We made it. I made it. Winter could not take us. I want to both berate nature for having inflicted all those cold, hellish months on me and thank it profusely for having whisked them away with chirping birds and blooming iris' and sunshine. This is the conundrum of the Midwest clime and it is one that baffles me every damn year, despite 30 of them here. Here, when it turns cold, you grit your goddamn teeth and steal yourself against the wind and you pray it's one of those [...]
every 3rd saturday in april, independent record stores, artists and fans gather to pick up limited edition/one off pressings of new or rare recordings on vinyl. throw in live performances and cool parties, you have a fun day of music that is celebrated internationally. if you're in one of the cities listed, go and pick up the 7"/12"/albums being re-issued or released on record store day 2013 will ya? here are my highlights that are out today: jack white (record store day ambassador) - record store day 2013 jack [...]
As previously reported, Icelandic post-rock royalty Sigur Rós will curate a leg of the Eden Session series this summer. But they've revealed the support acts to join them at the event. The likes of Daughter and Willy Mason will perform the main stage, along with Mwahaha and Dawn Chorus. While Luke Sital-Singh, Thomas J Speight, Saturday Sun and West Barbary will all feature at the Mediterranean Biome stage. Sigur Rós' Eden Session event will take place on 30 June in Cornwall, with The xx, Jessie J, [...]
The line-up has been announced for the one day festival in Shepherd's Bush....
A lot of people have recommended the Body & Soul festival to me in the past, but I've somehow conspired to never get there. This year could be too difficult to resist though. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds! Kurt Vile! Pantha Du Prince! Solange! Took me a while to [Read more]
Cave in the castle... Ballinlough's annual bash in the middle of the country has again served up something very special with Body & Soul 's initial line-up announcement including Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds , Kurt Vile & The Violators , Public Image Limited , Solange and Panthu Du Prince i.e. a very eclectic mix of legendary vets and chomping at [...]
Such a wonderful Willy session... No one does rustic - yet razor sharp - folk better than New York tale-spinner Willy Mason with a rain-barrel load of evidence all packed into this version of 'Tic Tac Toe' , recently recorded for Massachusett's Kitchen Sessions . This is only a preview of the site's 41st recording so stay tuned to kitchensessions.net for the rest of the session from Willy and more. If in Dublin, then get your skates on and roll on over to Wexford [...]
Willy Mason is a musician's musician. He has toured with everyone form Mumford and sons to Radiohead and now he has scaled up to playing Kitchen Sessions . He has a sound that takes you back to a simpler time, his songs are whimsical yet deep which I believe fulfills a void in current music. Enjoy this video of Willy Mason playing a song his father wrote called "Tic Tac Toe" and visit www.kitchensessions.net for more great performances! Willy Mason - Tic Tac Toe from Kitchen Sessions on Vimeo [...]
Willy Mason is a revered songwriter and singer that KCRW has championed since his first recording in 2004. The free-wheelin' storyteller has a penchant for poetry.
In January I had the chance to sit down with Willy Mason and ask him a few questions. The new [...]
- Frequenze News & Review - Quest'oggi peschiamo una carta dal palinsesto della nostra trasmissione radio e lo facciamo con la volontà di calare sul tavolo un carico onesto. I più attenti avevano già sentito parlare di Willy Mason qualche anno fa (nel 2010), quando il ragazzo prestò il suo vocione per la bellissima No Place to Fall di Townes Van Zandt, in coppia con Isobell Campbell, unico tradimento alla luce del sole della cantante scozzese [...]
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Willy Mason - a dude who has spawned a new genre in my ears, Peyote Folk. The weird side of country that involves riding in a worn-out pick up truck where the seat's upholstery has been dissolved by years of asses bouncing up and down on it, and now only a serape lays between cheeks and springs while Grateful Dead crackles out of the tape player. Don't Stop Now is weird, but it's infectious. I've listened through it a couple dozen times in the last couple weeks - and it's honestly one of my favorite [...]
There's something odd when a songwriter from Martha's Vineyard finds success across the Atlantic Ocean that is larger than over the Cape Cod canal. So is the case with Willy Mason, a "hometown" hero who has earned acclaim in the UK but remains overlooked by American audiences. His latest album, Carry On, was first released in Europe where Mason has supported massive shows for Mumford and Radiohead. Tonight was the closing date of a US tour, returning to Boston where his opening set for Conor Oberst two months back had reintroduced many in the audience to his music. [...]
I do this thing: Like, once a year, maybe once every two, I'll hear a song that takes less than 5 seconds to enter my soul. I mean, I like a whole lot of songs (obviously) but there are some, there are few, that get in my bones within the first few chords. It's such a rare but beautiful feeling when that happens... You guys, it just happened. WILLY MASON. Willy fucking Mason. Go now to Noisetrade and get these four wonderful, perfect, stellar, I CAN'T EVEN FIND OTHER SYNONYMS [...]
Any excuse to showcase another tune from Willy Mason's brilliant new album, this is the video for Pickup Truck . We also have Lowlakes gorgeously haunting video for Song for Motion and the psychedelic power-pop shenanigans of Sherpa's video for their excellent new single, I'm Happy Just To Lie . Finally, watch the dual-guitar (no bass!) and drums setup of Boytoy , they're blasting out catchy, fuzzy punky songs full of hooks and melody and this is Bad Brain from a recent BreakThru Radio TV session. [...]
London based folk star 'Lucy Rose' has announced her first UK & Ireland headline tour for April & May to include a Belfast and Dublin date. Here's a fine tune from Lucy's debut album 'Like I Used To': http://www.lucyrosemusic.com/ Lucy is also one of the first acts announced for this year;s Cambridge Folk Festival: [...]
photos by PSquared Photography Willy Mason at Rockwood Music Hall - 2/7/13 Rootsy NYC singer/songwriter Willy Mason , who Radiohead once handpicked to open for them , stopped by Rockwood Music Hall last Thursday (2/7) to open for Leif Vollebekk . Unfortunately, we missed Leif's set, but pictures of Willy's set are in this post. The show was one of a couple hometown performances for Willy Mason before he heads over to the [...]
BEAK>’s sound isn't far from that of its British contemporaries Hot Chip. Dark melodies and lyrics are delivered with electronic flourishes. The band’s first two albums could be described as dance-ably sad. Fortunately, the reverse (being sadly danceable) isn't true. Their success is due in part to BEAK> being something of a super group. The ... Continue reading
Moosic, moosic, moosic Friday again...and breathe. Notes on artists from today's playlist: Maria Minerva plays The Half Moon, Cork Saturday, 1st February Angel Olsen plays The Half Moon, Cork Friday, 3rd May Simply click play below to begin today's playlist. [...]
Born with folk in his blood (he's the son of two singer-songwriters), Willy Mason ’s made a living making classic, to-the-core folk songs that more often than not sound like they came straight from New York in the late ‘60s. Riding on not one, but two new releases (his new record, Carry On , in the UK and EP Don’t Stop Now in the States), he’s stopping by The Chapel in just a few days. Looking for a way in? Follow the instructions below. Tuesday, January 29th Willy [...]
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