News Archives: 2013
Inara George and friends celebrate unsung heroEleni Mandell with a tribute concert onOct. 5
September 3, 2013
Special guests include Jackson Browne and Van Dyke Parks
Inara George and Friends presentUnsung Hero: A Tribute to Eleni Mandell Homegrown Topangan and acclaimed singer/songwriter,Inara Georgereturns to Will Geers Theatricum Botanicum for her annual tribute concert that benefits the theaters educational programs. This year, George and friendsPriscilla Ahn,Mike Andrews,Jackson Browne,FMLY,Benji Hughes,Alex Lilly,The Living Sisters,Van Dyke Parks,Gus Seyffert,Becky Stark,Mike ViolaandCharlie Wadhamscelebrate the songs and music of Living SisterEleni Mandell, one of the best kept secrets of Los Angeles, according to George.
Tickets:$20-$35
More Information:
(310) 455-3723orwww.theatricum.com
The concert will be held at:
Will Geers Theatricum Botanicsum
1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Topanga CA 90290
(midway between Pacific Coast Highway and the Ventura Freeway)
The outdoor amphitheater at Will Geers Theatricum Botanicum is terraced into the hillside of the rustic canyon. Audience members are advised to dress casually and warmly. and bring cushions for bench seating. Snacks are available at the Hamlet Hut, and picnickers are welcome before and after the performance.
Read MoreStation to Station A Nomadic Happening
August 28, 2013
Nine Events in September featuring Leading Figures from the Art, Music, Culinary, and Literary Worlds will Take Place in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Minnesota,New Mexico, Arizona, and California
Station to Station announced today that Suicide (New York), Thurston Moore & John Moloney/Caught on Tape (Pittsburgh, Chicago)and Evan Holm (Oakland) have been added to the lineup of nomadic Happenings this September. Charlotte Gainsbourg and Connan Mockasin will no longer be performing.
Additionally, two of the nine locations are changing: the NYC Happening (on September 6th) will move to Brooklyn, NYs Riverfront Studios and the Santa Fe/ Lamy Happening (September 18th) will move to the Santa Fe Farmers Market Pavilion in Santa Fe, NM.
Tickets are selling fast for Station to Station: A Nomadic Happening, the newest project from artist Doug Aitken, a liquid platform for artistic experimentation that connects artists, musicians, and cultural icons with diverse communities for a series of interventions and site-specific happenings. Over the course of three weeks in September, a train will travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, making nine stops along the way in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, each time for a one-night only live event.
The $25 tickets are still available for Pittsburgh (September 8), Chicago (September 10), Minneapolis/St. Paul (September 12), Santa Fe (September 18), Barstow (September 24), and Oakland (September 28). New York, Winslow, and Los Angeles are sold out.
An artist-driven public art project made possible by the Levis brand, all funds from the sale of the tickets, as well as donations that can be made on the Station to Station website, go to support non-traditional programming at Station to Stations partner institutions: MoMA PS1, Carnegie Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Walker Art Center, SITE Santa Fe, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), the Sundance Institute, and Arcosanti Institute.
A moving platform for artistic experimentation, Station to Station invites artists and audiences alike to participate in a creative collision of contemporary art, experimental music, and film. Art works and musical performances will change at every stop. Across the entire journey, musical performances will include: Beck, Jackson Browne, Cat Power, Cold Cave, The Congos, Dan Deacon, Eleanor Friedberger, The Handsome Family, Lia Ices, Kansas City Marching Cobras, Lucky Dragons, Giorgio Moroder, Nite Jewel, No Age, Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti, Savages, Suicide, Sun Araw, THEESatisfaction, Thurston Moore & John Moloney/Caught on Tape, Twin Shadow, YOSHIMIO (OOIOO / Boredoms) & Hisham Akira Bharoocha (Soft Circle / Boredoms) & Ryan Sawyer (Lonewolf) TRIO, White Mystery, and others to be announced.
