News Archives: 2018
Jackson Browne and Phoebe Bridgers Team Up for “Christmas Song” Cover
November 30, 2018
Courtesy: Pitchfork.com
“It’s not that often that I hear a Christmas song that doesn’t make me want to quit music” — Phoebe Bridgers”
Phoebe Bridgers has shared a new cover of McCarthy Trenching’s “Christmas Song” featuring vocals from Jackson Browne. Hear it below. In a statement, Bridgers writes, “The first time I heard this song it hit me like a ton of bricks. A lot of McCarthy Trenching songs do that. It’s not that often that I hear a Christmas song that doesn’t make me want to quit music.” She continues:
I played a show in L.A. around the holidays last year where I covered it for the first time. Jackson Browne was there, and he came up to me after the show to tell me how much he loved the song. A couple days later, Dan [McCarthy] got a Bandcamp notification on his desktop computer that someone paid 50 bucks for his record and wrote a nice note and signed it Jackson Browne. He thought someone was fucking with him. So when I decided to record a version of the song, I knew who I wanted to sing on it. Plus, I have wanted to make music with Jackson as long as I’ve wanted to make music.
Celebrate Seva’s 40th Anniversary, Saturday, January 12th at the Fox Theater in Oakland!
November 7, 2018
Pre-sale tickets are available Wednesday, November 7 at 10:00 AM PST
An estimated 253 million people live with vision impairment: 36 million are blind and 217 million have moderate to severe vision impairment. Thankfully, 75% of all vision impairment can be prevented or cured. In fact, half of the world’s blindness is caused by cataracts, a condition that can be reversed with a 15-minute operation.
When you give sight back to one person, you give two people back their lives. 75% of visually impaired people are assisted with everyday living by a relative, neighbor or a child. By preventing blindness and restoring vision, children can go to school and adults can return to work. When more people are able to lead productive lives, entire communities have a chance at a better future.
Please join us in celebrating Seva’s 40th Anniversary, Saturday, January 12th at the Fox Theater in Oakland!
VIP Packages
All VIP packages include a copy of Sing Out for Seva, 40 Years of Music for Social Change, a limited-edition, signed and numbered, hard cover coffee table photo book documenting Seva’s rich history of benefit concerts and the programs they support. See a preview of the book.
Read MoreJoin Jackson Browne for two benefit performances for The Actors’ Gang!
November 5, 2018
Performing with Jackson on December 3 and 4 are longtime vocalists Chavonne Stewart and Alethea Mills and multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz!
All proceeds from tickets will support The Actors’ Gang’s mission to make theater accessible to all, provide arts education to thousands of student in 16 LAUSD schools and rehabilitative programs for incarcerated women, men and teenagers in 15 California prisons, juvenile and reentry facilities.
“For five decades Jackson Browne has been an inspiration and a guiding light, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist that not only has created great music that has inspired millions throughout the world but has consistently nurtured and supported young up and coming musicians in Los Angeles and across the globe. In addition to that Jackson has, throughout his career, stood at the forefront of progressive social change and given freely of his talents to raise money and awareness for people and organizations in need. We are honored, blessed and grateful to welcome Jackson Browne, a great friend and longtime supporter of The Actors’ Gang, to our stage.”
Read MoreTim Robbins,
Artistic Director
The Actors’ Gang Theater
Jackson Browne Announces Benefit Concert On November 16, 2018
October 26, 2018
At All Saints Church In Pasadena On November 16, 2018
Singer Songwriter Jackson Browne announces a benefit concert at the All Saints Church located in Pasadena, CA on Friday, November 16, 2018 at 7:30 PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, October 27 at 12 PM (Pacific Time) through https://jacksonbrowne.brownpapertickets.com
Proceeds from the concert will benefit the non-profit organization Exposher. Exposher provides mentoring to inner city girls. The focus is to expose girls to life and culture that will be conducive to their development from girls to young women through various mentoring programs.
“Our mission is to help change the lives of young girls by empowering them to reach their full potential by overcoming internal and external barriers in their lives,” says founder Chavonne Stewart. “We also want to help girls build a positive self-image, motivate them to take responsibility for their future, and coach them in understanding their value to themselves and their community.”
Joining Jackson Browne on November 16 to benefit Exposher, are longtime band mates and backing vocalists Chavonne Stewart and Alethea Mills and multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz.
All Saints Church’s mission is to make God’s love tangible through Spirituality, Community and Peace and Justice. When the world is hungering for communities to reach across all divides, All Saints Church is a place committed to the deep truth of the interconnectivity of all people, where we joyfully and energetically challenge one another, and the church at large, to follow Jesus’ call to be beacons of love, justice and compassion, and to respect the dignity of absolutely every human being. Visit online at https://allsaints-pas.org/.
