Fab Faux carries the weight of re-creating Beatles studio sound Oct 23, 2009
The band added three others, including guitarist Jimmy Vivino from the Max Weinberg Seven on Late Night With Conan O Brien, well-traveled guitarist Frank Agnello and keyboardist Jack Petruzzelli, a member of Joan Osborne s band, and began to play small clubs. The Fab Faux are far from alone on the Beatles tribute circuit; the London Independent newspaper recently estimated there are nearly 2,000. (Boston Globe)
Valley Music Scene Oct 16, 2009
Joan Osborne - Monday, Oct. 19; Mystic Theatre - Petaluma; 765-2121. Volker Strifler - Saturday, Oct. 17; Hopmonk Tavern - Sebastopol; 829-7300. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
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)
The Starting Point: Security issues, Kim Jong Il and 496 dogs Jul 9, 2009
Singer Joan Osborne, 47. Singer Toby Keith, 48. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Today in History Jul 8, 2009
Rock singer Joan Osborne is 47. Writer-producer Rob Burnett is 47. (Yahoo News)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11 Jul 2, 2009
Singer Joan Osborne is 47. Actor Billy Crudup ("Almost Famous") is 41. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Crowds expected for Buffalo concerts Jun 26, 2009
Friday night s show features Medeski Martin & Wood and Umphrey s McGee while Saturday s show is highlighted by singer Joan Osborne and the Yonder Mountain String Band. Tickets for the concert cost $10 in advance and $20 on the day of the respective shows. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
DAS Communications' Artists Dominate Global Music Charts Jun 17, 2009
DAS has launched the careers of MEAT LOAF, the SPIN DOCTORS, JOAN OSBORNE, the FUGEES, WYCLEF JEAN, LAURYN HILL, THE BLACK EYED PEAS, FERGIE, JOHN LEGEND AND THE VERONICAS. Seven of DAS' clients have sold over 10 million albums including the record breaking Meat Loaf debut album, BAT OUT OF HELL which has sold 43 million units worldwide. DAS produced the Academy Award winning feature documentary WHEN WE WERE KINGS and its film SOUL POWER will be released theatrically in July. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cheap Trick selling new album online May 29, 2009
That performance, a 40th-birthday tribute to the classic album, featured such guest vocalists as Aimee Mann on "Fixing a Hole" and Joan Osborne on "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.". (Editing by Dean Goodman). (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Harpist combines science fiction with rock 'n' roll Mar 20, 2009
She's sung and played with Kanye West, Moby, Joan Osborne, Cyndi Lauper and dozens more well-known artists, including Martha Wainwright and Duncan Sheik. She's studied classically and has played with orchestras at Carnegie Hall, and even dabbled in acting, scoring roles on the Chappelle Show and in movies like "The Fantasticks.". (NJ.com -- Times)
More about the botanical garden Feb 8, 2009
Joan Osborne concert. Posted by on 08/06/07. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Why no female Grammy nominees for best solo rock performance? Feb 8, 2009
Joan Osborne, "Little Wild One" (Slightly older, not hip, but solid album from dependable rock belter). Aimee Mann, "@#%&*! Smilers" (A make-good award to a great songwriter who made a decent record). (Boston Globe)