Works by the following artists will be featured throughout the journey: Doug Aitken, Allora & Calzadilla, Francis Als, Kathryn Andrews, Kenneth Anger, Taylor-Ruth Baldwin, Yto Barrada, Jonah Bokaer, Dara Birnbaum Olaf Breuning, Kate Casanova, Peter Coffin, Bruce Conner, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Thomas Demand, Cheryl Donegan, Sam Durant, Olafur Eliasson, Sam Falls, Urs Fischer, Oskar Fischinger, Fischli & Weiss, William Forsythe, Meschac Gaba, Theaster Gates, Liz Glynn, Fritz Haeg, Carsten Hller, Evan Holm, Christian Jankowski, Jim Jarmusch, Karen Kilimnik, Aaron Koblin, Yayoi Kusama, Nam June Paik, Ernesto Neto, Catherine Opie, Jorge Pardo, Philippe Parreno, Raymond Pettibon, Nicolas Provost,Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Jack Pierson, Kelly Sears, Stephen Shore, Roman Signer, Josh Smith, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Ryan Trecartin, James Turrell, Lawrence Weiner, John Whitney, and John Whitney, Jr., among others.
Throughout the journey, the food experience is inspired by Station to Station curator, Alice Waters, supporting the Edible Schoolyard Project. Working with Ms. Waters and inspired by her legacy, chef and forager, Leif Hedendal, will create customized culinary interventions both on the train and at each stop to include Slow Food farmers markets and his famed Dinner Discussions.
Each happening will feature five Nomadic Sculptures created by Kenneth Anger, Urs Fisher, Liz Glynn, Carsten Hller, and Ernesto Neto. The artists were asked to envision a yurt (a portable tent-like dwelling traditionally used by nomads in Central Asia). The Nomadic Sculptures range from Hllers yurt pierced with holes that visitors can throw Frisbees through, to Glynns creation of the universe that will evolve at each stop.
Every happening will also include a procession organized by Meschac Gabatwelve participants wearing different African headdresses will walk among the public as they enter the venue. At each stop a different flag created by Lawrence Weiner will be raised. Kathryn Andrew envisioned a poster for each citythe poster will have an image of one randomly chosen person, and that poster will become the face of the happening at each stop.
Additionally, at each stop the Levis brand will create and curate yurts, designed as an intimate gallery-like setting where local artists will be designing and crafting new products in real time. A tribute to the Levis brands Makers program, the Levis yurts will celebrate local artisan products. Artists featured include Folk Fibers, Cobra Boots, Chimayo, and Junkyard Jeans.
Details about each happening follows (*details and participants are subject to change*):
Los Cenzontles launches Supporting Roots Capital Campaign
August 22, 2013
Jackson Browne headlines Richmond benefit with special guest David Hidalgo
SUNDAY, SEPT 29
CRANEWAY PAVILION
RICHMOND, CA
7:00 SHOW
Featuring:
Jackson Browne
David Hidalgo
Los Cenzontles
Singer songwriter Jackson Browne and David Hidalgo will kick off the campaign drive with a very special concert to benefit Los Cenzontles at the Richmond Craneway Pavilion on Sunday, September 29 at 7:00 PM. Los Cenzontles touring group and students will also perform. Tickets go on sale at 10 AM on Saturday, August 24th:
Los Cenzontles (pronounced los senn-sont-less) announces the launch of its “Supporting Roots” Campaign to raise funds to expand and renovate its facility and expand its renowned cultural arts programming. Los Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds) is a factory of musical culture based in California. Deeply rooted in tradition, its professional musicians and mentors redefine Mexican American culture with a contemporary voice. Through a nationally acclaimed musical group, a media production company, and a youth Academy, Los Cenzontles focuses on the future by bringing our youth to the forefront of our mission and music.
The $2 million campaign will allow the nonprofit organization to renovate and expand its storefront providing 30 percent more space for additional classrooms that will include a new dance studio, art room, sound proofing, storage and kitchen for cooking classes. The campaign will also provide production equipment upgrades, staffing and reserves to ensure long-term organizational stability.
