Posts Tagged ‘Poet’

Ani DiFranco set to release new album Allergic to Water on October 14th via her own Righteous Babe Records

Posted: August 20, 2014 in Bands, Concerts, Entertainment, Feed your Soul, Folk Rock, music, New Music, New Release, Singer, Songwriter
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Great news to share! Ani DiFranco is set to release a new album, Allergic To Water on October 14th through her own label, Righteous Babe Records. The album was tracked by herself at her New Orleans home, often while her family slept and creates a hushed vibe to the album. Ani explained more about the album during a statement on her site:

“Mostly I worked alone in headphones, in the wee hours, while my family slept. It was empowering but terrifying to have the buck stop with me again in terms of the mixes. The recordings are documents of my current touring band (recorded by Mike in our old victorian house in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans and also by Andy Taub at a nearby church in the Treme) just laying down the songs.

“Many also feature a couple of very choice special guests. My killer band these days consists of bassist and composer Todd Sickafoose, who not only brings an always wonderful and unexpected counterpoint to my guitar with his bass playing, but is also my secret weapon in terms of production- overdubbing atmospherics and embellishments that add depth and color to the stories I tell.

“My drummer is Terence Higgins, a New Orleans native, who brings that deeply funky pocket that makes me smile so wide, yet all-the-while listening through to the whole picture and really making music with his instrument, not just rhythms. Though most of Terence’s musical incarnations have him playing drum kit, this record really features his hand-percussion prowess- like the congas on “see see see see”, the Mardi Gras Indian style tambourine on “genie” – he nailed it every time.”

We are so excited for the album and can’t wait for it. You can check out the first song Woe Be Gone here:

Once again, Ani treats us with her sweet beautiful music and you can’t help but fall in love with this amazingly talented singer/songwriter/poet. We had the opportunity to catch her performance earlier this year in Napa and it was one of the most magical nights. You can read all about it here:  Ani DiFranco mesmerizes Napa.  Check out a slideshow of photos from that night by our Rockin Ryan:

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We will continue to keep you updated and make sure to also visit the social media sites for more news. I hope you take the time out of your busy schedule and put on some Ani DiFranco, one thing is for sure, you will feel alive and vibrant as you soak in her energy and feel her music enter your soul. I would encourage you to head over to www.righteousbabe.com and pick up some music today. Also, Not A Pretty Girl is available as a newly re-mastered Vinyl and is a MUST HAVE or make sure you have her latest of her 20 albums, ¿Which Side are You On?,

~ Enjoy, Marisol

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Ani DiFranco mesmerizes Napa with her passionate and heartfelt set

Posted: March 9, 2014 in Bands, Concerts, Entertainment, Feed your Soul, Folk Rock, music, New Music, Singer, Songwriter
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It was a magical night at the Uptown Theater in Napa, California yesterday. It was a night filled with love, hope, inspiration and sweet beautiful music. Ani DiFranco, the amazingly talented singer/songwriter/poet was in the house to perform her final show of her tour. First, I must share that the ambiance that the Uptown Theater creates was the perfect backdrop for this stellar performance.

The Uptown Theater has a very strict photo policy which you don’t really appreciate until you experience it firsthand. Going to about 15 concerts a month, I tend to spend so much time bobbing my head side to side in hopes of capturing the performer in my line of site, but instead I am greeted by cell phones and cameras in the air.  Without the distractions of these, you can’t help but bathe in the beauty of the artist and become one with the moment. Last night was that perfect night.

Her impressive opener, Jenny Scheinman woed the crowd with her touching and sometimes jovial folk songs. The crowd was purely entertained as she switched from her violin to her mandolin for each song, amazing us with her talent. If you have not heard of her before, make sure to check her out. I know we look forward to hearing more from her.

When Ani entered the stage, the crowd gave a fittingly loud and well deserved welcome. Ani‘s charismatic personality shined through as she would talk to the crowd in between her songs and invite us into her world with her anecdotes and back stories on songs.  Her magnetic energy shined through as she sang. I would think that Ani could sing a page out of the dictionary, and succeed in having it sound as sweet as honey on your lips. Her words are soul touching and thought provoking and all the while, 100% entertaining. Ani has triumphantly proven to take folk music to a much contemporary and rockin level as she is joined on stage with her longtime bassist Todd Sickafoose and New Orleans drummer Terence Higgins.

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Todd Sickafoose

It was wonderful to see her delve into her old song catalogue and perform my personal as well as crowd favorite, “Not a Pretty Girl“. It was every bit as sensation as you can imagine, and had the crowd singing along and on their feet. She received a well deserved standing ovation after. Fellow concert-goer, Tess Harper shared her thoughts on the night, “Last night was my third time seeing Ani at the Uptown and the crowd was by far the most passionate that I’ve seen! It’s empowering to know that there are so many people in Napa that love her and what she stands for as much as I do. I loved when she mentioned relearning herold songs and played “Not A Pretty Girl”. That was the first Ani song that really spoke to me and it was amazing to see her play it again, with an audience full of women singing along. I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate International Women’s Day!”

Ani‘s words and songs truly carry the passion and emotion as they embrace the listener and become their new best friend. Whatever mood you are in, you can always listen to Ani’s music as it inspires, comforts, exhilarates, invigorates and awakens all your senses and touches your soul. Truly magical on so many levels and even to depths that are undiscovered.  The night was filled with these precious moments with songs like As Is, Untouchable Face, Swan Dive, Present/Infant, Overlap and so many more.

Another highlight for myself, was listening to several of her new songs. One in particular, I can’t get out of my head. That is “Rainy Parade“. You know when you have that moment when a song would come on the radio or play, and it turns out to be the perfect song for you to hear at that moment. That is exactly how her song, Rainy Parade was for me. The lyrics were the much needed words of encouragement I needed to hear and sung through Ani‘s heavenly delectable voice as she shines bright in Rainy Parade:

Take your lemons

and make your lemonade

and have your Rainy Parade

So, I hope you take the time out of your busy schedule and put on some Ani DiFranco, one thing is for sure, you will feel alive and vibrant as you soak in her energy and feel her music enter your soul. I would encourage you to head over to www.righteousbabe.com and pick up some music today. Also, Not A Pretty Girl is available as a newly re-mastered Vinyl and is a MUST HAVE or make sure you have her latest of her 20 albums, ¿Which Side are You On?,  

~ Enjoy, Marisol

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Here are some photos from last night’s  set by Rockin Ryan set to Fire Door: