It’s okay to feel good That’s the way it should be In 2003, Lucinda Williams toured with Neil Young and Crazy Horse on the heels of her most recent album at the time, World Without Tears. The album, to some degree, represented a shift in style for Williams, as the songs “Righteously” and “Real Live … Read more
Lucinda Williams has always been good at telling the truth. Songs like “Those Three Days” and “Essence” reveal a woman who knows what she wants and also a person who isn’t afraid to ask questions. Williams, in my opinion, is a confronting songwriter – one of the best alive, male or female. So when I … Read more
Lucinda Williams, one of our favorite singer-songwriters, is back at The Pageant on Wednesday, October 12th, touring behind her latest album, Blessed, which the New York Times calls “…one of her best.” One of the great things about seeing Williams at The Pageant is that she always seems extra stoked for the occasion — many … Read more
Photo by Chris Lay Let’s start with the obvious: Lucinda Williams is one of the best songwriters of her generation. Yeah, I know. That’s easy. It’s as obvious as choosing her best album: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Like many of you out there, Car Wheels was my first introduction to Williams’ music, and … Read more
Photo Credit: Chris Lay Waiting for Grace Potter isn’t all that bad. For some artists, that isn’t the case. In 2001, I waited a good 90 minutes for Lucinda Williams to show up at The Pageant, and the same album — Cowboy Junkies’ Open — played over the PA twice. A great, dark album, but … Read more
When I listen to today’s JOTD, a couple things become evident to me (besides, say, making me want to dance around the house in a pair of boxers). One, Karin Bergquist keeps evolving as a singer, so much that I’m pretty sure she could sing anything these days and make it sound unique. On “The … Read more
There are cover records, beautiful ones, filled with songs by Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, you name it. And then there are cover records by Lissie, who has chosen songs by Kid Cudi, Lady Gaga, Joe South, Metallica, Nick Cave, and Fleetwood Mac. The video below is Lissie cranking out “Go Your … Read more
Lucinda Williams will be at The Pageant on Saturday, November 8th, performing songs from her entire catalog, including her latest album, Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone. We have TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away to the show! Before we get to details on how to enter the contest, let’s have a listen to “Something … Read more
You do not know What wars are going on Down there, where the spirit meets the bone Down there, where the spirit meets the bone Down where the spirit meets the bone In late 1984, Lucinda Williams moved to Los Angeles. People in Austin told her, “Oh, they’ll eat you alive out there. You’ll come … Read more
Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams will release Blessed on March 1st, along with a Deluxe Version that has a 2nd disc dubbed “The Kitchen Tapes,” which are home recordings “Lucinda made of each song on the day she wrote it.” Williams will be on a short U.S. tour in March. Track listing for Blessed: 1. Buttercup 2. … Read more
If I stray away too far from you Don’t go and try to find me It doesn’t mean I don’t love you It doesn’t mean I won’t come back and stay beside you The first Lucinda Williams album I bought was on a whim. I liked the cover, and I liked the title — Car … Read more
In the interest of full disclosure: I’ve never been much of a John Denver fan. However, when you pair Brandi Carlile and Emmylou Harris, you have my full, undivided attention. Which is why I’m writing about “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Denver’s song that Carlile and Harris have no problem solving with their artistic gifts. … Read more
I’m sure there are many of you out there who know part of Pegi Young’s story. Sure, she’s the wife of Neil Young, and you won’t find many tours of his where she’s not singing with him or opening for him. She also co-founded the Bridge School in 1986, giving children like her son, Ben, … Read more
“Remember when we met/ We were so innocent/ I was so cautious, you were so cool/ The world was brand new…“ Those words come from the first Matthew Ryan song I ever heard, which was was “Devastation” off his 2001 album Concussion. That tune happens to be a duet with Lucinda Williams, another one of … Read more
To me, the best Matthew Ryan songs are the ones where you’re left feeling exposed, like he’s written something about you, something secret. Ryan is one of my favorite songwriters because of songs like “3rd of October,” “Your Museum,” and “It Could’ve Been Worse” – songs that are courageous because they tell the truth, even … Read more
“And I have been so fuckin’ alone…” Ok, so the chorus may seem cheesy to some, but I love it when Lucinda Williams gets a little fiesty, and on this tune, she’s definitely pissed at someone. There were rumors that some of the songs on World Without Tears, where you can find this song, were … Read more
Austin-based singer-songwriter-fiddler Carrie Rodriguez has dazzled us over the years with her varying talents, all of which, in the way that she delivers them, can be described as uncommon. You probably know her best for her fiddle, or her work with Chip Taylor or Alejandro Escovedo. But whatever the landscape, it’s usually not all about … Read more