Folk – Consequence

Tracy Chapman to Perform “Fast Car” with Luke Combs at 2024 Grammys: Report

Eddie Fu — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:29:54 +0000

Tracy Chapman will make a rare public appearance at this Sunday’s Grammy Awards, where she will perform a duet of her 1988 classic “Fast Car” with Luke Combs, according to a new report in Variety. Combs had already been announced as a performer for the 2024 Grammys, but Chapman’s appearance would…

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Joni Mitchell Announces Concerts at Hollywood Bowl, Her First LA Shows in Two Decades

Eddie Fu — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:45:20 +0000

Joni Mitchell has announced her first Los Angeles concert in more than two decades. Taking place at the Hollywood Bowl on October 19th, 2024, Mitchell’s first show in LA since 2000 will feature Brandi Carlile and the Joni Jam (featuring a surprise, as-yet-unannounced lineup of performers). Update: Due to “overwhelming…

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Nickel Creek and Andrew Bird Announce 2024 Co-Headlining Tour

Eddie Fu — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:29:20 +0000

Nickel Creek and Andrew Bird are teaming up for a Summer 2024 co-headlining tour. After kicking off on July 5th in Jacksonville, Oregon, the joint trek will also make stops in cities like Boise, Minneapolis, and Atlanta before wrapping up on July 20th in North Charleston, South Carolina. See the full…

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Hozier Extends 2024 North American Tour

Eddie Fu — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:03:24 +0000

Hozier has extended the 2024 North American leg of his “The Unreal Unearth Tour” with 14 new dates. The new run of shows includes additional dates at New York’s Forest Hills Stadium and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum. Plus, Hozier has slated new performances in Jacksonville, Florida; Wilmington, North Carolina; Buffalo, New…

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Edward Norton to Play Pete Seeger in Bob Dylan Biopic

Eddie Fu — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:04:11 +0000

Edward Norton has been cast as legendary folk musician Pete Seeger in James Mangold’s upcoming Bob Dylan biopic. Titled A Complete Unknown, the film stars Timothée Chalamet as a young Dylan in 1965, after he first begins performing with an electric guitar. Norton is stepping in for a departing Benedict Cumberbatch, who had to…

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Melanie, Woodstock Performer and “Brand New Key” Singer, Dead at 76

Eddie Fu — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:22:13 +0000

Singer-songwriter Melanie, best known for performing at Woodstock and her No. 1 hit “Brand New Key,” has died at 76 years old. Melanie’s children — Leilah, Jeordie and Beau Jarred — announced the news on Wednesday with a post on her official Facebook page. The cause of death is currently…

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How to Get Tickets to Bob Dylan’s 2024 Tour

Scoop Harrison — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:06:12 +0000

Bob Dylan has extended his long-running “Never Ending Tour” with a new leg of US tour dates that will take place in March 2024. Find tickets here, and read on for more details. Dave Matthews Band Here What Is Bob Dylan’s 2024 Tour? Dylan’s “Never Ending Tour” initially launched in…

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Bob Dylan Announces Spring 2024 US Tour

Paolo Ragusa — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:14:38 +0000

Bob Dylan has added another leg of US tour dates to his long-running “Never Ending Tour.” This time billed in support of Dylan’s 2020 album, the “Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour” kicks off with a pair of dates in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in early March. He’ll then bring his band…

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Noah Kahan Releases New Version of “Homesick” with Sam Fender: Stream

Jo Vito — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:36:03 +0000

Noah Kahan is back with the latest Stick Season re-release: a fresh cut of “Homesick” featuring a new verse from Sam Fender. First announced earlier this week, the augmented version of “Homesick” follows a series of duet cuts Kahan has shared commemorating the one-year anniversary of Stick Season’s 2022 release,…

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Mumford & Sons Team Up With Pharrell For “Good People”: Stream

Paolo Ragusa — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:01:55 +0000

Mumford & Sons have combined forces with Pharrell Williams for “Good People,” the group’s first slice of new music since 2019. Stream it below. Built from a stomping groove, a soulful choir, and escalating chords, “Good People” is a rousing return to Mumford & Sons’ fire-and-brimstone, old-school-folk approach — though…

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Melissa Etheridge Announces 2024 Summer Tour with Jewel and Indigo Girls

Eddie Fu — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:21:17 +0000

Melissa Etheridge has announced a Summer 2024 tour featuring separate co-headlining runs with Jewel and Indigo Girls. The new dates on Etheridge’s previously announced “I’m Not Broken Tour” kick off on July 11th in Bonner, Montana. From there, the co-headliners will continue through Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Kansas City, and more…

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Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan NYC Tribute Concert Announced

Paolo Ragusa — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 23:03:13 +0000

An all-star Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan tribute concert will take place in New York City this spring. The one-night-only tribute show goes down just after St. Patrick’s Day on March 20th at Carnegie Hall, and will feature performances from Cat Power, The Mountain Goats, Glen Hansard, Dropkick Murphys, Amanda…

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Mckenna Grace on Friendship Songs, Metal Albums, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Consequence Staff — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:59:06 +0000

Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Mckenna Grace joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, “Natalie,” as well as reprising her role as Phoebe in the upcoming Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The artist discusses how she wrote the new song as a tribute to her friend Xochitl…

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Nick Cave Remembers Shane MacGowan in Thoughtful Obituary: “He Had Effortless, God-Given Talent”

Jo Vito — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:47:17 +0000

Cave paid tribute to his late friend with an essay published by The Guardian, praising MacGowan’s talents and recalling their friendship.

Nick Cave Remembers Shane MacGowan in Thoughtful Obituary: “He Had Effortless, God-Given Talent”
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David Byrne’s Christmas Playlist Includes The Pogues, Phoebe Bridgers, and 100 gecs: Stream

Abby Jones — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:02:33 +0000

Talking Heads mastermind/general purveyor of good vibes, David Byrne, is celebrating the holiday season with a Christmas playlist he curated for NPR’s Fresh Air series. The 19-track collection truly has a little something for everyone, ranging from classics by The Pogues and Paul Simon to more contemporary carols from the likes of Phoebe…

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