Song Premiere: Brett Dennen - "You Ain't Going Nowhere"

By Hilary Saunders at 12:00 PM on January 27, 2012

Having nearly 80 Bob Dylan covers all in one place sounds almost too good to be true. The fact that the proceeds from these never-before-released versions also benefit Amnesty International’s continuous efforts to support free speech and free political prisoners around the world is even better.  read more

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This Week's New Album Releases (4/12/11)

By Josh Jackson at 4:32 PM on April 12, 2011

Each week we highlight notable albums we care about. Today’s dozen releases include great offerings from TV On the Radio and Alison Krauss and a disappointing effort from Vivian Girls....  read more

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Brett Dennen: Loverboy

By Bud Scoppa at 11:30 AM on April 12, 2011

California iconoclast Brett Dennen is an anomaly in today’s musical landscape, carving out a niche for himself with his self-titled first album back in 2004 and proceeding to spin out funkily elegant strands of timeless pop that turn on heart, hooks and the total absence of irony.  read more

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Musician Fans of All 30 MLB Teams Talk Baseball

By Max Blau at 10:30 AM on March 31, 2011

Paste rounded up at least one musician for every ballclub—from The Decemberists (Cubs) to Rush (Blue Jays), Randy Newman (Dodgers) to The Hold Steady (Twins) in search of what draws these musicians to devote themselves to America's past time.  read more

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Jason Mraz, Ben Harper, Dr. Dog, Mavis Staples, More to Play Life is Good Fest, All Profits to Charity

By Paste News at 10:30 AM on July 30, 2010

The Life is Good Festival, held Sept. 11-12 at Prowse Farm in Canton, Mass. (a suburb of Boston), aims to raise $1 million for kids facing life-threatining challenges. The festival is an all-ages, family-friendly event that features big name bands like Jason Mraz, Ben Harper, Dr. Dog, Guster, Mavis Staples, OK Go, Corinne Bailey Rae, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, and Toubab Krewe, as well as children’s artists like The Laurie Berkner Band, They Might Be Giants, and Dan Zanes and Friends....  read more

Found in: Blogs, Giving Back

Paste Premiere: The Voice Project

By Rachel Bailey at 2:27 PM on April 6, 2010

Thanks to the work of organizations like Invisible Children, the plight of the people of Uganda has been well-publicized in recent years. For those who don’t know the story, it goes a little something like this: a man named Joseph Kony has for years been responsible for the abducting of children, drafting them into his LRA and forcing them to fight in Africa’s longest-running conflict; they are sometimes required to kill friends, family members and neighbors. Soldiers who escape from the LRA often take cover in the bush, too ashamed of what they’ve done to return to their homes. In...  read more

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Bonnaroo 2009: Progging Out with The Decemberists, Mars Volta

By Julia Askenase at 1:47 PM on June 14, 2009

Still royally tuckered out from some late-night Girl Talkin', day three at Bonnaroo was pretty mellow for me. I spent most of it catching the tunes at the Sonic Stage (Brett Dennen, Grace Potter, Heartless Bastards, etc.) where the lovely Paste oasis is stationed. In early evening, I caught a solid half hour of Athens, Ga. kooks, Of Montreal, who absolutely won me over. As soon as I return from Manchester, I plan on listening to their songs that have been sullenly sitting on my iPod, just waiting to be loved. ...  read more

Found in: Blogs, Festivus

Mountain Jam Festival - Hunter Mountain, NY - 5/29-31/09

By Austin L. Ray at 12:45 PM on June 8, 2009

[Above: Brett Dennen]Photos taken by Joseph Longo at Mountain Jam...  read more

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The Little Ones begin U.S. tour tonight

By Joe Shearer at 11:41 AM on February 11, 2009

Midwesterners: Have you looked around lately wondering why it seems a little sunnier and warmer in your neck of the woods after weeks of being blasted by snow and sub-zero temperatures? One possible reason is that Southern-California quintet The Little Ones have decided to donate some of that Pacific-Coast sun and good vibrations to the rest of the country as they embark on a 17-date tour....  read more

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Brett Dennen announces Spring tour

By Mary Kate Varnau at 8:48 AM on November 24, 2008

This year, Paste sponsored a tour for Brett Dennen in May. And then, we got so excited about sponsoring tours that we picked up a couple more artists for the bill. And now, here comes news of Dennen's 2009 tour, in support of his album Hope for the Hopeless, as well as another collaboration with Paste....  read more

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