Critic’s corner Nov 17, 2009
She goes back to Jackson Browne. Dirty Jobs 9 p.m., Discovery Channel. (Boston Globe)
John Cruz plans a series of affordable gigs Nov 7, 2009
Q: Is it intimidating to count among your fans, and friends, some notables like Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Lisa Loeb, Trey Anastasio and others. It's great to be around artists like that to see what music is like for them; I'm just happy they've found success and psyched they're able to crack that lock, so to speak. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Garden party Oct 30, 2009
CSN were equally tight when Jackson Browne joined them to sing ''The Pretender,'' but CSN featuring James Taylor on "Love the One You're With" was one of the event's most winning combinations in the sold-out house ... "On their own (along with partner Stephen Stills) CSN delivered rousing versions of ''Woodstock'' and ''Almost Cut My Hair.'' CSN were at the top of their game during their collaboration with Bonnie Raitt for ''Love Has No Pride'' and ''Midnight Rider.'' Both the band and... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Classic artists rock an epic Rock Hall show Oct 30, 2009
A dream-team theme: Raitt was followed by Jackson Browne (The Pretender) and James Taylor (Mexico and Love the One You're With). After a CSN nod to Buffalo Springfield via Stills' Rock & Roll Woman, the whole folkie crew reassembled for a Garden-wide singalong on Teach Your Children. (USA Today -- Life)
Open Sesame: detainees' ears hammered with Nine Inch Nails Oct 24, 2009
Joining the call for more information were David Byrne, Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and T-Bone Burnett. The Washington Post. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Play It Again, Uncle Sam! Oct 24, 2009
Rage is listed in the coalition along with Metallica, Jackson Browne, Billy Bragg, REM, Pearl Jam and Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor. Oddly, Sesame Street is also mentioned as a possible torture choice, which will surprise all but parents who have been snowbound at times for weeks on end with toddlers. (Townhall.com)
Sesame Street songs used to torture Gitmo detainees Oct 24, 2009
October 23, 2009 - 5:36PM. They may appear harmless, and be used by millions of parents to educate and babysit their little ones. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
REM call for Guantanamo closure Oct 23, 2009
Other artists to sign up to the coalition include Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Roseanne Cash, Billy Bragg, Bonnie Raitt and Rage Against The Machine. On behalf of the campaign, the National Security Archive in Washington is filing a Freedom of Information Act request seeking classified records that detail the use of loud music as an interrogation device. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Entertainer Spotlight on Marston (85) Oct 22, 2009
He s appeared in concert with the Back Street Boys, KISS, Barry Manilow, Air Supply, Englebert Humperdinck, John Williams, George Benson, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Jackson Browne and Concerto for Cello and Orchestra with the Bear Valley Orchestra. As a recording artist, he s performed on recordings for Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Earth, Wind and Fire, Luther Vandross, B.B. King and Neil Diamond, just to name a few. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
All-Star Lineup For Rock Hall Milestone Sep 18, 2009
Other performers include Eric Clapton; Crosby, Stills Paul Simon with and without Art Garfunkel; Jackson Browne; Chuck Berry; Van Morrison; Jerry Lee Lewis; Sting; and James Taylor. They'll play some of their own songs and music that inspired them. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Rockers to celebrate Sep 18, 2009
The lineup includes Bruce Springsteen; U2; Stevie Wonder; Metallica; Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton; Crosby, Stills & Nash; Paul Simon with and without Art Garfunkel; Jackson Browne; Chuck Berry; Van Morrison; Jerry Lee Lewis; Sting; and James Taylor. (AP). (Boston Globe)
Live Wire coming to the Maugus in Wellesley on Sept. 18 Sep 17, 2009
For its live performance at the Maugus, Live Wire will be playing a selection of rock, blues and jazz, including songs by the Beatles and Jackson Browne. Keiser said they heard that the Maugus has live music on Friday nights and asked about an opening for the band. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Vulnerable country rockers' cautionary tales of love Sep 16, 2009
However, there is a shared, slightly quavering, tenor, a common vulnerability in tone, a preference for tales more cautionary than celebratory, a tendency towards the slower end of mid-tempo and a direct connection to singer-songwriters of the 1970s, such as James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot and Jackson Browne. This isn't hard-to-reach music; it's as easy to grasp as it is on the ears. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
It helps if your folks play music worth raiding Aug 26, 2009
