tinyways » folk-rock http://tinyways.com tinyways is about culture, and this is said because a wider term was not found. All of this is because music is not just music, a book is not just a book, a movie is not just a movie and a play is not just a play, but tinyways is just tiny, yet it does pretend to show a way. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:57:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Weirdo-Ecelecticism: Devendra Banhart – What Will We Be http://tinyways.com/2010/01/23/weirdo-ecelecticism-devendra-banhart-what-will-we-be/ http://tinyways.com/2010/01/23/weirdo-ecelecticism-devendra-banhart-what-will-we-be/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:36:40 +0000 Julija http://tinyways.com/?p=1446 Weirdo Ecelecticism: Devendra Banhart What Will We Be
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I never find myself making those “best of…” lists at the end of a year, yet I can safely say Devendra Banhart’s Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (2007) is certainly among my most played albums ever. When earlier this year I discovered his new record (his seventh album!), it instantly became one of the most anticipated albums of 2009. No doubt, What Will We Be (2009) shares similarities with the 2007 record and carries that unmistakable Devendra sound. Yet What Will We Be stylistically is more eclectic as Devendra mixes everything from Rock, R&B, Country and Latin to Jazzy-lullaby arrangements. Such an eclectic approach is challenging and ambitious, but Devendra succeeded in delivering a mid-tempo record that flows with ease and delight. Now, I’m hoping for that West-Coast tour.

Update:
Devendra is going to perform a bit, you might be in one of the lucky locations:
Feb 4 2010 Tokyo Unit Tokyo
Feb 5 2010 Tokyo Unit Tokyo
Mar 18 2010 Showbox @ The Market Seattle, Washington
Mar 19 2010 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver
Mar 21 2010 Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Mar 23 2010 Warfield San Francisco, California
Mar 24 2010 Wiltern Los Angeles, California

Links:
MySpace profile

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Don’t be fooled by the seemingly ridiculous moniker Monsters of Folk. Thursday night live at Paramount Theatre, Seattle (third show of their U.S. tour), the supergroup featuring M. Ward, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, and Bright Eyes‘ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis proved to be real folk monsters, bursting with energy for their nearly 3 hours long show. The show varied from folk to Americana, from rock to country sounds. During the performance the band members would come and leave the stage and change dozens of guitars. MoF kept things dynamic and musically intriguing by joining each other for duos, trios, solo efforts, just as well as for their songs written together as Mosters of Folk. Oberst’s, Ward’s and James’ vocals and guitars blended flawlessly in a variety of styles and rhythms, while the group’s multi-instrumentalist Mogis could play pretty much everything from keybords to mandolin. From up-tempo tracks (“Whole Lotta Loosin’ “) to breezy playful folk tunes (“Goodway”) and Southern vibes (“Man Named Truth”) the Monsters of Folk enchanted the audience.
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Fall Tour Dates
October
13 Vancouver, BC- Orpheum
14 Portland, OR- Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
15 Seattle, WA- Paramount Theatre
17 Oakland, CA- Fox Theater
18 Los Angeles, CA- The Greek Theater
20 San Diego, CA- Spreckels Theatre
21 Phoenix, AZ- Orpheum Theater
22 Santa Barbara, CA- Santa Barbara Bowl
28 Omaha, NE- Holland Center
29 Minneapolis, MN- Orpheum Theatre
30 Chicago, IL- Auditorium Theatre
31 Louisville, KY- Louisville Palace Theatre

November
02 Toronto, ON- Massey Hall
03 Boston, MA- The Orpheum
06 New York, NY- United Palace
08 New York, NY- Beacon Theater
09 Philadelphia, PA- Academy of Music
12 Stockholm- Philadelphia Church
14 Berlin- Huxleys Neue Welt
15 Copenhagen- Vega
17 London- Troxy
18 Paris- Elysee Montmartre
19 Koln- E-Werk
21 The Hague- Crossing Border
22 Antwerp- Crossing Border

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Science Books [MP3]
Apple for Evan [MP3]
Arrah and the Ferns Accompanied by a Wurlitzer keyboard, a banjolin, drums, a glockenspiel and guitars, the witty and well written songs of Arrah and the Ferns are the perfect weekend pop fun. Folk, Indie Rock and Alt Country influences create a bright and cute indie pop mixture. Arrah and the Ferns will make you smile and shine.
LINKS:
Official website
MySpace Profile

]]> http://tinyways.com/2008/03/28/cute-indie-pop-arrah-and-the-ferns-evan-is-a-vegan/feed/ 0 Songs of Yearning and Longing: Jana Hunter – There’s No Home http://tinyways.com/2008/01/14/songs-of-yearning-and-longing-jana-hunter-theres-no-home/ http://tinyways.com/2008/01/14/songs-of-yearning-and-longing-jana-hunter-theres-no-home/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:36:27 +0000 Julija http://www.tinyways.com/2008/01/14/songs-of-yearning-and-longing-jana-hunter-theres-no-home/ [See post on tinyways.com to listen to audio]
Babies [MP3]
Valkyries [MP3]
Black Haven (with Devendra Banhart) [MP3]
janahunter1.jpgBy framing her distinctive voice and the lyrics with the minimal production of her rhythms, Texan songstress Jana Hunter keeps things simple, clear and raw. Recorded in a mere two weeks, There’s No Home (2007) captures the heart with its haunting strings and electric guitar arrangements, sing-along choruses and country-like tunes, while Jana unfolds her emotional complexity, sharing her intimate stories of love and longing.
Links:
MySpace profile
Jana Hunter on Gnomonsong Records

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