Music and film fans alike fondly remember the 2006 drama Once. The movie, which depicted the musical and emotional relationship that developed between an Irish busker and a Czech pianist, made stars out of its two leads and won a Best Original Song Oscar for the sweeping ballad “Falling Slowly.”
That film’s director, John Carney, is now set to unspool his latest cinematic ode to the power of music, Sing Street. Here’s the description: Continue reading…
Glen Hansard kicked off his North American “Didn’t He Ramble” tour November 9 at L.A.’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, and when he took the stage, the roaring applause of a sold-out crowd was there to greet him. Continue reading…Â
Well, that’s that. The once-storybook romance between Swell Season musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova received the final nail in its coffin today, as Irglova announced her recent marriage to “the most beautiful man [she] ever met.” It wasn’t Hansard. Continue reading…
An all-ages crowd gathered in Barrio Logan on Saturday to help The Heavy Guilt celebrate the release of their new LP, In the Blood. The event — presented in part by the always-classy Latent Print — featured art by Alexander Jackson, Joseph Bowman and Ryan Tannascoli, as well as performances by Low Volts, Gun Runner, and Black Sands. Continue reading…
Up-and-coming Hawaiian musician Eddie Vedder recently released his sophomore album, Ukulele Songs — and now he’s strumming his way to San Diego. Continue reading…