Richard Thompson

Live at the Celtic Connections: A Conversation With Richard Thompson, Plus a CeCe Teneal Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Fairport Convention, Richard & Linda Thompson, Richard Thompson, Les Paul, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Here is a music video premiere from "The Voice of Neo-Blues," CeCe Teneal, who unleashes her first video, "Eleanor Rigby." The song is featured on her debut, full-length album Train From Osteen.

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Finding A Musical Muse At Midlife

Second Act | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Reinvention, Rock Critic, Joan Anderman, Midlife, Annie Lennox, The Boston Globe, Rickie Lee Jones, Richard Thompson, Fifty News

Joan Anderman once had what a lot of other rock-obsessed baby boomers would consider a dream job. As a popular music and culture writer for The Boston...

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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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Hymns, Harrows, Harvests & More: Chatting with John Hiatt, Gillian Welch and Umphrey's McGee's Joel Cummins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.02.2011

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Mike Ragogna

John Hiatt's new album Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns kicks off with a pretty universally themed song, "Damn This Town." It's true, no matter what town you grow up in, every kid can't wait to get out of it.

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Review: Robert Plant Brings His Grand Band of Joy to the World

Michael Bialas | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Band of Joy and Robert Plant Perform, Band of Joy Robert Plant, Band of Joy, Alison Krauss, Cd, Led Zeppelin, Fillmore, Denver, Concert, Porter Wagoner, Darrell Scott, Robert Plant, Patty Griffin, Richard Thompson, Buddy Miller, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

With looser jeans and tighter arrangements, Plant moves a bit slower but still displays the same charisma and gallantry of his previous life. Thankfully, he doesn't totally ignore those prancing "Dancing Days."

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Music: Teddy Thompson Shines at City Winery

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jenni Muldaur, Rufus Wainwright, Richard Thompson, Tift Merritt, Teddy Thompson, Linda Thompson, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

2011-03-19-teddy.jpgPoor Teddy Thompson. The New York Times calls him "one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of his generation."

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Music: Richard Thompson at Town Hall

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fairport Convention, Town Hall, Shoot Out the Lights, Richard Thompson, Rock, Teddy Thompson, Folk, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Richard Thompson tackles two rock cliches in one fell swoop with his current album and tour.

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PLAY > SKIP: New Music for August 31

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Heart, Richard Thompson, The-Weepies, Goo Goo Dolls, Be My Thrill, Junky Star, Red Velvet Car, Something for the Rest of US, Ryan Bingham, Dream Attic, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

As you say good-bye to summer, say hello to some songs that will keep you company long after you pack your swimsuit away.

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Mile High Dilemma

Kathrine Warren | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lollapalooza, Chuck Morris, Ani-Difranco, AEG Live Rocky Mountains, Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela, Dave Matthews Band, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Greg Brown, Planet Bluegrass, Jackjohnson, Budweiser, John Mayer, New Belgium, Mile-High-Music-Festival, Commerce City-Colorado, Swell Season, Richard Thompson, Rilo Kiley, Lyons Colorado, Mark Cohn, Radiohead, Denver News
Kathrine Warren

The Mile High Music Festival is moving to Aug. 14 and 15, which just happens to be the same weekend as the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons.

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Making It Up

James Grady | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Three-Days-of-the-Condor, Politics, Richard Thompson, Bruce Springsteen, Fiction, Politics News
James Grady

Political fiction works when it makes its consumers feel like they are not alone out in the dark heart of the murderous maniacal mob -- when it makes you feel like you can do something.

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CDs: Richard Thompson -- Still Brilliant, Still a Rock God, Still Getting Boxed

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Folk, Boxed Sets, Pink Floyd, Richard Thompson, Music, Rock, Linda Thompson, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

For most musical acts, getting a boxed set is the grand finale to their career. The most successful pop duo of all time, Hall & Oates, gets their first boxed set in October. Richard Thompson has four.

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Good Grief! Comic Characters Leave Newspapers for a Day

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comics, Theron Heir, Dan Piraro, The Boondocks, Same-Sex Marriage, Dagwood Sandwich, Comic Strips, B.D., Surge, Are We Having Fun Yet, Bailout, Beetle Bailey, Real-Estate Agents, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hector Cantu, Bizarro, Single-Payer Plan, Bil Keane, Pearls Before Swine, The Family Circus, Doonesbury, Sgt. Snorkel, Mutts, Earl the Dog, Darrin Bell, Rachel Maddow, Mark Tatulli, Zippy the Pinhead, Foreclosures, Economic Downturn, Lasagna, Cartoons, Newspapers, President Obama, Jim Davis, Economy, Hi and Lois, Rudy Park, Keith Olbermann, Mort Walker, National Health Insurance, Carlos Castellanos, Cul De Sac, Cafe Con Leche, Failing Newspapers, Dagwood Bumstead, Green Room, Legacy Comics, Blondie, Iowa Same-Sex Marriage, Bill Griffith, Dilbert, Peanuts, Stephan Pastis, Calvin and Hobbes, Bernard Madoff, Scott Adams, Snoopy, Matt Richtel, Deborah Harry, Death of Newspapers, Garry Trudeau, Cathy Guisewite, Recession, Jan Eliot, Bill Watterson, Good Grief, Aaron McGruder, Shrinking Comics, Iraq War, Vermont Same-Sex Marriage, Afghanistan, Richard Thompson, Charlos Gary, Charles M. Schulz, Cathy, Lio, Baldo, Garfield, Comedy News
Dave Astor

Given that most newspapers still don't publish weekday comics in color, my mistake was putting today's cartoon guests in the green room rather than the black-and-white room.

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