The “Supporting Roots” capital campaign, co-chaired by singer Linda Ronstadt, Dr. Sandra Hernandez and Steve Oliver, was recently bolstered by a $500,000 grant from the Ford Foundation.
Says Los Cenzontles Founder and Director Eugene Rodriguez “To receive major support from Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt and the Ford Foundation is recognition that Los Cenzontles has come a long way since its grass roots origins. We now sit among the top California organizations and have statewide and national impact in the field of the cultural arts. Many communities are looking to us as a model for community arts programming. We want to fulfill this role. The Supporting Roots Campaign significantly enhances our ability to serve our mission.”
Eugene Rodriguez formed Los Cenzontles as an arts residency in 1989. He incorporated the nonprofit organization in 1994 and moved into the Dias Plaza storefront on San Pablo Avenue in 1998. “We have been bursting at the seams with our Academy classes, production projects, storage and office space needs. Our goal is to have the project completed by Spring 2014, in time for Los Cenzontles’ 25th Anniversary.
LC Academy serves 650 students each year. It creates dozens of cultural videos and songs with over 1.4 million upload views online. The performing group performs for 25,000 people per year in partnership with numerous agencies nationwide and internationally. The organization promotes cultural investment and dialogue to strengthen youth, families and communities.
The Ford Foundation gift for the Supporting Roots Campaign joins gifts from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Walter and Elise Haas Fund, The Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation and others. Los Centzontles has raised $1.1 million and strives to raise an additional $900,000 to complete its campaign
Linda Ronstadt says that Los Cenzontles uniquely high quality arts education for young people and families to build their voices and strength of character is especially important as young Latinos are the fastest growing demographic in the nation. “Their success is our success. I invite and encourage the public to join in support of this important organization by giving to the Supporting Roots Campaign and allowing it to continue to train and inspire new voices.”
Tickets for the Craneway Pavilion benefit with Jackson Browne, David Hidalgo and Los Cenzontles can be purchased beginning Saturday, August 24, 2013:
For more information about Los Cenzontles and the Supporting Roots Campaign visit www.loscenzontles.com
Read MoreBenefit for a Pesticide-Free and GMO-Free Kauai
August 2, 2013
Just announced: An Evening with David Crosby and Graham Nash special guests, Jackson Browne, Donavon Frankenreiter, Mike Campbell
A benefit for a Pesticide-Free and GMO-Free Kauai
August 30
Proceeds to benefit GMO-Free Kauai, Ohana O’Kauai, Kauai Rising, Regeneration Botanical Gardens, and KKCR.
Tickets available through KKCR – 808 826-7774
Read MoreReview: Woody Guthrie at 100! Live at the Kennedy Center
July 30, 2013
The new CD/DVD set is entitled Woody Guthrie at 100! Live at the Kennedy Center, but in fact, Woody never made it past 55. This document of an altogether lively concert program from a wide assortment of admirers proves, however, that his music has not only lasted ’til 100, but will likely survive us all. This is a celebration, yes, but a celebration with a conscience. A strong thread of morality and social awareness ran through all of Guthrie’s songs, as he believed music could make a difference in America. That same belief is shared by the performers who took the stage of Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center on October 14, 2012, including Jackson Browne, Joel Rafael, Rosanne Cash, Donovan, Judy Collins, Tom Morello, John Mellencamp and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. That evening, they showcased the spectrum of Guthrie’s work from protest songs to children’s sing-alongs.
“Woody at 100!” Available Now!
Another singer-songwriter to write a melody to a Guthrie lyric is Jackson Browne, who has never shied away from expressing his own political beliefs. He and bassist Rob Wasserman co-composed “You Know the Night” to a rare romantic lyric from Guthrie recounting the evening he met his wife. To Browne and Wasserman’s loping country-by-way-of-Laurel-Canyon melody and arrangement, Browne sings of a woman with “hopes and plans for the good of the people”: “You know, the night I met you, my eyes had been looking for you all over everywhere. Did you look at me and think, ‘here’s this guy that hopes like I hope and sees the same kind of dreams I see?'” In Browne and Wasserman’s hands, the song could be a lost hit of the 1970s.