" Hey, don't rule it out. Watch out when Armstrong hits his 40s and does the inevitable late-career move to a country rock album. True, says Gow, ''Everyone comes back to it''. Everyone does but Gow came to it a little earlier than most. With an English father and a Chinese mother, he was born in Auckland but spent his early childhood in Britain and Canada while his father was doing research at various universities. When Gow was about 11 or 12, the family moved back to Dunedin in the South... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
It could cost more than a song Aug 21, 2009
When my brother mentioned last week that his 17-year-old son just downloaded Jackson Browne s complete catalog from BitTorrent, I was alarmed. Why would any smart, self-respecting teenager in 2009 be interested in Jackson Browne, a soft rocker whose insipid songs and paint-by-number politics epitomized the plague that was 70s music and precipitated the revolt known as punk. (Boston Globe)
Sweet benefactor James Aug 19, 2009
It won t be a full-fledged festival, but he s booked to play July 4 and 5 and hopes a range of longtime musical friends - anyone from Paul Simon to Carole King, Bonnie Raitt to Jackson Browne - might join him onstage in 2010 or beyond. I have the sense that my audience is less and less excited about getting poison ivy, sitting in the mud, and being bitten by mosquitoes, said Taylor. (Boston Globe)
Tuesday Trivia: Songs About Mastu... Aug 18, 2009
"My Ding-A-Ling" by Chuck Berry "Darling Nikki" by Prince "Icicle" by "Orgasm Addict" by The Buzzcocks "Pictures of Lily" by The Who "I'm a Wanker" by Ivor Biggun and the Winkers "St. Swithin's Day" by Billy Bragg "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol "The Keys to Her Ferrari" by Thomas Dolby "Blister in the Sun" by The Violent Femmes "Praying Hands" by Devo "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors "She Bop" by "I Touch Myself by DiVinyls "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello "The Stroke" by Billy Squire "I'm... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Tap Festival Rhythm Exchange opens Friday Aug 17, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009. Bay Area Tap Festival and Rhythm Exchange. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Second Cup Cafe: Crosby Loggins Aug 9, 2009
His father's friends, Jackson Browne and Michael McDonald, who would visit the Loggins' family home in Santa Barbara, Calif. left a lasting impression on him. (CBS News)
Seahawks DT Craig Terrill rocks on Aug 6, 2009
"Playing what he calls "American rock" that is heavy on guitar riffs with a relentless pace, Terrill's played at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in suburban Woodinville, where Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Diana Krall, Chris Isaak, John Legend and India.Arie are playing this summer.He's played the House of Blues in Chicago. He's headlined shows at Seattle's trendy Triple Door as recently as June, singing original titles such as "Tippecanoe County" and "Indiana Boy. "The latter... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
SEAHAWKS CAMP: It's a rock 'n' roll lifestyle for Terrill Aug 6, 2009
Michelle Winery in suburban Woodinville, where Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Diana Krall, Chris Isaak, John Legend and India. Arie are playing this summer. (Missoulian, MT)
Hank Williams' granddaughter born into music Aug 6, 2009
And I really fell in love with the singer-songwriters of the '70s -- Tom Waits, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Carole King -- that whole era really struck me. And when I heard Hank Williams Sr.'s name mentioned from those people -- from Leonard Cohen to Bruce Springsteen -- that's what really brought me back around to learning more about my grandfather. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Jackson Browne Jul 24, 2009
By GEOFF BOUCHER, Los Angeles Times First published in print: Thursday, July 23, 2009. The noise at the Santa Monica Pier was deafening -- the screech of metal cars on the roller coaster, the laughter of teenagers, the tinny symphony of bells, whistles and buzzers from the boardwalk booths and bass-heavy pop songs blaring from unseen speakers. (Albany Times Union)
The outside world Jul 24, 2009
Aug. 21, Jackson Browne, Chateau Ste ... Aug. 21, Jackson Browne, Chateau Ste. (Juneau Empire)
Browne gets apology Jul 22, 2009
Jackson Browne has settled a lawsuit and received an apology from Senator John McCain and the Republican Party over use of his song Running on Empty during last year s presidential campaign. The settlement announced yesterday includes a pledge by the party not to use any musicians work without proper permission in future campaigns. (Boston Globe)
Car wreck alters Williams' outlook Jul 5, 2009
"My goal is to be playing the Ryman (Auditorium) when I'm 50 with a guitar and piano like Jackson Browne and have people requesting my songs and knowing every lyric.". E-MAIL THIS ARTICLE. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Marblehead High Class of 69, then and now Jul 2, 2009