Read MoreJackson Browne to Receive 2018 Gandhi Peace Award Presented by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
September 5, 2018
On September 14 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will introduce Jackson Browne as he receives the Gandhi Peace Award from Promoting Enduring Peace at the Lyman Center for the Performing Arts starting at 7:30 pm.
Kennedy, the second son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is an American environmental attorney, author, and activist who serves as president of the board of Waterkeeper Alliance, a non-profit environmental group that he helped found in 1999.
Dr. Joseph Bertolino, president of Southern Connecticut State University, will greet the audience, as will Andrew Wolf, New Haven’s Director of Arts, Culture and Tourism. Ben Grosscup and Luci Murphy of the People’s Music Network will begin the evening with musical tributes. Chris George of IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services) and Frida Berrigan, columnist for Waging Peace and daughter of Philip Berrigan, will also speak.
Jackson Browne is the first artist to receive the Gandhi Peace Award. He is being honored for extraordinary contributions of time and talent to the inseparable causes of world peace, environmental harmony, and social justice. The Award comes with a cash prize and a medallion forged from peace bronze composed of metals salvaged from the control systems of U.S. nuclear missiles. The Award Ceremony will feature short musical tributes by local performers, an appeal for action on the local and planetary levels, and the presentation of the Award itself. Consistent with tradition, Browne has been invited “to present a message of challenge and hope” to those in attendance.
The Gandhi Peace Award, named after Indian anti-imperialist and nonviolence advocate Mohandas Gandhi, derives its international renown from those who have accepted it over the years, beginning with Eleanor Roosevelt in 1960. Among the other 53 awardees are Linus Pauling, Martin Luther King, Jr., Norman Thomas, William Sloane Coffin, Benjamin Spock, Wayne Morse, U Thant, Dorothy Day, Daniel Ellsberg, Kay Camp, César Chávez, Marian Wright Edelman, and George McGovern. Since 2011 the Award has been accepted by Arik Ascherman (Rabbis for Human Rights), Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!), Bill McKibben (350.org), Medea Benjamin (Code Pink), Omar Barghouti (BDS), and Ralph Nader (Public Citizen).
Jackson Browne has composed and performed songs widely regarded as among the most literate and moving songs in popular music, defining a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion, and personal politics. Inducted in 2004 into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and in 2007 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he has three albums counted among Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 greatest albums of all time and Rolling Stone numbered him among the top 40 “greatest songwriters of all time.”
Browne has organized or participated in numerous benefit performances to support the environment, social justice, and human rights as well as causes such as music and arts education in public schools and has worked with two former Gandhi Peace Award recipients, Amnesty International (1978) and the Children’s Defense Fund (1990). He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music by Occidental College for “a remarkable musical career that has successfully combined intensely personal artistry with a broader vision of social justice.”
Several of his albums, such as Lives in the Balance, World in Motion, Looking East, and Standing in the Breach, directly challenge imperialist foreign policy, environmental short-sightedness, and corporate greed, and question the sustainability of the present civilization. The title track of Lives in the Balance calls out the “shadow on the faces / Of the men who send the guns / Of the wars that are fought in places / Where their business interest runs” in civil wars in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
In response to the Three Mile Island nuclear near-catastrophe in 1979, Browne co-founded the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) and in more recent years, Nukefree.org. During the 1980s he was active in the Central America solidarity movement, co-organizing concerts in Nicaragua, Cuba, and elsewhere. Lately he has turned his attention to the seas as a founding member of the advocacy group Ocean Elders.
Last December Browne released the moving song “The Dreamer” to shine light on the new deportation threat under the Trump administration for those who have been protected temporarily under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Reservations are recommended for the September 14th ceremony honoring Jackson Browne with the 2018 Gandhi Peace Award and can be made at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gandhi-peace-award-2018-tickets-48315261247
Read MoreJackson Browne Announces Four Concert Nights At The Beacon Theatre In New York
August 13, 2018
Special Guest Lucius will open the four shows scheduled for June 2019
Tickets on sale December 14
(Los Angeles, December 11, 2018). Singer Songwriter Jackson Browne announces a four night concert run at the Beacon Theatre in New York, NY, with his full band, scheduled for June 2019. Special guest Lucius will open the four shows, scheduled for June 23, 24, 26 and 28, 2019. Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 14 at 11 AM (Eastern Time) through all Ticketmaster locations and livenation.com. Advance ticket information is available on the Tour page..
Accompanying Jackson at the Beacon Theatre in June 2019 are longtime band mates Bob Glaub (bass), Mauricio Lewak (drums), Val McCallum (guitar), Alethea Mills (vocals), Chavonne Stewart (vocals), Jeff Young (keyboards, vocals), and the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz (guitar, lap steel, pedal steel).
