Ani Difranco News

Wilmington punk rockers Rural Swine -- from left, Dave Sinclair, Bob Phillips and Jim Phillips -- play Nov.

Dry River Yacht Club with special guests Paper Bird will play live in concert at 7 pm at Oak Creek Brewery, Friday, November 13.

It took a little getting used to the idea, but singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco eventually embraced the seismic shift that occurred when her daughter, Petah Lucia, was born nearly three years ago.

Ani DiFranco is a folk-songwriting force to be reckoned with. As fans of hers are well aware, DiFranco has released an average of a new studio album per year, since 1990 -- and in the years she wasn't releasing something recorded in relative peace and quiet, she was putting out live albums.

Rob Reinhart has the kind of voice - rich and resonant - that's made for radio, which is where you'll find the producer/host of the weekly, made-in-Ann Arbor, nationally syndicated radio program "Acoustic CafA©." Reinhart's guests over the 15 years since the show launched have included top talent as well as up-and-comers from a variety of ...

On "Miles from Nowhere," her new full-length album, Laura Meyer sings to us from a place of authority that seemingly would belie her age.

Every lilting vocal and atmospheric guitar line on Emily Rodgers' new album Bright Day evokes a hazy memory, the earliest being her Mennonite upbringing in the small Indiana city of Elkhart.

Folk singer Ani DiFranco is known for letting her listeners in. Her highly personal music has earned her highly dedicated fans who follow her from show to show and bring her presents.

Excellent show. Ani demonstrated her range a ' from rocking out to ballads; from rage to hope; and from personal to political.

See photos of Ani DiFranco through the years As comfortable as feminist folk-rock icon Ani DiFranco has become, there are some things she still just cannot do.

"Culture of Protest" host Prof. Dick Flacks writes of his next broadcast: " Ani DiFranco performs Saturday night at the Lobero Theatre .

Two cancellations have been announced for the WorkPlay theater: Jill Sobule on Oct.

Good morning. Today is the 266th day of the year. It is the birth anniversary of R&B and jazz singer-pianist Ray Charles.

My column this week is about my recent conversation with Ani DiFranco , who happens to be one of my all-time favorite musicians.

Frankly, all this talk about "Red Letter Year'' being Ani DiFranco's happiest album to date is making her, well, a little angry.

Pete Seeger is one of the world's quintessential activists, having played an important role in singing the songs and engaging in the struggles of the civil rights, free speech, human rights, anti-Vietnam War, environmental, peace, anti-nuclear, and social justice movements.

Mara Hanson of Rochester had to hit the road to see indie folk singer Ani DiFranco perform in the past, traveling to Madison, Wis., and Chicago.

The life of a music writer is flush with contradictions. Stray too far from a critical viewpoint and you're a fangirl; critique too harshly and you're a bully.

Don't let Tamar Eisenman's diminutive stature fool you - she's a musical heavyweight.

Indiana native Jennie DeVoe got her career kick started by winning Billboard's World Song Contest in the Best Pop Song category in 2004.