It was a year that Bryan Adams and Jackson Browne both sang about, and a year during which the Vietnam War carried on, and the year Woodstock was celebrated. It was also a year, just like any other, that a few hundred students graduated from Marblehead High School. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Six Day Festival of Amnesty International's Ground-Breaking Comedy/Rock Benefit Shows - Includes Six World Premieres & One All-Day Marathon Screening! Jun 20, 2009
Performances include The Police (specially reformed after a 4-year hiatus), U2, Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis, Jackson Browne and Lou Reed, Carlos Santana, Fela Kuti, Joni Mitchell, Yoko Ono, Joan Baez, The Neville Brothers, Bryan Adams, Howard Jones and appearances by Robert DeNiro, Michael J. Fox, and Muhammad Ali. There will be a free giveaway at the screening -- all attendees will receive a limited-edition commemorative poster at the event. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Critic's corner Jun 18, 2009
Doctor my ay-yi-yi s. The summer season of Soundstage begins with Jackson Browne, who ll sing both new material and a few classics (including Doctor My Eyes ). Coming up in the next few months: Death Cab for Cutie, Sugarland, One Republic, Fall Out Boy, and Billy Idol (you know you want to). (Boston Globe)
St. Augustine Amphitheatre packs them in Jun 16, 2009
Aug. 7: Jackson Browne with his bandAug. 14: Counting Crows with Michael Franti & Spearhead and AugustanaAug. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Yusuf embraces Cat Stevens legacy on new CD May 18, 2009
Yusuf had a further epiphany on a flight to the U.S. when he listened to an inflight music channel featuring the L.A. vibe of the 1970s with singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell, Carole King, James Taylor and Jackson Browne. "I realized that I was so much a part of that sound and perhaps it wouldn't be a sin if I just got back to doing some of that kind of style again," he said with a laugh. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
• Sun Valley Wellness Festival adds big-name performer to its herbs and healing May 15, 2009
Childs performed at two of President Obama's inaugural balls, in addition to touring with Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne. She has recorded several albums, including her newest, "Keep the Faith," released in April. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Fly to Montreal for $170 each way May 14, 2009
Concert appearences will include Jeff Beck, Chris Botti, Jackson Browne, Pink Martini, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Maria Schneider, Wayne Shorter Quartet, The Lost Fingers, Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow and Antonio Sanchez, and George Wein and the Newport All-Stars. The best part of this gigantic event is that the non-stop entertainment, from noon to midnight, is held right in the heart of downtown Montreal. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Montreal Jazz Fest, 2 nights, from $144 May 1, 2009
This year, the 30th anniversary, the lineup includes the Maria Schneider Orchestra, the Glen Miller Band, Chris Botti, and Jackson Browne. More: The package is available at two other hotels: Upgrade to the for $21 per person or the for $110 more per person. (MSNBC -- Travel)
'These Days' exhibit at MASS MoCA is full of mournful reflections Apr 18, 2009
The show's curator, Denise Markonish, has taken the first part of her title from a Jackson Browne song covered by Nico (these elegiac shows tend to have abstruse origins - see, for instance, the New Museum's recent "After Nature," which took its name from a poem by the late German writer W.G. Sebald and its inspiration from a diverse array of literary sources). Markonish has been inspired by the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke, and, wanting to temper the show's overriding mournfulness with... (Boston Globe)
Tom Rush releases first studio album in 35 years Apr 12, 2009
He was the first to record songs by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne. Taylor has even credited Rush with his career. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Tom Rushs Latest Release 35 Years In The Making Apr 11, 2009
He was the first to record songs by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne. Taylor has even credited Rush with his career, but Rush has never become as famous as those whose songs he sings. (KWTX.com, TX)
Lewis' 'Acid Tongue' to go on display at Belly Up Apr 9, 2009
In fact, Lewis is associated with another corner of L.A.: Laurel Canyon, a woodsy neighborhood synonymous with the likes of Jackson Browne, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills, Nash. In December, Rolling Stone magazine highlighted a modern-day Laurel Canyon scene, one not just inspired by that '60s-'70s West Coast sound, but also its spirit of collaboration. (North County Times)
2009 Rock Hall Inductees Honor Pop's Subgenres Apr 5, 2009
