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SXSW 2009: More Film Reviews

Hal Holbrook & Barry Corbin in That Evening SunAs usual, the number of films seen during SXSW were in direct competition with the sum of hours slept, the quantity of BBQ consumed, the volume of alcoholic beverages imbibed, the length of lines endured and the number of parties partaken (Rachael Ray's was cool). And the music! I lost count of all the bands I saw, but I did enjoy: Bruce Robison at the Gibson Guitar party, the Meat Puppets at the Nat Geo taping, The Manichean at the Justice Records party, Theresa Andersson at the Boundless rooftop party and, of...  read more

Theresa Andersson: Hummingbird, Go!

Multi-tasker makes goodTheresa Andersson has a throwback career trajectory—one that’s actually allowed her to mature in a nurturing local-music scene. Since arriving in New Orleans in 1990 via Sweden, Theresa Andersson has evolved from almost literally playing second fiddle for Anders Osborne, to sit-ins with Crescent City staples The Radiators, to a handful of genre-dabbling albums featuring various backup-band lineups. During those years, she was the local who everybody in New Orleans wanted to get excited about. Sexy! Swedish! Bona-fide chops! But as far as forging bonds with audiences (other than rowdy, balding middle-aged white guys at Jazz Fest), nothing...  read more

Theresa Andersson Sings Theme Song For New Film

Lions Gates Films’ A Love Song For Bobby Long, starring John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson, will hit theaters nationwide Jan. 16, 2005. The soundtrack (to be released Jan. 11 on Hyena Records) features the film's theme, "Lorraine's Song," The tune was written by New Orleans soulman Grayson Capps (who wrote and performed six of the album's songs) and features the vocals of Big Easy songbird Theresa Andersson. A Love Song for Bobby Long is the feature film directorial debut of Shainee Gabel, who wrote the screenplay based on Ronald Everett Capps' soon-to-be-published novel, Off Magazine Street. Everett Capps' son is...  read more