Letters at 3AM: Who's That Girl?

Singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom is an inimitable genius

"...indicated, charmingly, that if I didn't listen hard to Joanna Newsom I was but a likable, aging fool, slipping..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Joanna Newsom

"...Joanna NewsomHave One on Me (Drag City)..."

April 2, 2010 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Joanna Newsom

"...Joanna NewsomThe Milk-Eyed Mender (Drag City) The embroidered album art..."

March 5, 2004 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

The Great Pyramid

Bill Callahan can see clearly now

"...A few of those shows were played with paramour Joanna Newsom, and the addition of her harp to the..."

April 20, 2007 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Letters at 3AM: Dead and Alive on the Fourth of July

A eulogy spoken over the coffin of our empire

"..."Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" has reincarnated as Joanna Newsom, a spooky woman who plays harp and sings..."

July 2, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Alela Diane

Friday

"...that are as titillating as those of longtime friend Joanna Newsom. Unlike Newsom, she lets her lyrics wander rather..."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

White Hinterland

Thursday

"...to bandleader. The quirky writer-muso genres with fellow freak-folker Joanna Newsom, thanks to semiconfessional, somewhat autobiographical, regionally influenced tunes...."

March 14, 2008 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Jandek/Bill Callahan

Trolling South by Southwest 2007

"...joking through new songs "Sycamore" and "Honeymoon Child" as Joanna Newsom contributed piano and Elizabeth Warren violin. The new..."

March 23, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced

Boyhood, Kumiko earn multiple nods

"...Producer: David Rosier Virunga Director/Producer: Orlando Von Einsiedel, Producer: Joanna Natasegara..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Ian Sweet

Shapeshifter (Hardly Art)

"...voice often verging on breaking and not far off Joanna Newsom's peculiar timbre. "All Skaters Go to Heaven" features..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Libby Webster

Retro-Futurists Reshape Austin Music

Half-a-dozen rising stars of local electro

"...a folk-dance-Americana-electric-symphonic fusion, where Philip Glass, Sufjan Stevens, and Joanna Newsom all groove to late-night ambient house music in..."

July 1, 2016 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

National Top 10s

Best non-local albums of 2015 – by genre

"...6) Joanna Newsom, Divers (Drag City)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Carrie Brownstein Stays Hungry

Sleater-Kinney slayer reps BookPeople on the Sabbath

"...Pimp A Butterfly. I’m also a huge fan of Joanna Newsom’s new album, Divers. I think any year she..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Music Post by Alejandra Ramirez

Tuesday SXSW 2015 Showcases

"...follow-up to his impressively unique 2014 debut Sun Marquee. Joanna Newsom's stylistic sister Jess Williamson, who captivated with last..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature

Inherent Vice

Highbrow mixes with lowbrow in Paul Thomas Anderson's screen adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel.

"...Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio Del Toro, Hong Chau, Joanna Newsom, Jena Malone and Martin Short...."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

deEP end

deEP end

"...Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" and Joanna Newsom's "En Gallop" best capture the energy and playfulness..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Review by Doug Freeman

The Price You Pay

At what cost does the vinyl revolution come?

"...$27, Daft Punk's Random Access Memories runs $35, and Joanna Newsom's last album, Have One on Me, priced out..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down

"...allows: one laden with pop hooks. Longtime Cali girl Joanna Newsom joins her on "Kindness Be Conceived," blending the..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Sarah Jarosz

"...Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate" and jaunt up Joanna Newsom's "The Book of Right-On," ambitious covers that flower..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Review by Abby Johnston

Film Flam

News you can use from the local screens scene

"...a harp ("I see they got my rider," quipped Joanna Newsom)? For most folks, it's the sight that greets..."

Aug. 8, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

20 Favorite Songs of 2012

Gay Place blogger Rob weighs in with individual lists

"...Jessica Pratt Discovering Jessica Pratt, the love child of Joanna Newsom and Vashti Bunyan, was such a welcome respite..."

Jan. 8, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Mo' Music: Dec. 12

All music guaranteed overheard

"..."Night Faces" Jessica Pratt Move over Joanna Newsom, Jessica Pratt just lamb-chopped you down the stairs..."

Dec. 12, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Rob Cohen

Wine of the Week

Rockin' wines from the proprietors a 154-year-old winery

"...Mozart miniature in the background – or maybe even Joanna Newsom...."

March 23, 2012 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Off the Record

Seeking refuge at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater before the return of Joe 'King' Carrasco & the Crowns

"...And on Wednesday, ACL announced another batch of tapings: Joanna Newsom (Aug. 1), the Decemberists and Gillian Welch (Aug...."

June 24, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

The 1821 Club

Tuning in to the future of Austin's music scene today

"...the 1970s, with more cultivation from the likes of Joanna Newsom and Final Fantasy. And, without realizing it, Mother..."

July 10, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Anni Rossi

Central Presbyterian Church

"...flow, marking Rossi as a rare talent à la Joanna Newsom. Live in a church, however, she needed to..."

March 20, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Inara George with Van Dyke Parks

"...Lowell, in the 1970s and, as he did with Joanna Newsom, lays down an accomplished bed of horns, violins,..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Bill Callahan Appears

Sunday at Mohawk

"...missing his September 2006 performance at the Parish with Joanna Newsom. On Sunday, Callahan clears the air once more..."

March 28, 2008 Music Post by Austin Powell

Saturday Picks

"...are still rich with avant-jazz orchestration, landing halfway between Joanna Newsom and Björk, but now there's an underlying darkness...."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Kortedala Syndrome

Night falls over Scandinavia

"...Hanne Hukkelberg: Enchanted, idiosyncratic pop songs halfway between Joanna Newsom and Björk...."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Austin Powell

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