Andrew Bird has announced his latest album, Sunday Morning Put-On, due out May 24th via Loma Vista Recordings. Recorded alongside the artist’s Andrew Bird Trio project, today’s announcement comes accompanied by two songs from the record, “I Fall in Love Too Easily” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”
Bird has billed Sunday Morning Put-On as a tribute to mid-century, small group jazz, with the tracklist featuring compositions by musicians like Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Heart, and more. Drummer Ted Poor and bassist Alan Hampton join bird on the recordings, with additional contributions coming from Jeff Parker and Larry Goldings.
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“Most Saturday nights [in my 20s], I’d stay up listening to a radio show called ‘Blues Before Sunrise’ on Wbez from 12:00 to 4:00 a.m,” the artist said of the album’s inspiration. “The DJ, Steve Cushing, played old, rare 78rpm records of blues,...
Bird has billed Sunday Morning Put-On as a tribute to mid-century, small group jazz, with the tracklist featuring compositions by musicians like Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Heart, and more. Drummer Ted Poor and bassist Alan Hampton join bird on the recordings, with additional contributions coming from Jeff Parker and Larry Goldings.
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“Most Saturday nights [in my 20s], I’d stay up listening to a radio show called ‘Blues Before Sunrise’ on Wbez from 12:00 to 4:00 a.m,” the artist said of the album’s inspiration. “The DJ, Steve Cushing, played old, rare 78rpm records of blues,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth can't get to their London premiere of "The Last Song" because of the volcanic ash flight cancellations.
And if the dangerous ash continues, it threatens to disrupt the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival in New York, the Cannes Film Festival as well as major international film junkets.
A-list Hollywood stars including Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Shia Labeouf, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams all have big films premiering at Cannes this year.
Russell Crowe and Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Mickey Rourke have junkets in London this weekend skedded for their films "Robin Hood" and "Iron Man 2." Both could be disrupted by flight cancellations.
Already, stars are getting creative trying to make their international gigs.
Monty Python comedian John Cleese had to take a taxi from Oslo to Brussels after getting stranded by the volcano. There were no boats, no train tickets available.
And if the dangerous ash continues, it threatens to disrupt the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival in New York, the Cannes Film Festival as well as major international film junkets.
A-list Hollywood stars including Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Shia Labeouf, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams all have big films premiering at Cannes this year.
Russell Crowe and Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Mickey Rourke have junkets in London this weekend skedded for their films "Robin Hood" and "Iron Man 2." Both could be disrupted by flight cancellations.
Already, stars are getting creative trying to make their international gigs.
Monty Python comedian John Cleese had to take a taxi from Oslo to Brussels after getting stranded by the volcano. There were no boats, no train tickets available.
- 4/19/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Tom Ford’s A Single Man, about a bereaved college professor (Colin Firth) in 1960s Los Angeles, was chosen as the "outstanding wide-release film" at the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards, presented by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation at the Hyatt Regent Century Plaza Hotel in La. According to Ford’s longtime partner, Richard Buckley, the designer-turned-filmmaker was stuck in London as a result of the Icelandic volcanic ash. Fox’s Glee was voted best television comedy. The show’s writer and co-creator Ryan Murphy thanked cast member Jane Lynch for using Glee to announce her engagement to longtime partner Lara Embry. Murphy also thanked cast member Chris Colfer. "We have so much love for our own Chris Colfer, who at age 19 [...]...
- 4/19/2010
- by Gregory Darnell
- Alt Film Guide
Fox's "Glee" added to its Golden Globe and SAG prizes Saturday as the musical picked up the award for best comedy at the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards, presented by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation at the Hyatt Regent Century Plaza Hotel.
Out writer/co-creator Ryan Murphy accepted the award with cast members including Jane Lynch, whom he thanked for using the show's "national platform" to talk about her engagement to her longtime partner Lara Embry -- "they're registered at Tiffany's," he joked -- and tipped his hat to her fellow out cast member Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt.
"We have so much love for our own Chris Colfer, who at age 19 when the media came calling, Chris was true to who he is instead of waiting to announce (that he's gay) at 40 when it doesn't matter," Murphy said. "This show is about arts education and inclusion, and we...
Out writer/co-creator Ryan Murphy accepted the award with cast members including Jane Lynch, whom he thanked for using the show's "national platform" to talk about her engagement to her longtime partner Lara Embry -- "they're registered at Tiffany's," he joked -- and tipped his hat to her fellow out cast member Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt.
"We have so much love for our own Chris Colfer, who at age 19 when the media came calling, Chris was true to who he is instead of waiting to announce (that he's gay) at 40 when it doesn't matter," Murphy said. "This show is about arts education and inclusion, and we...
- 4/18/2010
- by By Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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