Read MoreJackson Browne to play The Love Ride to Benefit the USO
July 29, 2013
On Sunday, October 20, 2013,The Love Ride is proud to benefit the USO. All proceeds from the 30th Anniversary Love Ride will benefit the USO. Sign up today and start doing your part to support our troops and their families.
With a minimum $60 donation, you can enjoy an entire day of motorcycle and music, all for a great cause. The Love Ride kicks off at the Harley Davidson of Glendale, with a short concert hosted by Jay Leno and featuring Jackson Browne, jackshit, Chevy Metal and Special Guests.
After the music and introductions of our special guests, Jay and other celebrity guests, including Willie G. Davidson, Robert Patrick and Lorenzo Lamas, will lead a ride from Glendale up to Castaic Lake, where the fun continues.
At Castaic Lake, riders, drivers and families from all over Southern California are welcome to the all day music festival, including the Peter Fonda Ride-In Bike Show, motorcycle stunt show, food trucks and a beer garden, and more.
Click here for the complete Love Ride event schedule.
Read MoreCONCERT REVIEW: Jackson Browne stands in at Tanglewood
July 15, 2013
With a makeshift and malleable set list, help from opener Sara Watkins and old friend Danny Kortchmar, and an in-tribute cover of Taylors Sweet Baby James, Jackson Brownes two hour set at the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood served as a formidable stand-in on Thursday night.
LENOX _ With the mountains, the music, fireworks and songs about the Turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston, there is little that can match the magic of a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood.
But Jackson Browne came close.
With a makeshift and malleable set list, help from opener Sara Watkins and old friend Danny Kortchmar, and an in-tribute cover of Taylors Sweet Baby James, Jackson Brownes two hour set at the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood served as a formidable stand-in on Thursday night.
Browne acknowledged that he was a guest in James Taylors house and privileged to perform in that Fourth of July slot while Taylor tends to writing and recording his first new album in a decade. He also noted that he had played the shed many times, back in 1978, and the year before that, and once as an opening act for America. . . .
Read the Entire Review at Masslive.com
Read MoreJackson Browne to play Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock
June 14, 2013
Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will perform at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock July 12 and 13.
Browne will be joined by the Dirt Farmer Band at a Midnight Ramble house concert. The Dirt Farmer Band features Amy Helm, daughter of Levon Helm, who died in April 2012. Levon Helm launched the Midnight Rambles in 2004.
Browne, known for churning out many hits, including “Running On Empty” and “Lawyers in Love,” performed at a Midnight Ramble in December 2011 with the band Dawes.
Ticket information will be available soon. LevonHelm.com.
Read MoreRock for Oklahoma
June 12, 2013
ROCK FOR OKLAHOMA BENEFIT
FEATURING KINGS OF LEON, THE FLAMING LIPS, JACKSON BROWNE, BUILT TO SPILL
AND SPECIAL GUESTS
JULY 23RD CHESAPEAKE ENERGY ARENA
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 (Oklahoma City, OK) — An all-star lineup of musicians with a special connection to the state of Oklahoma has been organized for a concert to raise money for victims of both F5 tornados that struck Moore, Oklahoma City, and surrounding areas this spring.
Kings of Leon, The Flaming Lips, Jackson Browne, Built to Spill and special guests will perform at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Tickets for this very special musical event will go on sale this Friday, June 14th at 10 am online via ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1.800.745.3000.
Losses from these storms are estimated to reach upwards of $2 billion. Many of the short-term needs of the people affected by the tornados have already been met; the goal of Rock for Oklahoma is to help them with long-term issues and problems, such as regaining livelihoods. All of the proceeds will be dispersed to central Oklahoma community organizations and charities, via local charities.
“We couldn’t be more proud to lend a hand to our home state. We were all devastated by what happened there….we have family and friends that were affected by the tornados….this is the least we could do.”
- Jared Followill (Kings of Leon)
Shakespeare said It is not enough to help the needy up, but to support them after and in our small way we are trying to not just be here at the moment of immediate need, but to stay and help with the rebuilding. After all, this is our home and they are us and we are them.
