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Cy Coleman Compilation to Feature Fiona Apple, Patty Griffin, Nikka Costa, Missy Higgins, Many More

Hear the words "The Best Is Yet To Come" and a dapper Sinatra will likely flash across your mind, dressed to the nines in black coattails and topped with a hat, crooning those famous lyrics. Less likely to come to mind is Cy Coleman, the man behind this and many of the other songs that fill our collective consciousness. The composer and songwriter's life catalog amounts to over 2,000 songs, a number of which were popularized by the likes of Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole on the radio, and Lucille Ball on the Broadway stage. On Sept. 15,...  read more

Twenty Songs not by The Decemberists About Kids Meeting Unfortunate Ends

The Decemberists offered up "The Rake's Song," a track from their upcoming Hazards of Love LP, as a free download last week, which means that lots of people were probably struck with the same two thoughts that hit me upon my own first listen. One, this is a song about a dude killing his kids. Two, there are not many songs about that. ...  read more

CLIF Greennotes adds artists, releases benefit album

CLIF Greennotes, a CLIF Energy Bar-sponsored program that helps musicians to green up their tours, has recently added five artists to the list of participants. The non-profit is in its fourth year, and plans to celebrate the growth of the endeavor with a benefit album, and a handful of neighborhood clean-up events....  read more

Missy Higgins tours on just-released album

Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins kicked off a 13-date North American tour this week in support of her new album, On A Clear Night, released Tuesday on Warner Brothers. Higgins broke onto the music scene somewhat accidentally at age 17, when her sister submitted one of her tapes in a local talent-scouting competition and she won. She has since released two albums and several EPs in North America, Europe and her native Australia. Higgins returned to the States in January to make a quick stop in Park City, Utah, for a performance at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. She played...  read more

Missy Higgins Tours New Album

Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins will tour the States in support of her debut album The Sound of White, which comes out today. Higgins will play four West-coast dates with Amos Lee and three dates with Howie Day and Gavin DeGraw. Tour Dates: 6/9 – New York, N.Y. – Mercury Lounge 6/14 – Los Angeles, Calif. – The Knitting Factory 6/16 – San Francisco, Calif, - The Independent 6/18 – Portland, Ore. – Roseland Grill 6/19 – Seattle, Wash. – Crocodile Cafe 7/14 – Chicago, Ill. – Northerly Island* 7/15 – Minneapolis, Minn....  read more

4 To Watch For: Missy Higgins

Her bloodshot eyes sheathed in wraparound sunglasses, diminutive Australian Missy Higgins shuffle into the Burbank offices of her U.S. label...  read more