Video: Margaret Cho - I'm Sorry- featuring Andrew Bird

The inimitable Margaret Cho brings her Cho Dependant Tour to Boston's Wilbur Theatre this Thursday night (buy tickets here ). Not only is Cho offering a brand new stand-up routine, but she'll also perform songs off her new comedy music album Cho Dependent featuring songwriting collaborations with music heavyweights such as Andrew Bird, Tegan and Sara, Fiona Apple, Ani DiFranco and Ben Lee. (Check out Cho's video for "I'm Sorry" featuring Andrew Bird below.) Want to go? E-mail melophobe.boston@gmail.com with the subject "Margaret Cho giveaway" for a chance to [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Writing songs about lost love isn't a new trend. But when Margaret Cho found out that a former flame actually murdered his wife, she was so affected that she enlisted folk rocker Andrew Bird to help her write a tune about it. The country murder ballad, 'I'm Sorry,' appears on her new album, 'Cho Dependent,' which is out now. "I don't even have a right to be [...]

A couple months ago I wrote aboutCho Dependent, Margaret Cho's new album of original tunes. Collaborators include Ani DiFranco, Tegan and Sara, ...

Margaret Cho opens up about closeted celebrities and politicians, the lack of Asian American presences in film and television, what it means for her to be a feminist and why President Barack Obama was recently winking at her during a speech at the White House. Margaret Cho is a rock star. No, literally. For years, her singular brand of performance activism has seared many worlds: stand up comedy, film, television, books, blogs, politics and she has now extended her reach into the realm of music. Her first musical comedy CD Cho Dependent (with collaborators such as Fiona Apple, Jon [...]

One of the Best Around photos by Emma Dessau Andrew Bird could be the Best. Newport Folk photos by Emma Dessau I'll start this off saying I'm not the kind of guy who likes Andrew Bird. His music isn't my cup of tea, really. But I can appreciate what he does . I have told myself this time-and-time again, evidently. The [...]

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Notoriously potty-mouthed comedian Margaret Cho's 14-track LP Cho Dependent doesn't hit stores for another three weeks (Aug 24) but you don't have to wait until then to get a... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .

In her pursuit to make an album that is "hilarious but also seriously good," comedian Margaret Cho "turned to some of [her] music heroes." And as it turns out, we have a few heroes in common — namely Fiona Apple, Andrew Bird, and Jon Brion. In addition to those three collaborators, Cho recruited a host of other notable artists for her forthcoming 14-track LP, Cho Dependent , including Raconteur/solo artist Brendan Benson, Grant Lee Phillips, Ani DiFranco, Rachael Yamagata, Tegan & Sara, Patty Griffin, and the New Pornographers' A.C. Newman. Though the record doesn't hit shelves [...]

Video for Margaret Cho's "I'm Sorry," featuring Andrew Bird, from her upcoming album Cho Dependent . I have never heard the word "autopsy" sung so beautifully in all my life. (pre-order) : (via)