Articles tagged "m. ward"

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Slow and easy with indie-rock hero M. Ward

by Chris Riemenschneider [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[24.Apr.09] :. AUSTIN, TEXAS - No wonder M. Ward keeps coming back and making the most of the South by Southwest Music Conference: The Portland, Ore.-based indie-rock star has found the perfect place to decompress...

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Mixed Media

M. Ward - “Rave On” (Featuring Zooey Deschanel) (video)

by Sarah Zupko

[19.Apr.09] :. Indie singer-songwriter M. Ward takes a crack at the Buddy Holly classic “Rave On” on his 2009 record Hold Time. Ward’s version is less rock and roll and more ethereal pop and is a...

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Notes from the Road

M. Ward: 19 February 2009 - New York City, Apollo Theatre

by Thomas Hauner

[26.Feb.09] :. Words and Pictures by Thomas Hauner

Notes from the Road

 

Music Review

M. Ward: Hold Time

by Matthew Fiander

[17.Feb.09] :. Ward crafts a fuller sound, while still mining musical history for inspiration, and recreates himself as a charming full-on performer rather than a quietly forlorn singer.

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Sound Affects

Spectacle: Elvis Costello with She & Him, Jenny Lewis, and Jakob Dylan (Episode 11)

by Zeth Lundy

[11.Feb.09] :. Much like the songwriters’ circle episode from a few weeks back, tonight’s episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… (airing Wednesdays at 9pm EST/PST on the Sundance...

Sound Affects

 

Mixed Media

M. Ward, The Decemberists, Mos Def…

by PopMatters Staff

[16.Jan.09] :. M. Ward Never Had Nobody Like You [MP3] from Hold Time [17 February]       The Decemberists The Rake’s Song [MP3] from The Hazards of Love [24...

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Various Artists: This is Next

by Evan Sawdey

[1.Oct.07] :. The world is better for every new pair of ears that gets turned on to Of Montreal and Ted Leo. The only real question is this: do you really need this album to begin with?

 

M. Ward: Duet for Guitars #2

by Dan Raper

[29.Aug.07] :. Reissue of the Post-War singer-songwriter's 1999 debut shows the modest but still emotive beginnings of M. Ward.

 

M. Ward + Holly Throsby

by Nick Gunn

[24.Jan.07] :. I went to the show reluctantly, expecting to see "serious" girls staring meaningfully into the singer’s eyes. Heck, they might even shed a few tears...

 

M. Ward: Post-War

by Dave Heaton

[16.Aug.06] :. The ups and downs of life's rollercoaster -- world wars and all -- are captured brillantly here by the out-of-time, transcendent troubadour M. Ward.

 

M. Ward: Transistor Radio

by Justin Cober-Lake

[23.Feb.05] :. With the recent success of Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, and the like, Ward should be set for broader critical and commercial recognition. But he's not quite a folker.

 

M. Ward: Transfiguration of Vincent

by Dave Heaton

[12.May.03] :. M. Ward’s Transfiguration of Vincent album is a house filled with ghosts, from the spirits of friends who have passed away to the departed legends of American roots music. Ward’s...

 

M. Ward

by Thomas Bartlett

[29.Apr.03] :. I got ahold of M. Ward’s Transfigurations of Vincent a few weeks ago, and loved it immediately. Delicate, John Fahey-inspired guitar playing joined by touches of piano and crickets, all...