Lucius and Jackson first met in 2015 on the set of the Cameron Crowe created show Roadies. Fronted by the enchanting Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, Lucius has drawn acclaim for powerful songs showcasing taut hooks, along with their mesmerizing stage presence and bold visual aesthetics. The New York Times described Wolfe and Laessig’s vocals as being “especially gorgeous,” while Rolling Stone says Lucius is “powerful enough to knock you over.” Talented multi-instrumentalists Peter Lalish and Dan Molad round out the group.
“I went to my first Lucius concert thinking I knew what they do,” said Jackson Browne. “I had sung a little with Jess and Holly, and I was enchanted by them and by their unique singing. But I was amazed to discover the depth and the originality of this band. Their songs and their arrangements, their huge dynamics – they just blew me away. Then I saw them a second time in a smaller venue, and it was so intimate, and again, on a whole other level, I was fascinated by the unique collaboration taking place. I’m excited that I get to appear with Lucius this summer, and that my audience will have a chance to hear this great band. And of course, I’m really happy to have the chance to play for their audience too. My band and their band – these shows will be epic!”
Visit the Tour page for more ticket information.
Read MorePROMOTING ENDURING PEACE ANNOUNCES JACKSON BROWNE AS FIRST ARTIST TO RECEIVE GANDHI PEACE AWARD
August 1, 2018
Lyman Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 Friday, September 14, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT
New Haven, CT — Promoting Enduring Peace announces that the 2018 Gandhi Peace Award will be accepted by singer-songwriter Jackson Browne on Friday September 14, 2018 at a ceremony beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Lyman Center for the Performing Arts, 501 Crescent Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Seating is limited for the event.
Browne is the first artist ever to receive the Gandhi Peace Award. He is being honored for extraordinary contributions of time and talent to the inseparable causes of world peace, environmental harmony, and social justice. The Award comes with a cash prize and a medallion forged from peace bronze composed of metals salvaged from the control systems of U.S. nuclear missiles. The Award Ceremony will feature short musical tributes by local performers, an appeal for action on the local and planetary levels, and the presentation of the Award itself. Consistent with tradition, Browne has been invited “to present a message of challenge and hope” to those present. A reception follows.
The Gandhi Peace Award, named after Indian anti-imperialist and nonviolence advocate Mohandas Gandhi, derives its international renown from those who have accepted it over the years, beginning with Eleanor Roosevelt in 1960. Among the other 53 awardees are Linus Pauling, Martin Luther King, Jr., Norman Thomas, William Sloane Coffin, Benjamin Spock, Wayne Morse, U Thant, Dorothy Day, Daniel Ellsberg, Kay Camp, César Chávez, Marian Wright Edelman, and George McGovern. Since 2011 the Award has been accepted by Arik Ascherman (Rabbis for Human Rights), Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!), Bill McKibben (350.org), Medea Benjamin (Code Pink), Omar Barghouti (BDS), and Ralph Nader (Public Citizen).
Jackson Browne has composed and performed songs widely regarded as among the most literate and moving songs in popular music, defining a genre of songwriting charged with honesty, emotion, and personal politics. Inducted in 2004 into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and in 2007 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he has three albums counted among Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 greatest albums of all time.
Browne has organized or participated in thousands of benefit performances to support the environment, social justice, and human rights as well as causes such as music and arts education in public schools, and has worked with two former Gandhi Peace Award recipients, Amnesty International (1978) and the Children’s Defense Fund (1990). He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music by Occidental College for “a remarkable musical career that has successfully combined an intensely personal artistry with a broader vision of social justice.”
Several of his albums, such as Lives in the Balance, World in Motion, Looking East, and Standing in the Breach, directly challenge imperialist foreign policy, environmental short-sightedness, and corporate greed, and question the sustainability of the present civilization. The title track of Lives in the Balance calls out the “shadow on the faces / Of the men who send the guns / Of the wars that are fought in places / Where their business interest runs” in civil wars in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
In response to the Three Mile Island nuclear near-catastrophe in 1979, Browne co-founded the groups Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) and in more recent years, Nukefree.org. During the 1980s he was active in the Central America solidarity movement, co-organizing concerts in Nicaragua, Cuba, and elsewhere. Lately he has turned his attention to the seas as a member of the advocacy group Ocean Elders.
Last December Browne released “The Dreamer” a song that considers the situation of those protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Reservations are recommended for the September 14th ceremony honoring Jackson Browne with the 2018 Gandhi Peace Award and can be made at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gandhi-peace-award-2018-tickets-48315261247
For more information on Promoting Enduring Peace and the Gandhi Peace Award:
PEPEACE.ORG ● GANDHIPEACEAWARD.ORG ● PEACENEWS.ORG
Music Heals International’s 5th Anniversary Benefit Concert featuring Jackson Browne with Greg Leisz and Special Guest Paul Beaubrun
July 28, 2018
Monday October 15, 2018, 8:00 pm
$252 General Admission/$402 VIP Dinner (plus fees)
Music Heals International (MHI) brings music and musicians to the children of Haiti and globally to inspire achievement, resiliency, and creativity.
