Sean Rowe has just announced a series of North American live dates. He will be appearing as both a headliner, in support of Chicago ensemble The Handsome Family and by personal request of Wilco at their upcoming Solid Sound Festival. Rowe will be performing in support of his extraordinary new record The Salesman and The Shark out now on Anti.
Due to unforeseen circumstances Beth Orton has had to cancel her May/June shows. Dates in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Pioneertown Ca, will proceed as scheduled. Refunds for the cancelled shows can be obtained at the point of purchase.Tickets are on sale for Beth’s short run of East Coast shows, which includes an appearance at the legendary Newport Folk Festival.
Confirmed Shows:
Mon 06-10-13 San Francisco, Ca. The Chapel
Thu 06-13-13 Los Angeles, Ca. The Troubadour
Fri 06-14-13 Pioneertown, Ca. Pappy and Harriet
Sun 07-28-13 Newport Folk Festival (sold out)
Mon 07-29-13 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
Tue 07-30-13 New York, NY, Le Poisson Rouge
Wed 07-31-13 Brooklyn, NY. Bell House
Fri 08-02-13 South Orange, NJ South Orange Performing Arts Center
Sat 08-03-13, Woodstock NY, Bearsville Theater
Sun 08-04-13 Amagansett, NY, The Stephen Talkhouse
Tue 08-06-13 Philadelphia, PA, World Cafe Live Downstairs
Wed 08-07-13 Washington DC, 9:30 Club
An interview with Tom Waits about photographer Anton Corbijn. “After awhile, I just got so tired of being told to show up at a coffee shop somewhere and there’ll be a guy who’s 19 from a magazine who’s gonna take your picture. I just got tired of it. You’re going to take a picture of how uncomfortable I am, in other words. So over the years, it was just ‘I’m gonna find a guy I like and work with him.’” Read the rest here.
Punk truck on 405 freeway in Los Angeles, care of Steve Soto.
Some high quality professional footage of Tom Waits joining the Rolling Stones on stage in Oakland courtesy of the Stones. Includes some commentary from Tom about the experience.
The Melodic. Now on Anti-
A fan video of Tom Waits joining The Rolling Stones on stage in Oakland for a version of “Little Red Rooster.”
Tom Waits performing ‘Little Red Rooster’ with The Rolling Stones at The Oracle Arena in Oakland California last week.
Anti- is excited to announce the signing of British group The Melodic. On June 23rd the young band will release their debut EP entitled On My Way before embarking on their first ever tour of North America.
The Melodic offer a vibrant new brand of afro-folk-pop that, while inspired by folk contemporaries, incorporates an assortment of influences from around the world, its members utilizing instruments such as the Charango, Melodica and Kora to create a music that joyously defies categorization.
The group’s members came of age in the South London neighborhood of Brixton amidst bustling streets and open air markets reverberating with a rich assortment of musics from around the world. In the distinctly English tradition of sonic assimilation, they found influence in the sounds they were hearing. As lead singer Huw Williams explains, “Brixton is a real melting pot of different people so it doesn’t feel inappropriate for us to introduce sounds from around the world into our music, there was South American and African music around us all the time, as well as reggae and dub music.”
In the end, the young band has created a vibrant new music which references contemporary artists such as Belle & Sebastian, The Magnetic Fields and the Decemberists, exhibits a clear reverence for past masters Paul Simon and Bert Jansch and mixes in elements from Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa to create a sound entirely their own.
The Melodic Live Dates:
June 14 NXNE Festival Toronto, ON
June15 NXNE Festival Toronto, ON
June 17 Asbury Park, NJ Wonder Bar
June 18 Brooklyn, NY Union Pool
June 19 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory
June 20 Philly, PA North Star Bar
June 21 DC IOTA
June 22 Raleigh, NC Pour House
June 23 Asheville, NC Double Crown
June 25 Atlanta, GA The Earl
June 26 Nashville,TN Exit Inn
June 27 Chicago, IL Ace Bar
June 28 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
June 30 Denver, CO Hi Dive
July 01 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
July 02 Reno, NV w/ Two Gallants Chapel Tavern
July 04 Quincy, CA High Sierra Music Festival
July 07 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
July 08 Portland, OR Mississippi Studios
July 10 San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop
July 11 Los Angeles, CA Bootleg
July 12 Santa Monica, CA McCabe’s
July 16 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
A vulture shares his view on in- flight dining with Tom Waits in this excerpt from Waits’ Curiosities section of the upcoming May 8th WAITS /CORBIJN limited edition photo and musings book.
One bad-ass literary gang - Terry Southern, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and Jean Genet at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
(Source: chocolate-and-music)
Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples and Erykah Badu
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