Rex tribute featuring members of Little Man) and the Pixies cover act Trompe Le Monde.Mayer Brown was recognized as one of the most innovative law firms in Asia Pacific at the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific 2023 Report. It features singer/songwriter Katy Vernon’s Abbasolutely Fab, Electric Warrior (a T. Not to be outdone, the Turf Club has its fourth annual Evening of Tributes show planned Friday. They will be backed by a group consisting of members of local jam bands. It will feature several guest vocalists, including Jill Henderson, who played Joplin in the Ordway’s “Love, Janis” production. The 10th annual local tribute to Woodstock-era star Janis Joplin takes place Saturday at First Avenue. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door, with VIP options available. Paul’s long-running Westside Band – augmented with several special guests – is honoring White’s memory Saturday at Minneapolis’ Parkway Theater with an evening dubbed “Jupiter: A Tribute to the Mightiest Elements of the Universe – Earth, Wind and Fire. He passed in February at 74 from effects of Parkinson’s disease. And I have been so drawn to and inspired by all the collaborators inside these ‘Postcards.’ ”Įarth, Wind and Fire’s founder Maurice White was one of the many musicians who died last year. “I’m interested in what other people can bring to a song, especially musicians I admire. “Collaborating with other musicians and elevating a song beyond its outlines has become one of my favorite things about making music,” Brown said. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center in December with the Pretenders) and the Pines (the local folk group featuring Ramsey’s sons Benson and Alex). Locals (both current and former) on “Postcards” include Mason Jennings, bassist/saxophonist Mike Lewis (Happy Apple, Bon Iver, Andrew Bird), pedal steel guitarist Eric Heywood (who played St. I was hoping through experimenting with musical collaborations to keep the conversation going.”īrown had these musical conversations with Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler, Arizona alt-country band Calexico, guitarist David Lindley (known for his work with Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon) and Texas singer/songwriter Carrie Rodriguez, who has recorded and toured with Ben Kyle, of Minneapolis’ Romantica. “From people with very successful careers to more underground indie artists just trying to pay the bills, everyone seems to be dealing with this sense of ‘How do we do this?’ and looking for their own answers. “One of the sparks for this project was talking to so many musicians who are dealing with the way the music business has been shape-shifting lately,” Brown said in a news release. She then sent the tracks out to each collaborator and asked them to finish the song on their own. (Vernon has called it “probably my favorite record ever made at our studio.”)īrown wrote most of the new songs in hotel rooms while touring the country and recorded basic guitar and vocals with Ramsey in a small garage studio. Paul’s Red House Records issued Brown’s last three albums, including 2014’s “Paradise Outlaw,” which she recorded at Justin “Bon Iver” Vernon’s April Base studio outside of Eau Claire, Wis. The daughter of folk legend Greg Brown and wife of his longtime collaborator Bo Ramsey, Pieta Brown plans to self-release “Postcards” on March 10 via her new label, Lustre Records. Iowa singer/songwriter Pieta Brown collaborated with a different artist on every one of the songs on her upcoming album “Postcards,” including a few familiar locals.
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