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Bruce Springsteen plays in DC tonight. I had to laugh when I read how over a dozen Republican members of Congress are throwing fundraisers at the sold-out Verizon Center show. Lobbyists were buying scalped $100 tickets from the congressmembers for $2,000 a pop. I hope right-wing kooks like Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Dave Camp (R-MI), Baron Hill (Blue Dog-IN), Tom Petri (R-WI) and Darrell Issa (R-CA) aren’t expecting any nostalgia for the good ole Bush days. Like most artists– and most Americans– Springsteen has come to detest all Bush stands for and was very outspoken about his feelings that Bush was unworthy of the presidency.
In preparation for hosting a Crooks and Liars live blog session Thursday afternoon with Nanci Griffith I spent some time with her on the phone talking about her soon-to-be-released new album, The Loving Kind. It didn’t take long before Bush’s name came up. Nanci was active in Nashville’s Music Row Democratic Club and worked actively to defeat him in 2004. On the new album a song she wrote with Ricky Ross, “Still Life,” sums up her feelings about the ex-president:
You need to change
You don’t know how
Your life could use a reformation
If you could see you
As I see you now
I know you’d change the situation
The contretemps that was engineered by Bush allies to hurt the Dixie Chicks careers didn’t even come close to shutting Nanci up. “I never stopped saying whatever I was saying against the Bush administration abroad. I don’t care what those people who crucified the Dixie Chicks… they’re not my fans anyway.” Nanci’s a Grammy Award winning artist and it wouldn’t surprise me if some tone def Republicans are fans of hers. I hope they wind up coming by Crooks and Liars Thursday at 4pm (PT) to hear what she has to say about the issues that mean most to her…
Nanci To Chat With Fans Live This Thursday, May 21st @ 7 PM ET
NANCI LOGS ON TO CHAT LIVE ONLINE WITH FANS ABOUT HER NEW CD THE LOVING KIND. JOIN HER AT CROOKSANDLIARS.COM THIS THURSDAY, MAY 21ST AT 7PM EASTERN TIME.
Nanci will talk about her new CD and take questions from audience members around the world during a live online chat on celebrated political website Crooks And Liars Thursday, May 21st , at 7pm eastern time. The chat will be moderated by Howie Klein, Crooks and Liars Senior Contributor, and will take place within the Crooks and Liars Late Nite Music Club section of the website.
To log onto the chat, visitors simply need to go onto the Crooks and Liars website at www.CrooksandLiars.com and follow the instructions to the chat which will be posted on the homepage. Fans will also have the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to an upcoming Nanci Griffith show of their choice within the continental U.S.
Nanci Griffith To Discuss New Album At The Grammy Museum
Legendary Singer-Songwriter Sits Down for an Intimate Conversation About The Loving Kind
On June 8, 2009, The GRAMMY Museum will host GRAMMY-winning songwriting legend Nanci Griffith as she discusses her new album, The Loving Kind (Rounder), kicking off the Museum’s new public program series, “The Drop,” it was announced today.
Before an intimate audience of 200 in the Museum’s GRAMMY Sound Stage, Griffith will answer Santelli’s questions about the inspirations, songwriting, collaboration, and studio experience behind The Loving Kind. Following the interview, Griffith will take questions from the audience and sign copies of the album.
Following eighteen critically-acclaimed albums, The Loving Kind – to be released June 9, 2009 on Rounder Records – is Griffith’s first studio album of original and contemporary cover material since 2005’s Hearts In Mind. Griffith’s classic sound – folk/country melodies built around stories that tackle big subjects delivered with the artist’s signature vocal style – returns in full bloom on the album, her most politically outspoken release in years.
“The Drop: Nanci Griffith” will take place at 8pm in the GRAMMY Sound Stage, on the second floor of The GRAMMY Museum. Doors open at 7:30pm. All proceeds benefit The GRAMMY Museum. Tickets are $14.95 ($12 for Museum Members) and go on sale Monday, May 18, 2009 (Friday, May 15, 2009 for Museum Members). Tickets can be purchased in-person at the Museum Box Office, through Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 213.745.3000. For more information, call 213.765.6800 or visit www.grammymuseum.org.
The GRAMMY Museum is located at 800 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite A245, Los Angeles, CA 90015. With an entrance off of Figueroa Street, the Museum resides within the L.A. LIVE campus, at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles.
The GRAMMY Museum launches its newest public program series, “The Drop,” in June with critically-acclaimed artists Nanci Griffith, Rhett Miller, Mandy Moore, and Marshall Crenshaw. The series will regularly feature musicians live and onstage discussing their most recent albums and musical projects. Taking place in the Museum’s state-of-the-art theatre, which screens the film “The Making of a GRAMMY Moment” during regular Museum hours, the program provides guests the unprecedented opportunity to be among the first to hear from artists about their newest work in a unique and intimate setting.
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