Episode 2 of our video podcast: Ellen Page, Diablo Cody and Over the Rhine!
Fresh off the presses, it's the second edition of the new Paste video podcast! This episode features an interview with Ellen Page and Diablo Cody about their new movie, Juno, and "I'm on a Roll", a track from Over the Rhine's new album, Trumpet Child. embedVideo("http://www.pastemagazine.com/pastevision/2008/01/pastevision_012408.flv"); JavaScript must be enabled to see this content. Extra content: -Audio from the full interview with Ellen and Diablo: embedStationLite ("http://cdn.pastemagazine.com/www/stationlite/junointerview_full.mp3", "Full interview with Ellen Page and Diablo Cody of Juno") -Full audio from the Over the Rhine interview (coming soon) -Full video of "I'm on a Roll" performed by Over the... read more
Found in: Paste VisionOver the Rhine honors Charles Schulz
Anyone can record a holiday-themed song, or even a holiday-themed album. But few bands can claim to have made an intertextual holiday-themed song, unless that text is, well, the Bible. But Ohio-based Over the Rhine is all about new challenges, so on their recent Snow Angels, the band recorded “Goodbye Charles.” The song is a salute to the late Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts, and thus, a staple of the holiday season, thanks to the yearly appearance of A Charlie Brown Christmas. “Goodbye Charles” is inspired by Schroeder’s piano riff in the television special, and the band is kindly sharing... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOnly in America
I was standing backstage at a recent festival in The Netherlands when a fellow from the former East Germany approached me with a couple of his Dutch friends. He booked a music festival in Germany and was wondering if my band, Over the Rhine, might be interested in making an appearance in 2008... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesOver the Rhine: The Trumpet Child
While they don’t revisit the sprawling scope of their opus, Ohio, on their latest disc Over The Rhine takes on a task almost as daunting... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsOver the Rhine makes Snow Angels
It’s astounding how few new Christmas songs stick onto the flypaper of traditional holiday music. Every year artists rehash oldies with more sugar than yearly soda reinventions of Cherry Vanilla More Adjectives cola. But Over the Rhine elicits both cheer—“Snowed In With You”—and gloom—“All I Get For Christmas Is Blue”—on the new tradition-straying Snow Angels, slated for October. The bluesy couple puts a new twist on “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” a response to a fan’s photo of their lyrics spray-painted on a Bethlehem wall. Even a Charles Schultz tribute appears. So when your snot freezes, sneak in some Snow... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOver the Rhine to make 21 cities swoon
The folk cabaret duo responsible for inciting a little-documented movement of evening gown-adorned women draping themselves across pianos is setting out for a fall tour. Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, who made our 100 Best Living Songwriters list, will release their 11th studio effort, The Trumpet Child, on August 21. The tour will kick off with a hometown bash in Cincinnati. Bring out the cocktails: August: 31 - Cincinnati, OH @ Coney Island Moonlite Gardens September: 1 - Lexington, Ky. @ The Dame 2 - Nashville, Tenn. @ 3rd and Lindsley 13 - Seattle, Wash. @ Triple Door 14 -... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOver the Rhine to Trumpet New, Pre-Rock Influences
The prolific, Cincinnati-based duo Over the Rhine (see Paste's 100 Best Living Songwriters) plans to self-release its eleventh studio album, The Trumpet Child, on August 21. A four-piece for most of its 16-year career, Over the Rhine is currently driven by the literal marriage of Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. With The Trumpet Child, the two have said their goal is to take turns “waking the dead in true New Orleans ragtime fashion.” To help achieve this musical voodoo, Detweiler cites "pre-rock" influences such as Cole Porter and Frank Loesser. Despite a tour with Bob Dylan and the existence of... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOver The Rhine
There’s a red Stratocaster knock-off hanging above the stage at The Starry Plough pub in Berkeley... read more
Found in: Concerts, ReviewsOver the Rhine Announces New Album
Over the Rhine has announced that their upcoming full-length, to be released on Virgin/Back Porch Records, will be titled Drunkard's Prayer. The band has been sketching and writing off and on for much of the year. The recording process began on election day, and mixing was completed on Thanksgiving Eve. The self-described “relaxed record” was recorded at home in the house the band refers to as the "Grey Ghost." Drunkard's Prayer is set to be released Mar. 29, 2005. The band will also embark on a short tour in December. Drunkard's Prayer Track Listing 1. I Want You To... read more
Found in: Music, News20 Signs of Life From 2003
In the liner notes accompanying Over the Rhine’s gloriously self-indulgent double-disc, OHIO, co-founder Linford Detweiler, writes, “We grew up in small coal mining towns in the Ohio Valley, listening to music that could have only been unearthed in America: Southern Gospel, Country Western and Rock ’n’ Roll. This music fertilized the soil of our early lives. We sit down at the upright piano these days with dirt under our fingernails.” And I suppose that’s what I love about this album. The songs feel gritty and real, unpolished and perfect. Just like people. All the artifice (both musical and emotional) has... read more
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