In subsequent years, he's recorded and toured with rock royalty including Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne and others. Recently, he's hit the road with Neil Young. (KCRA 3, CA)
Malibu Performing Arts Center property to be auctioned Mar 26, 2009
"By Olivia Damavandi / Staff WriterAfter recently declaring bankruptcy, the nonprofit Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Malibu must sell all its assets, including the property behind City Hall on Stuart Ranch Road that houses the Malibu Performing Arts Center, or MPAC. The city has made an offer to buy the property but Jim Stang, VCFM's bankruptcy lawyer, says it's too low.Prior to bankruptcy, the fellowship received a notice of foreclosure after defaulting on a 12,750,000 loan from... (Malibu Times, CA)
Malibu Vineyard in danger of closing (11) Mar 22, 2009
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Edition. " By 2006, all construction was complete.Shively stated that rumors about Vineyard Christian Fellowship's financial inability to make loan payments couldn't be further from the truth."The recording industry has never been worse, but the music industry has never been better," he said, adding that some of the world's most famous music artists frequent MPAC to make music videos, record albums and rehearse live shows, among many other purposes including benefit... (Malibu Times, CA)
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Secret Policeman's Ball & Amnesty I... Mar 1, 2009
Musicians include Pete Townshend, Sting, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Peter Gabriel, Donovan, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Kate Bush, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, and Chet Atkins. Classic Skits With Monty Python s John Cleese. (Suite101.com)
Worship with a twist Feb 28, 2009
Dennis' music reflected a strong influence of country, but his influences range from James Taylor, Jackson Browne and Michael Card. The bright tone of Dennis' Takamine acoustic guitar blended smoothly with his tenor voice. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
A pop polemicist with time on his side Feb 27, 2009
Jackson Browne is an elusive yet engaging conversationalist, Bruce Elder finds ... For most of his recording career, which stretches across 42 years, Jackson Browne has remained eternally young ... Jackson Browne plays at Tempus Two Winery tomorrow and the Entertainment Centre on Monday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Lindsay Lohan and ... Warren Beatty Feb 26, 2009
Indeed, if this were rock and roll in the heyday of the early 70s, Thomas would be up there with Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Don Henley and all those superstars. His music can range anywhere from rock to a Cat Stevens kind of folk-country. (Fox News)
Jackson Browne May Pursue Suit Against McCain Feb 25, 2009
LOS ANGELES (February 24, 2009)A court has given rocker Jackson Browne a green light to pursue his lawsuit against Senator John McCain and the Republican National Committee for using his song "Running On Empty" during the presidential campaign. The U.S. District Court in Los Angeles denied a motion from McCain and the RNC to dismiss the lawsuit. (KWTX.com, TX)
Never in a hurry, folk legend Tom Rush releases first new studio album in 35 years Feb 22, 2009
Initially famous for his interpretations of blues and folk songs - and later for championing young songwriters such as Taylor, Mitchell, and Jackson Browne - Rush had evolved into a country-rocker by the end of the '60s. His long hair, once so kempt and neat on the album cover of "The Circle Game," made him look like the consummate Southern bad boy. (Boston Globe)
Costello chipper but Turnbull no turn-up Feb 20, 2009
More than two decades ago Jackson Browne made headlines for his criticism of Ronald Reagan's policies in Latin America in a song titled Lives In The Balance. When Browne's band take the stage at the Entertainment Centre next month he will include some extra post-September 11 verses just for George Bush. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Taking a few swings Feb 18, 2009
Other rockers, including Jackson Browne, the Foo Fighters, Bon Jovi, and Boston's Tom Scholz would not let the GOP use their music during the campaign. It wasn't the sneakers Yes, Kid Cudi was tasered at Reebok's party during the NBA All-Star Game, but the rapper insists it wasn't because he was wearing Nikes. (Boston Globe)
• Events calendar Feb 13, 2009
Arts on Tour presents Tom Rush, 7:30 p.m. MARCH 27 at College of Southern Idaho's Fine Arts Center auditorium, 315 Falls Ave. W. Rush, a '60s folk icon, introduced the world to the songs of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and James Taylor more than 35 years ago and has been captivating audiences with his romantic, gently rustic folk music. With his distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice, his shows are filled with the rib-aching laughter of storytelling, the sweet melancholy... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
