Martha Wainwright

Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Diane Lane, Howard Levy, Ginger Baker, Martin Scorsese, Garrison Keillor, The Aviator, Mamie Smith, Dick Hyman, Phish, Gary Louris, Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, The Byrds, Roy Wooten, A Prairie Home Companion, Martha Wainwright, Ghost World, Bela Fleck, Peter Gelb, Edgar Meyer, Michael Penn, Earl Scruggs, Evelyn Glennie, Zakir Hussain, Rufus Wainwright, Bela Bartok, The Beverly Hillbillies, Captain Kirk, Zelig, Lewis Rusell, Mark Olson, Leon Redbone, Jane Green, Aztec Two-Step, Steve Buscemi, The New Grass Revival, Sam Bush, Woody Allen, Neil Young, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Miles Davis, Star Trek, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, The Cotton Club, Louis Armstrong, Buffalo Springfield, Jerry Douglas, Richard Gere, Mark Twain, Charlie Parker, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Ray Bradbury, Dve Matthews, Randall Poster, Nellie Mckay, Victor Wooten, The Jayhawks, Joshua Bell, Boradwalk Empire, Kathy Brier, Catherine Russell, Sophie Tucker, Leonardo Dicaprio, Saturday Night Live, Richard Thompson, Mark O'Connor, Stewart Lerman, Johnwilliams, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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A-List Moms Team with Starbucks to Ensure "Every Mother Counts"

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Christy Turlington Burns, Madonna, Rosanne Cash, Toshi Regan, Ani DiFranco, Angelique Kidjo, Martha Wainwright, Patti Scialfa, Sinead O'Connor, Sheryl Crow, Karen Elson, Carla Bruni, Jennifer Lopez, Dixie Chicks, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Bush, David Legry, Starbucks, Bob Marley, No Woman No Cry, Mother's Day, Kevin Bacon, Women's Health Care, Childbirth, Impact News
Kristi York Wooten

Christy Turlington hopes the "Every Mother Counts" CD -- and her advocacy initiative of the same name -- will bring attention to maternal health issues in the weeks leading up to Mother's Day.

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HuffPost Exclusive: Craig Wedren's "Are We," Plus Conversations with The Civil Wars and NEeMA

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Role Models, Janet Weiss, Conor Oberst, Wet Hot American Summer, Roger Dodger, Sleater Kinney, OK Go, Tim Kingsbury, Charlie Peacock, Kina Grannis, Shudder to Think, Billy Joel, Arcade Fire, A.C.M.E., Mtv, Afghan Whig, Bright Eyes, The Freshmen, Dalai Lama, Tim Nackashi, Hung, Daniel Lanois, Martha Wainwright, Jack the Ripper, United States of Tara, Greg Dulli, Mother Teresa, Pierre Marchand, Banksy, Gnarles Barkley, Cheers, Leonard Cohen, U2, Dire Straits, Rufus Wainwright, School of Rock, The Civil Wars, Reno 911, Tom Mennier, Neema, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Wedren began his career fronting the seminal Washington, DC post-punk outfit Shudder to Think, a band that helped define the scenes in the '80s and '90s. Here is his latest release: "Are We."

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Meet Rising Alt-Country Singer Addie Brownlee

Salvatore Bono | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alt-Country, Martha-Wainwright, Addie Brownlee, Martha Wainwright, East of Leaving, Cmj, New York News
Salvatore Bono

"You walk east and I walk west, eventually we will meet, if not in this lifetime then the next..." lyrics this strong do not just come from sitting at a table with a pen and pad.

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A Tiger Suit, Junip & Great Companions: Conversations with KT Tunstall, Dar Williams, and José González, plus a KT Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.27.2011

Read More: Robert Smith, Patty Larkin, Zero 7, Cliff Chenfeld, Joan Baez, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tobias Winterkorn, The O.C., Paul Minor, PJ Harvey, Gary Louris, One Tree Hill, Feist, Dar Williams, David Bowie, The Muppets, Jarvis Cocker, Bossa Nova, José González, Martha Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, KT Tunstall, Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins, The Jayhawks, U2, Brian Eno, Jack Johnson, Vanessa Carlton, The Kings of Convenience, Robyn Hitchcock, Elias Araya, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Rufus Wainwright Wows the Crowd in Brooklyn

Rebecca Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nycbeat, Rufus Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright III, Loudon Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle, Rufus-Does-Judy, Martha Wainwright, New York News
Rebecca Harrington

Last night, folk singer Loudon Wainwright III opened for his son, Rufus Wainwright, at the Prospect Park Bandshell. The concert was intensely emotional, insightful and touching.

