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Vashti Bunyan To Play Edinburgh -
Folk legend announces Oxjam gig Celebrated Folk sensation Vashti Bunyan is set to take part in a forthcoming Oxjam show at Edinburgh's Roxy Art House in March. The rare appearance from the godmother of ''freak-folk'' comes eight years after the re-issue and widespread re-discovery of her debut album, with...
Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind: Singles And Demos 1964-1967 - The Grande Dame of New Weird America, Vashti Bunyan's records in the late 60s and early 70s are more than a touchstone to freak-folkers-they are almost a template. Lo-fi and whimsical, with an impressionist eye for the cute and odd, Bunyan's minimal pop is endearing and sharp in natural ways...
Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind - This double disc compilation of Vashti Bunyan's pre-Just Another Diamond Day recordings finally settles the misconception that she was a folksinger, as Bunyan attests in the liner notes: "I wanted to bring simple acoustic music into mainstream pop." Her story takes her from art school in London in the mid-sixties,...
Joanna Newsom Showcases New Material -
In all fairness, the detail's a bit sketchy, but news is news, no?
An extroardinarily intimate 50 people were present at the show in California where Newsom played under the moniker "The Beatles's". An attendee described the two hours and thirty minute set as having a "strong melodic presence" yet also...
Juana Molina Played Summerstage -
Spanish songstress Juana Molina played a free show at Central Park’s Summerstage last night. The weather was perfect and she was great, playing songs from her many albums.If you missed her, she just announced a show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on August 20 (tickets go on sale...
Devendra Banhart What Will We Be -
Before listening to this latest album, I had developed a semi-irrational fear/hatred of Devendra Banhart which had led me to avoid his more recent output. There were several reasons for this. Firstly, there is the fact that he looks a lot like Charles Manson. Secondly, his early work sounds not...
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