Lucinda Williams News

The music of Austin-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Slaid Cleaves is rooted in country and traditional folk songs, but it is unusual enough to hold interest in what appears to be a sea of singer/songwriters in the 1990s.

"Motherless children have a hard time when their mother's dead," drawls a surprisingly chipper Lucinda Williams tonight at the Park West Theater.

BRANDI CARLILE: GIVE UP THE GHOST *** RCA, A 12.72 US country rocker Brandi Carlile hasn't quite crossed over in the UK to the same degree as blander, younger singers such as Taylor Swift but, despite a couple of beige numbers, her third album proves that you can make commercial country without compl etely blunting your edge.

When it comes to live music, The Taphouse in downtown Hampton is the new kid on the block.

Let's do a countdown. So much good music came out this year that it's hard to decide which songs to include on such an important list.

Over on NPR.com today, a real treat: The National Public Radio folks have posted a stream of the new Norah Jones track "Light As A Feather" for all to listen in on .

SECOND EFFORT. Singer/songwriter Kristin Connell just released her second album, 'Dance of Love.' Kristin Connell's first foray into music was short-lived. In second grade, she talked her mother into letting her take piano lessons.

Lucinda Williams, seen here performing at the 2003 Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn., is headed to Cleveland for an American Music Masters salute to Janis Joplin.

It's the last show of the year for us. We're in a good mood -- ready to rock and have a good time." Alone with an acoustic guitar, dressed in black from porkpie hat to leather jacket to jeans tucked into knee-high motorcycle boots, she looked a little, it must be said, like Tom Waits circa Closing Time.

Critics have been falling over their feet to praise her - now you have an opportunity to see her live in the intimate setting of the Barnstormers Theatre - almost like having her in your living room.

The idea of legacy rockers playing entire albums in concert has become a broken record.

The normally bitter and bruised alt-country veteran Lucinda Williams - in her songs anyways - has plenty to celebrate these days.

Arts Council of Tamworth Brings the Unforgettable Patty Larkin to Tamworth on Saturday, October 24 Tamworth - Arts Council of Tamworth is thrilled to present, on Saturday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. at The Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth, NH, beloved singer/songwriter Patty Larkin performing solo with an array of unusual instruments and her ...

REVOLUTION displays evolution as Texan Miranda Lambert adopts a slightly more mature sound while retaining the edge that sets her apart from the herd.

Dan Zanes at Paramount Theatre WingStock 2009 w, Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult and more at First Energy Park, Lakewood Charlotte Martin at Highline Ballroom Indigo Girls at Community Theatre at Mayo Center for Performing Arts, Morristown Seether at Starland Ballroom Brandi Carlile and Katie Herzig at Beacon Theatre The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at ...

If it's hard to believe that it's been 30 years since Lucinda Williams' first record, take heart in the fact that it surprised her, too.

Here are another 5 quick picks for you, the loyal reader: MUSIC: Bird Of Youth a ' Fronted by noted music journalist Beth Wawerna, Brooklyn-based Bird Of Youth has come onto the New York scene strong.

Dan Zanes at Paramount Theatre WingStock 2009 w, Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult and more at First Energy Park, Lakewood Charlotte Martin at Highline Ballroom Indigo Girls at Community Theatre at Mayo Center for Performing Arts, Morristown Seether at Starland Ballroom Brandi Carlile and Katie Herzig at Beacon Theatre The Pains of Being Pure at Heart at ...

Americana songwriter Lucinda Williams took a joyful stroll through her musical past Sunday evening at Norfolk's Town Point Park.

Close your eyes and bring back a memory of your first road trip. The wind blowing through your hair, the adventure of discovering the unknown and unfamiliar, the freedom of solitude, the skylines of cities, the farmers tending to their crops, the sun rising and setting, the tires rumbling over the highway, the radio static, and the hours gently ...