear) first conceives of his “blinking eye” intermittent windshield wiper. The…read more
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