Watch Paste's Patty Griffin Webcast
Click through to watch the performance live from Griffin's Nashville studio at 8 p.m. EST tonight... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPatty Griffin Announces Tour, Paste Webcast
Patty Griffin’s seventh album, the gospel-steeped Downtown Church, is out today on EMI/Credential. To help one of our favorite living songwriters celebrate her new release, tomorrow Paste will host a live webcast with Griffin from her studio at 7 p.m. CST. Watch an invitation to view the webcast from Patty herself.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPatty Griffin: Downtown Church
Folk songstress offers Sunday-morning spirituals The details behind Patty Griffin’s seventh release are intriguing enough without listening to a single song: The entire record was cut in a 160-year-old Presbyterian church that once welcomed Andrew Jackson and survived the Civil War as a hospital for Union soldiers. There’s something about Griffin’s trilling pipes ricocheting through this vast and timeworn sanctuary that paints the album in an otherworldly, eternal hue as she dips deeply into gospel traditions.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsTen New Releases to Look Forward to in January 2010
As you struggle to keep those resolutions and catch up on 2009 releases, it's important to remember that the new year means new music... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTelluride Bluegrass Festival 2009 Photos: Emmylou Harris, David Byrne, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, Conor Oberst and More
Photos taken by Josh Baker at Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2009... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsClassic Paste: The Best of Issues 1-10 (2002-2004)
(JUST A FEW MORE REASONS TO HELP SAVE PASTE)In a little more than two weeks, I'll celebrate my 6th anniversary at this magazine. When I started as Paste's second-ever intern on June 1, 2003, we were still a tiny operation. Only five of us were in the office full-time: publisher Nick Purdy, editor Josh Jackson, assistant editor Jason Killingsworth, myself (who would go on to become associate editor) and my intern cohort, Steven Bevilaqua. Other important folks—like senior/film editor and future Paste president Tim Porter, design director José Reyes, and future associate publisher Joe Kirk—were working part-time, since Paste... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFive Cool, Loosely Vacation-Themed Songs by Artists Playing the Paste-Sponsored Cayamo Cruise
In less than 48 hours, I'll be floating in the middle of the Caribbean, covering singer/songwriter cruise Cayamo, which Paste is co-sponsoring this year. Here are a few loosely-themed vacation songs fellow cruisers and I might hear by artists busy rockin' the boat.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayAretha, Wilco and one billion others headline Jazz Fest 2009
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, arguably the grandest of all American music fests, has just announced its staggering 2009 lineup. Let's get right to it, shall we? ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSeven Style Songs to Help You Get Dressed
In honor of Paste’s new Lifestyle section (look for its debut in the Dec/Jan issue), let’s put together an outfit using seven of the best songs about fashion. Start with the main attraction: a pretty dress. Pick a black one that gets you lots of compliments. 1.Sufjan Stevens “That Dress Looks Nice On You" ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayAustin City Limits 2008 - Day 1
Photos taken at Austin City Limits by Rob Inderrieden... read more
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