Dr. John Plays Late Night

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 15, 2006

Tonight on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien New Orleans legend Dr. John will be playing the single “That Old Black Magic” from his new album Mercernary: The Songs of Johnny Mercer. The show is scheduled to air at 12:30 A.M. EST. ...  read more

Neko Case Plays David Letterman, Telluride

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 14, 2006

Alt-country chanteuse Neko Case appears on The Late Show With David Letterman tonight at 11:30 p.m. on CBS, where she will perform “Maybe Sparrow,” a track from her latest release, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood. Tomorrow, she is set to give a concert at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado. The show will mark the beginning of the second leg of her U.S. tour. For more information and complete tour dates, click here. ...  read more

Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters #81-90

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 14, 2006

Nick Cave, Victoria Williams, Parliament, Lyle Lovett, Sam Beam, David Bazan, They Might Be Giants, Fleetwood Mac, John Darnielle, The Flaming Lips  read more

Dischord - The Streets

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 14, 2006

Two Paste writers duke it out over The Streets' new album...  read more

Dr. John To Resurrect "The Night Tripper" At Bonnaroo

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 8, 2006

Legendary New Orleans bluesman Dr. John will be appearing in his first full performance at Bonnaroo, June 17. His 1974 album and title track “Desitively Bonnaroo” inspired the name of the popular music festival. Fans this year will experience a New Orleans- themed lineup at the “This Tent,” culminating in Dr. John’s midnight performance with his famed voodoo “Night Tripper” persona and band The Lower 911. His two-hour set will include classic and rare gems, and songs from his acclaimed new album Mercenary: The Songs of Johnny Mercer. Dr. John is also one of two artists whose music will be...  read more

PBS Show Features Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 8, 2006

Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint will make an appearance on PBS’s The Charlie Rose Show tonight to speak with guest host Bill Flanagan about their new collaboration, The River in Reverse. The artists will also be profiled on Nightline, which airs from 11:30 p.m. to midnight EST on ABC. For information about The River in Reverse, click here. ...  read more

Arlo Guthrie And Family Embark On Year-Long Tour

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 8, 2006

Arlo Guthrie has rounded up multiple generations of the Guthries and set out across North America on The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour, honoring the music of patriarch Woody Guthrie and the musical legacy his family continues to carry. The tour, consisting of four Guthrie generations, will run almost a year, from this month until May 2007. The core band that will be touring includes Arlo Guthrie, his son Abe Guthrie, and Arlo's third daughter Sarah Lee Guthrie along with her husband and music partner Johnny Irion. Various Guthrie children and grandchildren will join the others throughout the tour, which is...  read more

Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters: The List

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 8, 2006

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Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters: The Readers' Poll

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 8, 2006

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Van Hunt to Appear Tonight on Conan

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

R&B, rock and funk artist Van Hunt will appear on Late Night with Conan O’Brien tonight, June 7, and then on the CBS Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Wednesday, June 21. During both shows, Hunt will perform his new single, “Being A Girl,” from his album On The Jungle Floor (4 stars in Paste). For additional tour dates, visit vanhunt.com. (Photo by Matt Jones) ...  read more

The Damnwells Release Sophomore Album On New Label

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

The Damnwells have come a long way since their first album, Bastards of the Beat — specifically, from recording music in a mini-storage unit in Manhattan to using an actual studio. Their latest release, Air Stereo, hits stores Aug. 15 and marks the band’s jump from Epic to Zöe/Rounder Records. Air Stereo borrows from The Damnwells’ poppy, alt-country sound while incorporating the new additions of piano, horns, strings and several guest artists, including Ollabelle’s Amy Helm and Fiona McBain. The Damnwells, along with new member J Barklay on keyboard, are now on tour with The Fray, and will co-headline...  read more

Editorial #22

By Josh Jackson at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

Looking through the issue for which I’m currently writing this editorial, I noticed several omissions from the 100 Best Living Songwriters list.  read more

Culture: Googie Architecture

By Andria Lisle at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

Back to the Future: Disappearing “Googie” architecture evokes space-age past  read more

4 to Watch: Anathallo

By Kate Kiefer at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

Years ago in Michigan, a group of boys created a holiday...  read more

Culture: Julian Beever

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

On the streets of London, gaping holes in the pavement threaten to swallow passers-by  read more

Ben Harper - Both Sides of the Gun

By Catherine P. Lewis at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

Split Personality: Ben Harper juggles ballads and funk on two-disc set  read more

Talking Heads - Brick

By Dave Sims at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

Fear of Music Technology: DualDisc format renders meaty set of reissued Talking Heads a dubious investment  read more

Cassandra Wilson - thunderbird

By Martin Johnson at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

Sounds of Thunder: Intimate songbird whistles a new tune  read more

Josh Rouse - Subtítulo

By Bud Scoppa at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

Idyllic song cycle about packing up and starting over… in Spain   read more

Mudhoney - Under A Billion Suns

By Steve LaBate at 12:00 AM on June 7, 2006

Angry aging rockers wanted for music-and-thought crimes  read more