- Wayne Coyne (The Flaming Lips)
Tuesday July 23rd
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Tickets are $35.00 and $50.00
and are onsale Friday, June 14th at 10 am
Proceeds benefiting storm victims in Oklahoma through local charities
Tickets go on sale Friday June 14th at 10am
through Ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000 by phone.
Jackson Browne – Ill Do Anything – Live In Concert DVD Available Worldwide
June 10, 2013
Inside Recordings released Jackson Browne – Ill Do Anything: Live In Concert DVD on June 18, 2013 with worldwide distribution through ADA. The performances were captured during the November 2012 leg of his acoustic tour as part of AXS TVs live concert programming. The live concert will be released in High-Definition on DVD and Blu-Ray. The DVD can be ordered now by visiting Amazon or clicking http://amzn.com/B00CIJ93EU for the DVD and http://amzn.com/B00CIJ93DQ for the Blu-Ray.
Jackson Browne launches his summer 2013 U.S. Tour on June 16th at the Steel Bridge Festival in Sturgeon Bay. Singer-songwriter and fiddle player Sara Watkins will open the tour as a special guest, beginning on June 19th a sold out show at Red Butte in Salt Lake City, UT. Playing guitar and piano, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work, with varying set lists each night. The tour runs through July 13th and includes Tanglewood, Telluride, Ravinia Festival and features two appearances at the legendary Midnight Ramble- an intimate jam session started by thelate Levon Helm that continues totake place in his upstate New York converted barn studio. Tickets and more information are available at www.jacksonbrowne.com.
Jackson Browne- Ill Do Anything: Live In Concert includes seventeen performances and features hislongtime band mates Fritz Lewak and Val McCallum, along with Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins and Tyler Chester. The same group of musicians will be featured on the Summer Tour.
Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music and has defined a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion and personal politics. He was honored with induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007. Beyond his music, he is known for his advocacy on behalf of the environment, human rights, and arts education. He’s a co-founder of the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE), Nukefree.org, and the Success Through the Arts Foundation, which provides education opportunities for students in South Los Angeles.
Jackson Browne-Ill Do Anything: Live In Concert DVD track listing:
1. Black And White – 7:14
2. I’m Alive – 5:40
3. Farther On – 5:18
4. The Naked Ride Home – 8:06
5. Live Nude Cabaret – 4:34
6. Sleep’s Dark And Silent Gate – 2:35
7. The Pretender – 7:01
8. A Child In These Hills – 6:02
9. Tokyo Girl – 4:54
10. These Days – 6:29
11. In The Shape Of A Heart – 6:32
12. The Late Show – 6:26
13. I’ll Do Anything – 6:18
14. Running On Empty – 6:15
15. Take It Easy – 5:28
16. Rock Me On The Water – 6:01
17. Before The Deluge – 10:00
DVD International Release dates:
US release June 18
UK & Europe release June 24
Australia / New Zealand July 12
Japan August 21
Jackson Browne 2013 Acoustic Tour Dates with special guest Sara Watkins:
* = No opener
Jun 16 – Sturgeon Bay, WI Steel Bridge Festival*
Jun 19 – Salt Lake City, CA Red Butte Garden
June 21 – Aspen, CO Jazz Aspen Snomass
June 23 – Telluride, CO Telluride Bluegrass Festival
June 25 – Des Moines, IA Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
June 26 – Chicago, IL Ravinia
June 28 – Columbus, OH Palace Theater
June 29 – Niagra Falls, NY Seneca Niagra Casino Theatre
July 01 – Lancaster, PA American Musical Theater
July 02 – New Brunswick, NJ State Theater
July 04 – Lenox, MA Tanglewood
July 05 – Atlantic City, NJ Borgata
July 06 – Atlantic City, NJ Borgata*
July 09 – Wallingford, CT The Palace*
July 10 – Booth Bay, ME Opera House*
July 12 – Kingston, NY Midnight Ramble*
July 13 – Kingston, NY Midnight Ramble*
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