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Jackson Browne Acoustic Concert With Special Guest Sara Watkins to Broadcast Live Exclusively on AXS TV
November 7, 2012
Live concert event to be televised nationally November 14th
(November 7, 2012 Los Angeles, CA) Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne with special guest Sara Watkins will broadcast LIVE from the Paramount Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, November 14 exclusively on AXS TV.
Continuing his U.S. Tour, this live Jackson Browne concert event brings his intimate acoustic performance to viewers at home. Playing guitar and piano, Jackson will perform songs from his entire body of work, while singer-songwriter and fiddle player Sara Watkins, formerly of the bluegrass group Nickel Creek, will open the concert as a special guest.
This one-night-only live concert event with Jackson Browne and special guest Sara Watkins airs on Wednesday, November 14th starting at 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT exclusively on AXS TV.
About AXS TV
Launched in July 2012 under the vision and stewardship of entrepreneur Mark Cuban, AXS TV is the premier destination for live events, breaking news, and as-they-are-happening trends in the worlds of pop culture, music, fashion, and entertainment.
AXS TV Concerts is the premier source on television for 100% live music. From multi-day festivals to stadium tours to club acts, AXS TV delivers an unparalleled shared experience for fans of all genres. Leveraging the network’s vast landscape, artists expand their reach to live behind-the-scenes moments, live fan Q&As, social media engagement and more unique opportunities specifically for the AXS TV audience. With multiple live concerts weekly, AXS TV is the number one destination for artists and their fans to experience and share a pure live event in the world of music and pop culture. Live LIVE!
The largest independently owned and operated network, AXS TV was developed by entrepreneur Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin. The network partners include Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media and Creative Artists Agency (CAA). AXS TV is available in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other TV providers.
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About Jackson Browne
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 Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007. Beyond his music, Browne 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.
About Sara Watkins
Sara Watkins first gained recognition as a founding member of the GRAMMY-winning trio Nickel Creek. Sun Midnight Sun, the second solo album from acclaimed singer, songwriter, and fiddle player was released earlier this year on Nonesuch Records. Produced by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Blake Mills, the album features special guest appearances by Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Benmont Tench, and Sean Watkins.
Rosanne Cash, John Mellencamp remember Woody Guthrie
October 13, 2012
On Sunday night at the Kennedy Center, a group of legendary folk and rock artists will convene to pay tribute to the man who laid the foundation for them: Woody Guthrie. But for Nora Guthrie, the folk masters daughter, the concert will be more a meeting of old friends.
“We dont really have stars in folk music, says Guthrie, 62, director of the Woody Guthrie Archives, which is organizing the Centennial Celebration Concert in conjunction with the Grammy Museum and the Kennedy Center. For me its much more personal than that. These are all people who know the material, they know the spirit, they know the cause and theyre all doing it on their own. They are the sons and daughters of Woody in their own right.
The concert which includes performances by Ry Cooder, Tom Morello, Lucinda Williams and Old Crow Medicine Show, among others marks the culmination of a year of concerts celebrating Guthries life and musical legacy. The performances have roughly traced Guthries footsteps from his beginnings in Oklahoma to Texas, California, Canada and New York.
The folk pioneer, who died in 1967 at age 55, never spent time in Washington, but Guthrie says that in light of her fathers strong social consciousness, the District in many ways provides a fitting place to conclude the tour. (The concert also kicks off the Kennedy Centers Songs of Conscience initiative, a series of interactive events focusing on the role of civic action in the arts.)
Woody Guthries influence on todays folk singers is at once well documented and immeasurable.
Read More at The Washington Post
Link to Article Rosanne Cash, John Mellencamp remember Woody GuthrieKCSN-FM Los Angeles Announces Fall 2012 Benefit Concert With Jackson Browne, Sara Watkins & Jonathan Wilson
October 11, 2012
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, AT THE VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Public Radio station 88.5 FM KCSN Los Angeles announces its 2012 Benefit Concert with Jackson Browne, Sara Watkins and Jonathan Wilson on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the Valley Performing Arts Center on the campus of California State Northridge. Tickets will be available to KCSN listeners in a pre-sale beginning Wednesday, October 10th. General on sale begins Saturday, October 13 at 10AM via Ticketmaster and at The Valley Performing Arts Center Box Office.
KCSN GM & Program Director, Sky Daniels, commented, KCSN is blessed to have engendered the commitment of a true legend and one of the most influential songwriters of our time in Jackson Browne. The idea of Jackson participating took place backstage at last years KCSN Benefit with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Jackson felt the magic in the room, and volunteered on the spot to perform for KCSN. And, its great to have Sara Watkins, who has been on tour with Jackson this year, and Jonathan Wilson joining them for this years benefit concert. It should be a night of musical collaborations and there will be some special guests. KCSN previously reported Eagles Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit might sit in for a song or two.
Sara Watkins first gained recognition as a founding member of the GRAMMY-winning trio Nickel Creek. Sun Midnight Sun, the second solo album from acclaimed singer, songwriter, and fiddle player was released earlier this year on Nonesuch Records. Produced by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Blake Mills, the album features special guest appearances by Fiona Apple, Jackson Browne, Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes), Benmont Tench, and Sean Watkins.
Long heralded for his work as a producer, including recent work with Dawes, Father John Misty, Roy Harper, Bonnie Prince Billy and Erykah Badu, Jonathan Wilson released his brilliant debut album Gentle Spirit in 2011 to great acclaim. The album was featured as Mojos #4 record of the year and earned Wilson Uncuts award for 2011 New Artist of the Year. Wilson has since been touring in support of the album, including invitations to support Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Wilco as well as collaborations with Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Graham Nash and more.
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 Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2007. Beyond his music, Browne 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.
Tickets for the 2012 KCSN Benefit Concert are available for KCSN members through a Pre-Sale offering at
Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 AM through Ticketmaster and at the Valley Performing Arts Center Box Office.
As a service of California State University, Northridge, KCSN offers a 24-hour, commercial-free blend of rock, Alternative, soul, blues and Americana, including a wide range of artists such as Adele, Bruce Springsteen, Mumford & Sons, Arcade Fire, Steve Earle and Bon Iver. The stations programming is also available on the stations HD1 channel and online at KCSN.org.
Link to Article KCSN-FM Los Angeles Announces Fall 2012 Benefit Concert With Jackson Browne, Sara Watkins & Jonathan WilsonWoody Guthrie gave life to protest songs he wrote, sang
October 11, 2012
As a teenager growing up outside Denver, Judy Collins and a few friends used to hike up Lookout Mountain to listen to musicians play folk music. It was there that she saw a man wearing overalls and an engineers hat named Martin Hoffman singing a song called Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos). It was the first Woody Guthrie song she ever heard, and for a kid whose home echoed with the works of George Gershwin and the American songbook, hearing the music of Guthrie from folkies up on the mountain was a revelation.
It was like going up and getting an injection of this culture that I knew zero about, Miss Collins said in a recent phone call.
She picked up the guitar and began writing songs. Hoffman moved to Arizona, taught school in the desert, and committed suicide. Miss Collins was so moved by his death that she wrote Song For Martin. Released in 1973 on True Stories and Other Dreams, she claims it as a classic Judy Collins song.
Recently in Brooklyn, Miss Collins and several colleagues who have celebrated and poached from the Guthrie songbook for decades performed in one of many celebrations commemorating what would have been Guthries 100th birthday this year. There, she was handed a published copy of Deportee sheet music that said Lyrics by Woody Guthrie, music by Martin Hoffman.
Read more: Woody Guthrie gave life to protest songs he wrote, sang – Washington Times
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