A new Rosanne Cash track would be exciting all by itself. But make it a collaboration with Stephen King, John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, and it becomes something altogether more impressive. You Don't Know Me, premiering today at USA Today, is Cash's contribution to the all-star recording of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County , a musical featuring libretto by King, music and lyrics by Mellencamp and production from Burnett. The album is set for a June 4 release. Listen to the song HERE .
STEPHEN KING, JOHN MELLENCAMP & T BONE BURNETT'S SUPERNATURAL MUSICAL GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY GETS UPDATED JUNE 4TH RELEASE DATE All-Star Recording Featuring Elvis Costello, Neko Case, Sheryl Crow, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Dave & Phil Alvin, Taj Mahal, Ryan Bingham, Will Dailey, Matthew McConaughey, Samantha Mathis and Meg Ryan, Set for Early Summer Release Esquire.com Premiered "That's Who I Am" Featuring Neko Case Watch/share the Ghost Brothers of Darkland County Album Trailer HERE Ghost Brothers of Darkland County [...]
by Klaus Kinski Wyatt Cenac at Prospect Park, August 2012 ( more by Jessica Amaya ) I am going to spare you my usual editorializing and get right to the meat of the situation here. Basically, there is an absolute shit-ton of comedy and benefit type shows coming to the Bell House. I hope you like brass tacks, because I'm going to get right down to them. Hey, did you get tickets for PROFESSOR [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Holy Hell , New Music , Politics as Usual , New Releases Jeff Fusco, Getty The music and entertainment industry is starting to come out of hiding from Hurricane Sandy and Bruce Springsteen , a native of hard-hit New Jersey, was quick to talk about it. Springsteen carried on with his Wrecking Ball tour last night in Rochester after postponing the original [...]
Can we just let it sink in that it's pretty flippin' awesome that the Richmond Folk Festival managed to get Rosanne Cash to play? She'll be performing at the Altria Stage on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. That area will fill up fast, so grab a seat early.
Singer-songwriter and former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty announces his covers album, 'The Flip is Another Honey,' out in November
Filed under: News , Exclusive Parker Fitzgerald With her brand-new record, Traveling Alone , New York singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has in some ways gone back home in a figurative sense. First, after being on two different labels for her previous four albums, she signed on with Yep Roc Records, which is based in her native state of North Carolina. Second, Merritt sonically went for a rootsy approach on the new album (which comes out today) [...]
Double lives don’t get much better than John Wesley Harding’s. Billed as John Wesley Harding, he is a folk-pop singer-songwriter boasting a resume of 18 albums and collaborations with members of the Decemberists, Peter Buck, and Rosanne Cash. Under his real name Wesley Stace, he is an award-winning novelist. When these dual creative personas merge, he is a variety show host, ringleading the Cabinet of Wonders, a reading, writing, rocking vaudeville vehicle for his musician and literary friends. Few singer-songwriters have crossed over into the novelist sphere as successfully as Harding, a [...]
The Sheldon (3648 Washington Blvd) will celebrate its 100th anniversary in style this upcoming concert season. The immaculate-sounding room will host the Magnetic Fields, Nick Lowe, the Carolina C... Continue reading "There's a Presale Starting Tomorrow for the Sheldon's 2012-13 Season, Including the Magnetic Fields, Carolina Chocolate Drops and Rosanne Cash" >
Want to listen to good music? Want to give money for a good cause? Well, do I have the deal for you. Not only does Omnivore Recordings have great taste in music, they also have inclinations of do-goodery. The label has joined forces with the Joseph Gomoll Foundation for a compilation whose profits benefit the battle against epilepsy. The collection on two CDs, both of which feature live and unreleased studio cuts, and will be released to the public on August 14th. The [...]
Just in case your not clued into to this thought I'd post a few videos featuring a trio of great artists from The 78 Project. "The 78 Project is a documentary and recording journey inspired by Alan Lomax and his quest to capture music where it lived throughout the early 20th century. Our project brings the spirit of his work into the present as we pair breakthrough musicians with the songs and the fascinating recording technology of the past. With just one microphone, one authentic 1930′s PRESTO direct-to-disc recorder, and one blank lacquer [...]
