Marc Ribot: Last News

Tom Waits performed a rare live set at a tribute event that was held to honour the late Hal Willner.Willner, who was Saturday Night Live‘s longtime sketch music producer, died in 2020 at the age of 64. Numerous tributes were paid to the producer online following his death, including by Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea and Cat Power.Tom Waits and his wife Kathleen also penned a touching tribute, where they called Willner “Wise and reckless.

A post shared by Jerry David DeCicca (@jerrydaviddecicca)He shared his debut album ‘Ask The Unicorn’ back in 1968, and went on to gradually develop a cult following in the ‘80s after moving to New York City and developing a unique style of acid and folk.‘Ask The Unicorn’ was later re-released by Drag City in 2015 as a resurgence of interest in Askew’s work arose, and throughout his career the songwriter shared 11 studio albums.One of his most listened-to releases was the 2013 album ‘For The World’. Released via Tin Angel, it included musical collaborations with Sharon Van Etten, Mary Lattimore, Marc Ribot, and more.Aside from the full studio albums, Askew also self-released hundreds of songs on cassettes and later on his Bandcamp page.In a statement with Pitchfork, Jay Pluck said: “Ed was a brave gay songwriter from the beginning and I hope more come to know this.… Ed’s music changed the lives of people from many generations and continues to do so.

Mitski has shared her English-language cover of Italian song ‘Bella Ciao’ – listen to it down below.The Japanese-American artist took to YouTube to share her cover, for which she admitted she “used Google Translate, shamelessly”.“I tried making an English language version of this really important Italian song called ‘Bella Ciao’,” she told fans. “Of course I don’t speak a lick of Italian so I used Google Translate shamelessly and I also took inspiration from Tom Waits and Marc Ribot’s English version of this song.“But here’s the thing: Especially if you do speak Italian, unlike me, I’m sure you can write a better translation of this than I have.

filmmaker Jarmusch and Carter Logan, announced their debut LP ‘Silver Haze’ with the release of their new single’s video. The new song and its video features footage and music from as long-ago as the late ’80s.“Jim created the basic guitar tracks first in his home studio, with memories of living in Berlin in 1987 floating around him,” the band said in a statement, as per Pitchforck.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced their new joint album, ‘Raise The Roof’.The new LP will follow 14 years on from 2007’s ‘Raising Sand’, the duo’s first collaborative record.‘Raise The Roof’ will be released on November 19 via Warner Music and has been previewed today (August 12) by Plant and Krauss’ cover of ‘Can’t Let Go’.The track, which was originally written by Randy Weeks, was notably recorded by Lucinda Williams for her 1998 album ‘Car Wheels On A Gravel Road’, and you can hear Plant and Krauss’ take on ‘Can’t Let Go’ below.‘Raise The Roof’ was produced by T Bone Burnett and features contributions from drummer Jay Bellerose, guitarists Marc Ribot, David Hidalgo, Bill Frisell and Buddy Miller, bassists Dennis Crouch and

A.D. Amorosi With the release of “This Dream of You,” jazz pianist and soigné contralto vocalist Diana Krall will display her usual mix of tartness and tastefulness with selections from the Great American Songbook — from Irving Berlin to Bob Dylan’s title track —  with a familiar cast of characters to go with the album’s cinematic arc.