“Why do we build the wall, my children?” asked folksinger Greg Brown, playing the character Hades, on the 2010 recording of Anaïs Mitchell’s “folk opera,” Hadestown.
“We build the wall to keep us free!” answers the chorus, over ghostly pedal steel.
“Who do we call the enemy, my children?” he continued.
“The enemy is poverty, and the wall keeps out the enemy, and we build the wall to keep us free!” his subjects respond, circular logic building in concatenate phrases until it reaches the rub: “We have work and they have none,...
“We build the wall to keep us free!” answers the chorus, over ghostly pedal steel.
“Who do we call the enemy, my children?” he continued.
“The enemy is poverty, and the wall keeps out the enemy, and we build the wall to keep us free!” his subjects respond, circular logic building in concatenate phrases until it reaches the rub: “We have work and they have none,...
- 4/18/2019
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
Jonathan Groff performed a concert at Joe's Pub on June 20th in New York City. According to Zap2it.com Groff was joined by Craig Taborn, Ben Perowsky, Jonathan Haffiner, Eivind Opsvik and Kenny Wollesen. Groff performed songs such as 'Here I Go Again,' and 'You Don't Know My Name,' as well as 'Mama Who Bore Me,' from Spring Awakening.
- 6/21/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
Though there's no word yet on whether he'll be returning to "Glee" next season, don't expect Broadway vet Jonathan Groff to stop singing any time soon. In fact, Lea Michele's Bff performed for fans on June 20th at Joe's Pub in New York City.
Groff was accompanied by musicians Jonathan Haffiner, Craig Taborn, Eivind Opsvik, Ben Perowsky and Kenny Wollesen. Showing off that Broadway stamina, he performed two shows - one at 7 p.m. and another at 9:30 p.m.
"One of the best and the worst things about living in Los Angeles is the traffic," Groff told fans. "So basically all the songs that you're going to hear tonight are songs that I've sung with the windows down screaming at the top of my lungs in my car throughout Los Angeles."
Fans got to hear Jonathan perform "You Don't Know My Name," by Alicia Keys, plus a jazzy...
Groff was accompanied by musicians Jonathan Haffiner, Craig Taborn, Eivind Opsvik, Ben Perowsky and Kenny Wollesen. Showing off that Broadway stamina, he performed two shows - one at 7 p.m. and another at 9:30 p.m.
"One of the best and the worst things about living in Los Angeles is the traffic," Groff told fans. "So basically all the songs that you're going to hear tonight are songs that I've sung with the windows down screaming at the top of my lungs in my car throughout Los Angeles."
Fans got to hear Jonathan perform "You Don't Know My Name," by Alicia Keys, plus a jazzy...
- 6/21/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Joan As Police Woman Joan As Police Woman is the brainchild of singer/multi-instrumentalist Joan Wasser. Born in Biddeford, Maine, Wasser attended Boston University, with a focus on violin. She built an admirable rep on Boston's heavily competitive music scene during the '90s. By 2002, now in New York, Wasser formed her trio with a revolving cast including drummers Ben Perowsky and Parker Kindred and bassists Rainy Orteca, Timo Ellis, and Tyler Wood. With a handful-plus of releases to date, Wasser has collaborated with Jeff Buckley, Sheryl Crow, Rufus Wainwright, Elton John, the Scissor Sisters, and Lou Reed, among others. Download "Start of My Heart," from her 2008 pièce de résistance To Survive. Buy: Lala.com Genre: Rock Artist: Joan As Police Woman Song: Start of My Heart Album: To Survive Kevin Renick Singer/songwriter Kevin Renick hails from Kirkwood, Missouri. Throughout the years, Renick's great love of music motivated his.
- 12/11/2009
- by Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin
- Huffington Post
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