I've written about my father several times here on Cover Lay Down, citing him as a friend and fellow folkfan whose companionship I cherish, especially now that I have children of my own. I've written about my wife, too, and my children, when the occasion warranted it. But other than a 2008 feature on Mothers of the Folkworld , we've skipped over Mother's Day for four years running - leaving my own mother conspicuously absent from these virtual pages. If I've avoided taking the time to parse the particulars of our often volatile [...]
Photo by Ahron R. Foster One of the final studio recordings to feature the late Levon Helm is available today, and it's a gift for more than just fans. "Toast to Freedom" is an all-star project commemorating 50 years of Amnesty International' s support for human rights worldwide, with proceeds benefiting the organization. Much of the track was recorded in Helm's home studio in Woodstock, where he contributed his percussive talents and some vocals. Close to 50 artists appear in the song, including Kris Kristofferson, Warren Haynes, Carly Simon, [...]
With Easter approaching, here's a third mix of songs that relate in some way or another to the Christian faith, following the Saved! 1 and Saved! 2 mixes. The first drew from verious ages and genres of music, the second comprised soul musicians doing God music. This lot comes from rock, folk, country and indie backgrounds. Some artists featured here are devout believers, some are sceptics, some are people one wouldn't necessarily have down as being even remotely religious (Cave, Waits). Most are original songs, a few are covers (for example, Wilco covers Woody [...]
Rosanne Cash: Forty Shades of Green [ purchase (Johnny Cash original) ] The song "Forty Shades of Green" is not native to Ireland. Arkansas-born Johnny Cash, of English and Scot descent, wrote it in the United States, after returning from a 1959 visit to the Emerald Isle. In his travelogue, Cash recalls the sights of Ireland and the lyrical town names he encountered -- among them Dingle, Donaghadee, Skibbereen and Tipperary. That Cash is a visitor, rather than a native, is underscored as he recalls, "The breeze is sweet as Shalimar." [...]
John Mellencamp and Stephen King’s dramatic musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County will debut as a theatrical presentation beginning April 4 in Atlanta; a guest star-packed studio concept album will follow on May 22, via Hear Music, in both a single disc and 3-CD deluxe edition. Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Taj Mahal and Neko Case are set to sing on the project, with Matthew McConaughey, Meg Ryan, former boxer Joe Frazier and Costello doing readings, as well. Both projects are produced with the input of producer T-Bone Burnett — who described the sound as [...]
John Mellencamp and Stephen King's dramatic "roots musical," in the works for more than a decade, will finally debut this spring. Ghost Brothers of Darkland County debuts as a theatrical presdentation beginning April 4 in Atlanta; a guest star-packed studio concept album will follow on May 22, via Hear Music, in both a single disc and 3-CD deluxe edition. Elvis [...]
Ahead of the release of his fourth solo album 'Yes and Also Yes' - and first biographical offering The Book of Drugs , both released on 23rd January 2012 - the revered former Soul Coughing frontman Mike Doughty gives us a musical taster in the form of seasonal single "Holiday (What Do You Want?)." "Holiday…" is noteworthy for many reasons. First, Doughty is an inspiration to many a muso. Tom Vek recently said in an NME interview [...]
photos by Chris Graham "John Wesley Harding just sang a song with an Atlantic Yards reference." - Kate John Hold Steady Walkmen Mountain Goat Wesley Harding "Well, you know, I've been making music for twenty something years now, and over the years, you meet many people in and out of your lives. They may or may not be your best friends, and you may or may not be [...]
Rosanne Cash has endured some seriously heavy blows over the last decade. She lost her father and step-mother (Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, respectively) over the course of a few months in 2... Continue reading "Rosanne Cash On Her Career And Memoir, Which She Is Signing Tonight In St. Louis" >
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