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HuffPost Reviews: Slash, Madonna, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Plus A Conversation with Matt Hires, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tori Amos, Slash, Save the Day, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chris Carrabba, Sonny Terry, Dashboard Confessional, Jason Castro, Steve Earle, Norman Cook, Evita, F-Stop Music, The Beatles, John Mayer, Matt Hires, Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, Atlantic Records, Kate Pierson, Cyndi Lauper, James Lee Stanley, Roomtobreathe, The Swimming Pool Q's, The Byrds, Kate Voegele, Fatboy Slim, David Byrne, Wii, Taking Back Sunday, Madonna, Martha Wainwright, St. Vincent, My Brightest Diamond, George Harrison, Donald Fagen, Iggy Pop, Led Zeppelin, Green River Ordinance, Wilco, Ozzy Osbourne, Jeff Tweedy, Imelda Marcos, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Phantom of the Paradise, Batman, Cougar Town, The Hotel Cafe, Talking Heads, Brownie McGhee, When in Rome, Robert Francis, Itunes, The Band, Joe Walsh, Mac McAnally, Sara Bareilles, Live Nation, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Slash's first solo album shows continuity and expert songwriting despite all of the musical influences involved. But despite its being a solid release, the old school rock 'n' roll can sometimes get a little too reliable.

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Maternal Mortality: It's Time for Our Leaders to Take Notice

Martha Wainwright | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martha Wainwright Child, Martha Wainwright Pregnancy, G8 Summit, Natural Childbirth, Martha Wainwright, Arcangelo Wainwright, Maternal Mortality, G8 Summit 2010, Video, Impact News
Martha Wainwright

2010-06-04-marthasm.jpg At least 350,000 women die every year from complications developed during pregnancy and childbirth. That's an unthinkable 40 women every hour. It's time to fix things.

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Holidays '09: Ten Music CDs I Bet You'll See On No Other Gift List

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Noiiri Nu Riain, Josh Ritter, Willie Nile, Miles David, Leonard Cohen, Martha Wainwright, Amadou & Mariam, Bob Dylan, Teddy Thompson, Brandi Carlile, Entertainment News
Jesse Kornbluth

For me, the holidays are the idea time for unexpected gifts -- music that defines a moment, a season, a time in your life. Music that makes you listen, forces you to feel and think, inspires you to dance and dream.

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Dog Ears Music: Volume Forty-Four

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: mp3s, Conor Oberst, Martha Wainwright, Phil Ramone, Robert Randolph, Danielle Evin, Music, John Prine, Good Old War, Dog Ears, Derek Trucks, Music and Religion, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features Martha Wainwright, Robert Randolph, Derek Trucks, John Prine, Gold Old War, and Conor Oberst.

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Norah Jones, Rufus & Martha Wainwright: The Hamptons' Concert of 2009 Is This Saturday

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Watermill Center, Robert Wilson, Rufus Wainwright, Norah Jones, Martha Wainwright, The Hamptons, New York News
Jesse Kornbluth

One event lures even people who loathe the Hamptons out to Long Island's East End on the last weekend in August --The Last Song of Summer, a benefit for the Watermill Center.

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Dog Days of Summer Playlist: Volume 2

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, Ian Hunter, Declan O'Rourke, Lupe Fiasco & Jill Scott, The B-52's, Prince, Squeeze, Salt-N-Pepa, Iron & Wine, Benji Hughes, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Smashing Pumpkins, Music, Ali Farka Touré & Ry Cooder, N.W.A, Fleet Foxes, Julie Doiron, Fleetwood Mac, Empire of the Sun, David Bowie, A Tribe Called Quest, Billy Idol, Muse, Martha Wainwright, Mary J. Blige, Elmer Bernstein, Danielle Evin, Bob Dylan, Big Mama Thornton, Lykke Li, Andrew Bird, Golden Earring, mp3s, Diana Ross, Emmylou Harris, The Ventures, Artie Shaw, Skip James, Gillian Welch, Richard Swift, Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey, Phil Ramone, Nina Simone, Pink Floyd, Alice Coltrane, Diana Krall, Jeff Buckley, Seals & Crofts, Pixies, James Taylor, Dog Ears, The Wallflowers, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week's column features music by the B-52's, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, The Wallflowers and Pink Floyd.

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