Joanna Newsom: c/d?

yes she acknowledges the influence of the mbira

Hmm? I've heard her go on about the kora influences in her playing/composing, but this wouldn't surprise me, either.

See, this is also why ILM is grate! My vague "interesting rhythmic things" becomes more fleshed out. I love Thomas Mapfumo, so I'm kicking myself that I didn't recognise it, but it explains why I was drawn in to some of JN's music, too.

Turangalila, I agree that she seems to be moving forward and toward... something. She's a compelling artist and I hope she does become classic one day.

I really miss when she used to put on that voice. She blanded out on Clam Crab Cockle Cowrie. The only letdown in an otherwise fantastic show she put on earlier in the year when I saw her.

"At the regal Riverbend Centre on Saturday night, Joanna Newsom proved why she’s one of today’s most iconoclastic and oddly appealing musicians: not only did she mesh shockingly well with the ultra-classy Austin Symphony Orchestra, but she also managed to get in trouble for hauling a bottle of Maker’s Mark onto stage. And it’s in this almost-accidental appeal to both sides of the concert-going spectrum—as well as an almost embarrassing wealth of talent—that she has become a powerful force in sub-pop music."

I'm seeing her at Disney Hall soon and I'm pretty sure I'm in for one of the best shows of my life. Seeing her on the first Ys tour was one of my favorite concert experiences.

AWESOME re: Maker's Mark

xpost

classic. i like her and her music.

Her show in Madison last year was appallingly bad. She showed up two and a half hours late and played a static and affectless set, or at least part of one -- I joined the stream of people leaving early. That said, when I later listened to the record I realized that the songs were pretty good. But I'd never see her live again.

she's rehearsing downstairs right now... playing here at BAM thursday and friday night. i can't decide if i should try and sneak in. maybe for a few mins

I hope you did.

the show is tonight! and tom night. will def sneak a peak

I like that she's a girl that's doing something kind of intellectual, but she just seems so privileged. I mean, there just isn't the kind of feeling of ... insecurity, or something, that I can identify with in music, or unfulfilled desire, or whatever. When you think about it, she plays a harp. There's a reason most musicians aren't playing harps. Like, where are you getting the money for a harp? Who's carrying it onto the stage for you? This is all a bit ad hominem, I guess.

I dunno, she might have bought her first one in a bott sale

Ha, Boot sale, but I'm keeping that typo.

Also, I suppose you could say the same thing about a drum kit? Or those big marshall amps. Or whatever. Still, there's this sense that rock is for poor losers and it's like, come on, don't descend into our grubby realm with your amazing intellect and your beauty and your harp and walk all over us ... you already have your privileged sphere, what do you want with ours?

It was like when all those punk bands came out with Fenders (particularly Pete Stride of the Lurkers, on the "I don't need to tell her" single, for some reason), and I was like "whoa, expensive guitar!"

"yeah, we nicked them", yeah uh-huh righto...

Harp makes for a bit of variety though eh? Who cares how she bought it.

Good job reviving a thread to make a specious complaint you don't even maintain the validity of for 15 minutes

Also, I suppose you could say the same thing about a drum kit? Or those big marshall amps. Or whatever. Still, there's this sense that rock is for poor losers and it's like, come on, don't descend into our grubby realm with your amazing intellect and your beauty and your harp and walk all over us ... you already have your privileged sphere, what do you want with ours?

Joanna Newsom makes rock music?

she makes Rocke Musick

i wz hoping the revive meant smth about a new album or smth

sigh

didn't she play a bunch of new songs recently somewhere?

New album in Fall on Drag City

http://billions.com/avails

ah, that's cool. i like her quite a bit -- maybe not as nuts as some people are about her, but she is definitely very good. also glad she's sticking with Drag City -- for some reason I thought she'd jump ship for Nonesuch or something.

Still, there's this sense that rock is for poor losers

maybe this "sense" is what you need to think a little harder about, not joanna n. going to college to learn an instrument, which a lot of people do.

Still, there's this sense that rock is for poor losers and it's like, come on, don't descend into our grubby realm with your amazing intellect and your beauty and your harp and walk all over us ... you already have your privileged sphere, what do you want with ours?

Yeah not really going to explore this in too much depth because it's obviously retarded but this is all tied in to outmoded and artificial ideas about authenticity in rock music.

http://naturalismo.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/joanna-newsom-played-upcoming-third-album-live-in-full-in-big-sur/

oh joanna

you can do no wrong! If you masturbated on stage and plucked the harp with your pussy, I'd love it!

...

ps. the first time I heard Ys I CRIED TOO

SO EMOTIONAL

alrighty | 16 Dec '06, 06:34 | Reply

lol

lol so much projecting going on w/that revive

i only have ill feelings toward joanna because i saw her open for the incredible string band and all the people were there to see her! no one seemed to know who the old, weird headlining hippies were.

not her fault obviously

that is pretty sad

that's so sad

xpost!

the leopard skin tights she is wearing in that link are way more unforgivable than playing a harp

oh it was so sad then again, this is better on the eyes http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2008/01/06/joanna_newsom_narrowweb__300x450,0.jpg

than this
http://www.wnyc.org/images/slideshows/incredible_string_band/IncredibleSB1.jpg

there's a shirley collins album where in the liner notes she refers to the incredible string band as 'a pair of handsome gypsies'

Callahan,you lucky bastard

oh yeah, ISB had it goin' on back in the day, in that forest hippie kinda way, but in the 21st century, not so much.

nah, it's Samberg now. (xp)

Anyone ever seen her and Regina Spektor in the same room?

omg fernwood is gonna blow up now!

i went to so many of those folk yeah things in big sur, kinda bummed i never knew about this secret joanna newsome performance business

Samberg and Newsom -

Love has no rules

also like Joanna for the fact that she's a Moore Bros. supporter -- those guys are like the 21st century Incredible String Band. So much handsomer too.

"the 21st century Incredible String Band"

Animal Collective?

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

thats what some people thought when Sung tongs came out,i think

yeah, perhaps -- moore brothers aren't really like animal collective though.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3500931553_961537f7cf.jpg?v=0

i actually haven't seen SNL in a while ... is that guy ... funny?