In collaboration with J/P Haitian Relief Organization (J/P HRO) and Little Kids Rock (LKR), Music Heals International provides free music instruction, teacher training and musical instruments to Delmas 32 youth. MHI seeks to elevate marginalized children in Haiti and elsewhere by building their ability to successfully address life’s challenges.General Admission (doors 7 p.m.) tickets go on sale on Tue. Aug 28, 2018 10:00 AM PDT General Admission – VIP Dinner (doors 6 p.m.) tickets go on sale on Tue. Aug 28, 2018 10:00 AM PDT
Read MoreMUSIC LEGENDS UNITE TO STAND WITH FAMILIES AT U.S. BORDER
July 24, 2018
Fall Concert Series to Benefit Women’s Refugee Commission
New York, NY—As part of its ongoing work to end the Trump administration’s family separation policies and attempts to detain families seeking safety at the U.S. border, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) today announced a fall concert series that will bring together music legends for a five-city tour in support of families targeted by the Trump administration. “The Lantern Tour: Concerts for Migrant and Refugee Families,” will take place from October 23–28, 2018 across five U.S. cities.
The Grammy-nominated and award-winning lineup includes: Emmylou Harris; Jackson Browne; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Shawn Colvin; Lila Downs; Steve Earle; and Graham Nash. Tour cities include: Nashville, TN; Washington, D.C.; Collingswood, NJ; Boston, MA; and New York, NY. Click here for a complete list of cities and concert venues. Note that not all artists will appear on all dates.
“The Women’s Refugee Commission has been on the front lines in advocating for the safety of women and children. Their work is as remarkable as it is critical, especially right now.” said celebrated singer-songwriter and Lantern Tour lead musician Emmylou Harris, a supporter of WRC. “It is my honor to partner with this incredible organization and to bring my friends along for what I know will be a powerful tour.”
WRC’s Migrant Rights and Justice (MRJ) Program has a long history of documenting conditions at the U.S. border for asylum-seeking women and children and then advocating for their rights and protections. Since the Trump administration came into power, it has taken a leadership role in identifying human rights violations.
“This administration tore children away from parents who were trying to save their lives by asserting their legal right to asylum with no intention of reunifying them.” said MRJ Director Michelle Brané. “It is imperative that we all raise our voices against these dystopian policies. Art and music have long been an important part of advancing social change and we are thrilled to be partnering with such a remarkable group of talented musicians committed to justice.”
The Trump administration began separating families late last year and in April of this year announced its “zero-tolerance” policy toward people who cross into the U.S. from Mexico without documentation, even if they are fleeing danger or seeking protection. As a result, approximately 3,000 children have been separated from their parents.
Despite a June court order halting the separation of families and mandating reunification, the chaotic nature of the administration’s immigration policies has hampered dramatically the ability to return children to their parents and for families to seek safety.
“The government did not keep track of separated families so reuniting them will be at best a herculean task,” said Brané. “And this is no accident. This chaos was created by design to facilitate family detention—that means jailing children—and ultimately to deter families in need of protection from seeking asylum in the U.S.”
In June, President Trump signed an executive order seeking to circumvent existing protections for children so that it can detain whole families in internment camps indefinitely. Earlier this month, a federal judge denied a request by the Justice Department to allow just such a policy to move forward. The Trump administration currently is pursuing other judicial and legislative avenues to enable the long-term detention of children.
Jackson will be performing on the following dates:
Oct 25 // Washington, DC — Warner Theatre: Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Lila Downs, Steve Earle
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Oct 26 // Collingswood, NJ (Philadelphia) — Scottish Rite Auditorium: Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin, Lila Downs, Steve Earle
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Oct 27 // Boston, MA — Orpheum Theatre: Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Lila Downs, Steve Earle
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Oct 28 // New York, NY — The Town Hall: Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin, Lila Downs, Graham Nash
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JUST ANNOUNCED – Jackson Browne with the Midnight Ramble Band
July 10, 2018
Jackson Browne with the Midnight Ramble Band
Two shows at Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY
August 17 & 18
Ticket pricing:
Reserved Seating: $175
Standing Room: $100
Gates: 6:30pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Show: 8:00pm
TICKETS ON SALE
August 17 – Tickets On Sale this Friday at 11 AM ET
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August 17th
August 18 – Tickets On Sale this Friday at 12 PM ET (Click link for info)
August 18th
