This afternoon’s press release simply reads: *In addition to Prima Donna (premiering at The Manchester International Festival this July), Rufus’ first opera will have its North American premiere at Luminato (Toronto Festival Of Arts & Creativity) in June of 2010. More details to follow.*
Rufus is featured on the latest War Child compilation LP.
Ha! Enjoy Part One of his recent appearance below. View Part Two here.
Today’s feature includes discussion of:
Gay Marriage
Christmas
Lou Reed
Enjoy the full article here.
Expected to appear on 12/10 @ Carnegie Hall:
Kate McGarrigle
Anna McGarrigle
Jimmy Fallon
Laurie Anderson
Lou Reed
Emmylou Harris
Teddy Thompson
Kami Thompson
Linda Thompson
Justin Bond
Sloan Wainwright
Tix go on sale 11/5 thru TM.
Four months ago I saw Joan As Police Woman at NYC’s Mercury Lounge. On that spring evening, the trio (led by Joan Wasser) previewed a bevy of tunes from their romantic sophomore LP, To Survive. Now, with the album’s release under their respective belts, Joan & the gang performed a proper 90 minute set which, once again, included myriad selections from the aforementioned record, as well as an assortment of tracks from their magnificent debut, Real Life. While the gig was undoubtedly alluring from start to finish, there are two moments that easily stand out for yours truly. One of which would be Joan’s tremendously passionate take on Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Fire’. The other would be the surprise guest appearance by none other than Rufus Wainwright for the set closer, ‘To America’. A genuinely beautiful collaboration. Read Joan’s interview with The Guardian here. Visit Joan As Police Woman on MySpace. A handful of photos, the complete setlist & a Real Life era MP3 follow.
(Setlist) Honor Wishes. To Be Loved. The Ride. To Be Lonely. Holiday. Hard White Wall. Feed The Light. Magpies. Start Of My Heart. I Defy. Fire. Eternal Flame. Christobel. To America. (Encore) Real Life.
Amongst the topics discussed:
-His idea of paradise
-His most memorable meal
-The weirdest place he’s been recognized
Enjoy the full feature here.
He offers the following advice: *I propose this… on a Saturday around the summer solstice for a twelve hour period (noon until midnight) where ever you are, let’s all turn off the power at the same time… This time could be spent contemplating along or with friends on the coming year and what personally one can do to save the planet.*
Read the full cover story here.
He offers the following advice: *I propose this… on a Saturday around the summer solstice for a twelve hour period (noon until midnight) where ever you are, let’s all turn off the power at the same time… This time could be spent contemplating along or with friends on the coming year and what personally one can do to save the planet.*
Read the full cover story here.
He offers the following advice: *I propose this… on a Saturday around the summer solstice for a twelve hour period (noon until midnight) where ever you are, let’s all turn off the power at the same time… This time could be spent contemplating along or with friends on the coming year and what personally one can do to save the planet.*
Read the full cover story here.
To Survive is out on June 10th.
It bears the following tunes:
Honor Wishes
Holiday
To Be Loved
To Be Lonely
Magpies
Start Of My Heart
Hard White Wall
Furious
To Survive
To America (feat. Rufus Wainwright)
Catch Joan previewing her sophomore effort at:
April 17th: Roundhouse, London
May 15th: Mercury Lounge, New York
Visit Joan at her MySpace page.
