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Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom Doc On the Way (Joanna Newsom) Mar 26, 2009 at 06:00 AM
Director/Currituck County frontman Kevin Barker has completed The Family Jams, a documentary about the tour to end all freak-folk tours: a 2004 bill featuring Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart and Barker's other part-time gig, Vetiver. Antony and the Johnsons and Espers also appear in the film, which premiers on April 2 and 3 at the Sarasota Film Festival. .... (read more) (source)

Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom Doc On the Way (Devendra Banhart) Mar 26, 2009 at 06:00 AM
Director/Currituck County frontman Kevin Barker has completed The Family Jams, a documentary about the tour to end all freak-folk tours: a 2004 bill featuring Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart and Barker's other part-time gig, Vetiver. Antony and the Johnsons and Espers also appear in the film, which premiers on April 2 and 3 at the Sarasota Film Festival. .... (read more) (source)

Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Pay Tribute to Pete Seeger (Billy Bragg) Mar 20, 2009 at 06:00 AM
Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews have all signed on for "The Clearwater Concert: Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders," a fundraiser for Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. Pete Seeger founded the environmental organization to help preserve and protect the Hudson River. His Madison Square Garden event is .... (read more) (source)

The Dead, Dylan Among Top Rothbury Acts (Ani Difranco) Mar 19, 2009 at 06:00 AM
Madison House Presents and AEG Live have announced the details for their second annual Rothbury festival. Set to hit the Double JJ Ranch the weekend of July 2-5, the jam-driven lineup will feature sets from The Dead, Bob Dylan, The String Cheese Incident, Willie Nelson & Family, The Black Crowes, Broken Social Scene, Guster, The Hold Steady, Ani DiFranco .... (read more) (source)

Diplo, Death Cab Contribute to Darfur Compilation (Devendra Banhart) Feb 26, 2009 at 06:00 AM
Waxploitation Records has revealed the tracklisting for its second Causes compilation. The Darfur benefit includes cuts from Death Cab For Cutie, LCD Soundsystem, Devendra Banhart and 11 others."It's easy for fatigue to set in when a crisis goes on for a number of years," Waxploitation founder Jeff Antebi said in a statement, "But no one has given .... (read more) (source)

Interview: Ani Difranco (Ani Difranco) Dec 23, 2008 at 06:00 AM
Well before the digital democratization of the music industry–back in an era when major labels were supposedly the end-all, be-all for breaking artists on a national level–Ani DiFranco struck out on her own. The career expectancy for a folk singer from Buffalo couldn’t have been long, particularly for one who refused to play ball with “business as .... (read more) (source)

Ani DiFranco Plots 2009 Tour (Ani Difranco) Dec 18, 2008 at 06:00 AM
Ani DiFranco has announced a brief U.S. tour in support of her Red Letter Year record—the first DiFranco disc since her move from Buffalo to New Orleans. Set to kick off on March 3 in Wilmington, DE, the trek will hit 10 other cities before touching down in Portland, ME, for one final date. The details: 3/3 Wilmington, DE - The Grand Opera House3/4 .... (read more) (source)

Natalie Portman Curates Indie Charity CD (Devendra Banhart) Oct 26, 2007 at 06:00 AM
Natalie Portman is quite possibly the most perfect girl: beautiful, talented, Harvard-educated, connoisseur of good music and philanthropist. She is combining all her efforts for her latest project when she compiles her favorite list of indie anthems for a charity compilation CD, where all proceeds will go to FINCA International. The charity (with whom .... (read more) (source)

Syd Barrett Documentary Released Next Week (Syd Barrett) Sep 12, 2007 at 06:00 AM
Director and producer John Edginton will release a comprehensive documentary detailing the relationship between Pink Floyd and their late, estranged former member Syd Barrett next week on DVD. The appropriately (though unimaginatively) titled The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story features interviews with Floyd members Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick .... (read more) (source)

Devendra Banhart Releases Album, Tours (Devendra Banhart) Jul 20, 2007 at 06:00 AM
Freak folk troubadour Devendra Banhart has revealed that he will tour behind his forthcoming fifth album, Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Mountain. The album is due out on September 25 through the XL Recordings label. In the meantime, Banhart will begin his presumably barefooted trek around the world on August 10 in Oslo, ending in Los Angeles on October .... (read more) (source)

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