It was late January or early February and I was trapped in the special hell that was inventory at the large record store where I worked. The store was so large that it took our staff of sixty or so two days at about ten hours each day to accomplish the task of counting - and recounting - everything. And, the festivities started at six in the morning. (if you wish more grisly details, they're here ) On this particular morning, my head was splitting with a headache that - [...]
photos by Dominick Mastrangelo Aimee Mann @ MHOW Aimee Mann 's concert at Carnegie Hall in New York on Saturday night (Jan. 28) was for the birds. Or, at least, birdcalls. The singer/songwriter has humbly admitted in the past that crafting small talk on stage between songs is slightly beyond her comfort zone. How far so? On her 2006 holiday tour, she outsourced the job to such comedians as Patton Oswalt and Paul F. [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012 AIMEE MANN @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG 66 N 6th St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $35, 8PM Aimee Mann 's concert tonight at the Music Hall of Williamsburg is a little pricey, but she is still a singer-songwriter darling who managed to carve out mainstream success. It's totally worth it. The Gories @ Maxwell's Too Short @ Knitting Factory Cowboy Mouth @ B.B. King Blues Club Moon King, Eola, & Peter Fonda @ Big Snow [...]
Some musicians find their rise to fame to be quick and steady, others have to work harder and longer to eventually sit atop a musical throne. Virginia-born mellow-rock artist Aimee Mann fits the latter mold, having devoted nearly two decades to her solo career—during which time she has endured major-label squabbles, enjoyed a brief flirtation with stardom (due to her Academy Award- and Grammy-nominated song, "Save Me", off the soundtrack of P.T. Anderson's 1999 film, Magnolia ), and founded her own SuperEgo Records label. Mann now has seven studio albums under her belt (and an extensive touring history), with a new [...]
Seattle-based folk band Ivan and Alyosha have racked up a considerable amount of praise for their 2011 EP Fathers Be Kind. They played about 150 shows around the US in support of the album, opening for the likes of Brandi Carlile, Aimee Mann, and Hey Rosetta!. Since the release of their first EP, The Verse, The Chorus in 2009, their sharp rise in notoriety when NPR featured them in their All Songs Considered preview of SXSW 2010, and the success of their second EP, the quartet has started writing and recording their first full-length album. The group, whose [...]
Nope. No Ivan. No Alyosha. And Seattle duo Tim Wilson and Ryan Carbury, who took their moniker from Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov, aren't even just a duo anymore. Now expanded to a foursome, Ivan and Alyosha are writing and recording the full-length followup to a pair of promising EP's, 2009's The Verse, The Chorus and the recent Fathers Be Kind, where we find the wonderfully infectious title track. As we first noted a couple of years ago, I&A peddle "gloriously hummable and inventively twisty melodies intact to stand up to the most meticulous retro [...]
Your sizable song-filled Saturday touts: ► Aimee Mann [pictured above] returns with her traditional Christmas show over at the Wiltern with friends such as Paul F Tompkins, Michael Penn, Tim Heidecker, and many more. ► NYC's Cavemen plays another SoCal show at Orange County's Detroit Bar with support from L.A.'s Races . [Check out their video for "Easy Water." ] ► Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter , whose band members include Whiskeytown's guitarist Phil Wandscher) headline the Bootleg Theater. The Watson Twins and [...]
The Long Winters (Roderick second from left) The Long Winters frontman John Roderick will play a few shows with Aimee Mann in January followed by a headlining show at Mercury Lounge on 1/28/12 . Tickets for the NYC show are on sale. All dates are listed below. 1/28 is the same date that Aimee plays a NYC show at Zankel Hall which [...]
Trudging out early this past weekend, I dressed for the morning chill, throwing on comfortable, worn jeans, a heavy, dark blue sweater (which I'm told is actually grey), well broken-in combat boots, and my Belgian army coat. I didn't wear a tie, mainly because I don't own one and the concept puzzles me. Paloma, who once worked in a fairly posh department store, was pointing out ties on a television program the other day. She wanted me to guess their costs and, each time, my reply was reminiscent of Dustin Hoffman as Rain Man. [...]
Once again Aimee Mann has brought her annual Christmas show! This time instead of her usual residency at Largo at the Coronet, she'll be taking the stage at the Wiltern on Saturday, Dec. 10. Joining her will be Tim Deidecker,...
Did you know Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto came out this week? The band played Letterman and Colbert and Today and Jools and Ellen and we threw a party in their honor. The launch celebration continues tonight in a Anton Corbijn-directed Vevo webcast from Madrid's Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas beginning at 4PM EST. Since the anticipation is killing us, we thought now would be a good time to compile ten of the most relistenable versions of the band's sentimental megahits, of which there have been [...]
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… While Radiohead made a big splash with their recent swing through New York City that included stops at The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live and two gigs at Roseland Ballroom, the band hasn't done much in the way of touring in support of their most recent studio album The King Of Limbs. That will all change in 2012 as Thom & Yorke & Co. , recently announced that they would hitting the [...]
Aimee Mann at MHoW ( more by Andrew St. Clair ) Aimee Mann has followed the footsteps of 2Pac, Fat Joe, 50 Cent, The Game, and many others on her new dis track , " Todd Barry is an Idiot ", written with Tim Heidecker (of Tim & Eric). Stream it now below. So far no word on return fire from Todd Barry , who tweeted that the song was a "BIG mistake. I'll whip up something better & [...]
Oh Land at SXSW 2011 (03/19/11) Photo : Jon Klemm ( more ) Nov 1 Tue WIM Mercury Lounge New York , NY 06:30 PM Buy Tickets [...]
The Orchard is thrilled and honored to join efforts with Theatre Within this year to release The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute. The album is a live recording of last year's concert event which gathered legendary music icons Patti Smith, Jackson Browne, Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, Keb' Mo', Joan Osborne, The Kennedys, Rich Pagano of the Fab Faux, as well as YouTube sensations ...
Photo courtesy of the artist Aimee Mann is performing at World Cafe Live on Thursday, January 26th, 2012. Tickets to the show are $35 for standing room and $65 for reserved seating. More information on the show can be found here . Below, watch the video for "Save Me," a song from the soundtrack to Magnolia .
I decided to beef up my collection of Ted Leo covers and man were there a lot to be found! I added over a dozen, including this gem. MP3: Ted Leo/Rx - Freeway (Aimee Mann) Download over 70 covers by Ted Leo!
PLAZM 20TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY AND MAGAZINE RELEASE: STRENGTH, ATOLE, WOOLLY MAMMOTH COMES TO DINNER, DR. AMAZON, DJ YETI, MIRACLES CLUB ( Disjecta , 8371 N Interstate) Hey, Plazm , it's your 20th birthday! It's your 30th magazine issue! I want to watch music, art, and performance, with you, Plazm ! With acts like Strength, Atole, and Woolly Mammoth Comes to Dinner, it's gonna be a fun party and Plazm , baby, you deserve it. SUZETTE SMITH [...]
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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , Q + A AimeeMann.com Whenever Aimee Mann hits the road, her fans rejoice. The lithe, fiercely independent chanteuse has captivated listeners since 1985's 'Voice's Carry' with her band 'Til Tuesday. This August, Mann and her band will tour the West Coast. Since the early '90s, Mann has carved out an emotionally complex collection of solo music, writing and performing songs [...]
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