the LA Times By Sheigh Crabtree, Special to The Times May 29, 2007 Will "Once," the recently released Irish film, turn into this summer's indie hit? It's showing early promise. Starring Glen Hansard, the lead singer of Dublin's the Frames rock band, as an Irish street singer and his sometime …
Wall Street Journal Thirteen Eloquent Songs And a Battered Guitar May 18, 2007 It takes all of 10 seconds for John Carney's "Once" to announce itself as something special. A handsome young street musician in Dublin raises his voice in song, then raises it higher with heart-stopping fervor. When a …
2007-05-30 14:24:35.243, Story by: Pamela Garavano Charmingly Irish indie rock quartet the Frames were personally invited by Bob Dylan to open for the American folk-rock legend's August tour of Australia and New Zealand. Ergo, it was an easy decision for the band, led by dedicated singer/songwriter Glen Hansard, to extend …
LA Weekly Anger can be power By ERNEST HARDY A few weeks ago, while tinkering with her MacBook en route to speak at the Porter Colloquium — an arts conference for black visual artists — at Howard University in D.C., art historian Phyllis Jackson weighed in on the then-raging Don …
The Wagonmaster: Porter Wagoner & Marty Stuart Tues 6/5 8:00 pm ET One of the true icons of country music, 80 year-old Hall of Famer Porter Wagoner is celebrating his 50th anniversary on the Grand Ole Opry and the release of Wagonmaster, his new album on the ANTI record label, …
Eager to Spread Environmental Awareness and Action Clif GreenNotes Program Partners with Rising Artists Martin Sexton, John Butler Trio and Xavier Rudd For decades, musicians and their fans have driven social awareness and change. Today, some of the world’s most popular artists are active in supporting the environment through song …