Lynne, Moorer tour together for first time
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 – Sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer will launch their first ever tour together this fall.
They'll kick off the Side by Side Tour with an appearance at the 10th Annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, and bring it to a close with a homecoming show at the Saenger Theatre in Mobile, Ala. on Dec. 4. The sisters grew up in nearby Frankville.
They will accompany one another as they perform songs from throughout their respective careers and toss in a few cover songs as well. Fans can get a peak at rehearsals at http://www.shelbylynne.com/news/
Lynne's latest album, "Tears, Lies, And Alibis," recently debuted at16 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. A Top 10 hit at Americana radio, it was her first record on her own newly founded label, Everso Records. She will release "Merry Christmas," her first-ever holiday collection, on Oct. 12 and a vinyl edition of "Tears, Lies, And Alibis" on Oct. 19
This spring, Moorer released
"Crows." She often tours with husband Steve Earle.
Moorer's 1998 song, "A Soft Place To Fall," was included on the soundtrack to the feature film The Horse Whisperer, which led to an appearance in the film itself, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. The opportunity gained her worldwide attention and set the stage for her career. Since, Moorer has been featured on releases by Joan Baez, Kid Rock, The Chieftains, Los Straightjackets and most recently the David Byrne & Fatboy Slim collaboration album, Here Lies Love. She was recently seen in The People Speak, a beautiful and moving film inspired by the late Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. The film, presented by the History Channel, also featured Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Danny Glover and more. Moorer was also nominated for her first GRAMMY Award in 2007 for the song "Days Aren't Long Enough," a composition she co-wrote with her husband, the singer songwriter Steve Earle.
. Side by Side tour dates are:
Oct. 3 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Park - Speedway Meadows
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Nov. 27 Tarrytown, NY The Tarrytown Music Hall
Nov. 29-30 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
Dec. 4 Mobile, AL Saenger Theatre
More news for Shelby Lynne
CD reviews for Shelby Lynne
Revelatiom Road Deluxe Edition
It's been 14 years since Shelby Lynne released her soulful, country-tinged album "I Am Shelby Lynne." And over the course of that time, Lynne has had her share of ups and a few creative downs. However on this latest (reissued here with bonus tracks, a live club recording and a second live disc from London plus a DVD about the making the disc), Lynne tends to go into another soulful but equally roots-y realm on the opening title track. It's not a surprise she taps into this »»» |
Revelation Road
It's not too difficult to imagine Shelby Lynne producing her last few albums at the dawn of her career. She was fiercely independent even then and every bit as influenced by Dusty Springfield when she started as she is today. And yet, it's almost as if Lynne divined from the universe that she needed to experience the ridiculous corporate soap opera of her first few albums and be galvanized in the forge of label mismanagement and creative experimentation before tentatively finding her »»» |
Merry Christmas!
Along with nine familiar Christmas songs, Shelby Lynne added two new original holiday songs of her own to this "Merry Christmas!" release. The first, Ain't Nothin' Like Christmas, is an acoustic rocker that borders on Brian Setzer rockabilly territory. The other, Xmas is another acoustic song. This time, however, Lynne gets jazzy and soulful, rather than rocking out. Lynne's vocal for the latter sounds a whole lot like Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders. »»» |
Editorial: Walking the talk –
When names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Waylon and the Hag are invoked, you're talking hard core country. These are the touchstones of country , the guys who made country music what it was and still is (or maybe can be). When these folks would sing about being down-and-out and the rough-and-tumble, they knew of what they were singing about. Fast forward a few years to the country singers of today. »»»
Concert Review: McGraw has plenty of fight left –
Despite the fact that Tim McGraw is five years sober, fit as a triathlete and touring behind a number one album, he is still in an unenviable position. As he approaches 50, McGraw has to stay a step ahead of the current crop of young country hunks with TV shows, cross format radio airplay and wider appeal. But as he proved at First Niagara's... »»»
Concert Review: Steve Earle doesn't rest (on laurels) –
If you didn't realize Steve Earle had a new disc out, "The Low Highway," it would have been no problem realizing that quite and quickly.
That was because Earle started the two-hour show with three straight tracks from "The Low Highway," and he would not be done for the night. The title track of was a midtempo effort... »»»
|
|
Country News Digest
 CST
 CST
Elsewhere in the news
Currently at the CST blogs
Some folks listening to Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison's new duet album, "Cheaters Game," may well exclaim, 'Well, it's about time!' after finally hearing these two talented country singer/songwriters recording music as a pair for the first time. Willis has built quite a following for her independently-minded feminine perspective, while Robison has written hits for the Dixie Chicks ( Travelin' Soldier) and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill ( Angry All the Time), as well as penning the ultimate Willie Nelson tribute, What Would Willie Do? and recording it as a solo act.
... »»»
Last fall, singer/songwriter Steve Forbert dropped the 14th studio album of his 35-year career, the impeccable "Over With You." Critics recognized the album as a return to the form Forbert displayed on his earliest works - 1978's stripped back and personal "Alive on Arrival" and 1979's more lushly produced and commercially accessible "Jackrabbit Slim" - but the fact is that Forbert has never strayed far from their basic folk/rock tenets.... »»»
Over the course of the past 20 years or so, Jim Lauderdale and Buddy Miller have both experienced a certain rise in their respective rootsy country profiles. Miller has become one of Nashville's hottest speed dial numbers, as an artist, a guitarist-for-hire (a role he has performed for Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris and Robert Plant, among others) and an intuitive producer (he's currently working with Executive Music Producer T Bone Burnett to provide the soundtrack for ABC's "Nashville" television series).... »»»
Wilderness
"Wilderness" is another twisted menagerie of The Handsome Family songs. Once again, husband Brett Sparks sings their songs, sometimes in a bellowing gravedigger voice, after adding music to wife Rennie's lyrics. This time out, each and every tune is named after an animal, insect or other such nature creature. However, Rennie studies animals the way Flannery O'Connor wrote about humans, which is with the weirdness and character flaws in primary focus. »»» |
Love Is Everything
George Strait may have reached his seventh decade, but he shows zero signs of slowing down. In fact, Strait seems to be getting even more consistent as he gets older. Strait doesn't stray all that far from the formula that has resulted in superstar status. First and foremost, that means his sonorous voice is mixed far above the music, a very good thing. »»» |
Dark Dirty Mile
Jason Boland and the Stragglers have released a new country album that sounds old. This isn't to imply that the sound is aged in a negative way; they have a classic country maturity that isn't heard too much these days with the exception of Jamey Johnson. For those not familiar with the music of Boland, the first track is a great way to decide whether this is your kind of country music. The title track is a mid tempo country song reminiscent of the late Waylon Jennings. »»» |
Golden
Lady Antebellum probably needed a change in direction after "Own the Night" dropped in 2011. The material was overly geared towards taking dead aim at the radio jugular. That isn't the case this time out on the trio's fifth release because most of the songs veer away from being obviously radio fodder (except for the current single Downtown with its soulful beginning and strong vocals from Hillary Scott), but that also doesn't man that this was the right change. »»» |
|
