From Moon Indigo Carrie’s new single, “Absence” shipped to AAA radio last week (via Play MPE - EMI)! Goes for ADDS beginning January 27th! Carrie co-wrote it w/Mary Gauthier... If you’d like an MP3, happy to share with ya – just ask. New Tour Dates Scotland & UK dates w/Mary Gauthier in late Jan/early Feb A few US dates w/John Prine in Feb Acoustic Café (syn) segment to air internationally the week of February 9th go to: www.acafe.com for more details SXSW in March Americana Music Association showcase + Austin Music Awards She Ain’t Me to be released in Europe in late May, tour to follow in June Moved from March, had to finish a lawyer dance... Carrie’s new single is “Absence” which she co-wrote with Mary Gauthier Carrie appeared on Austin City Limits (KLRU-TV) this past Fall (it will re-air this coming Summer). If you missed it or are curious what it looked & sounded like, click the links below. “Absence” LIVE on Austin City Limits (PBS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws5vIZSROzc “50’s French Movie” LIVE on Austin City Limits (PBS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Y7zbBP1Wo
Vineyard, MA); New York, NY; Glasgow, SCOTLAND (w/Mary Gauthier); Congelton, UK (w/Mary Gauthier); and Newcastle, UK (w/Mary Gauthier).
VA (w/John Prine); St. Louis, MO (w/John Prine); Springfield, MO (w/John Prine).
The Radar Series); and many others to be confirmed soon (working on dates in KY, TN, MD, MI, ON, NY).
CA, CO, NM w/very special guests Romantica).
“…a fiddler with contest-killing chops, Carrie Rodriguez doesn’t stand a chance with Clear Channel country radio. But on this year’s sterling She Ain’t Me, she modernizes country on her own terms, shifting between electro-mandolin- driven morality tales and hooky folk-rock, illuminating personal dramas with the skill of a young Lucinda Williams (who gets in some guest wailing on “Mask Of Moses”), and flirting with another Carrie’s (as in Underwood) bitch-on-twang-pop wheels. “Whoever Ms. Whoever is, she ain’t me,” she sings on the albums’s title track, calling out the competiton. Americana or otherwise, and the threat drips sweetly from her lips.”ie the lyrics are given their due and each word—and each ache in her vocals—can be heard… Carrie Rodriguez takes a bold step on She Ain’t Me. She’s got nowhere to hide. Despite what the title says, it is all her. Rodriguez deserves applause for doing such a good job of presenting the many sides of herself.” - Steve Horowitz / Popmatters (9/30/08) “The classical training of Carrie Rodriguez really shows. She Ain't Me is honestly just a huge collaboration of solid musicianship, songwriting, and soul. I've heard it described as "folk", though that definitely is not my first reaction. I'd say more alternative rock or pop, aligned more with the likes of Sarah McLaughlin or Nataline Imbrulia. Late 90's styled. Her voice actually holds a striking resemblance to McLaughlin's (and the cover photo keeps making me think she is Audre Horne from Twin Peaks), which works superb for the genre. Nothing half-assed here; She Ain't Me is spotless. - John Shelton Ivany / syndicated (9/29/08) “She’s a wonderful artist, very creative. She plays beautifully, she sings beautifully, and she’s a real nice person.” - Alejandro Escovedo / from Seattle Post Intelligencer interview (9/16/08) “Carrie Rodriguez plays fiddle on only three songs for her second solo album, “She Ain’t Me” (Manhattan). Yet her fiddler’s vocabulary of old modal melodies centers her songs about faraway loves and spiritual prospects, bringing concision and gravity to every one of them. Ms. Rodriguez chose collaborators well: she wrote with Mary Gauthier, Gary Louris from the Jayhawks, Dan Wilson from Semisonic and the producer Malcolm Burn, who enfolds her Americana with resonant electric guitars and steadfast march beats. Behind the sorrows and longing is a determination that’s grounded, implicitly, in tradition.” - Jon Pareles /New York Times (9/14/08) “Opening for Alejandro Escovedo, she calmly walked onto the stage to introduce herself and then exploded. Alternating between the fiddle, electric mandolin and tenor guitar, she matched licks with guitarist Hans Holzen to offer up a powerful presentation. The combination of such a good band with such a powerful voice was the surprise of the evening. Having listened to her CD a coule of times, I was expecting a much mellower performance but was pleasantly surprised at how well she can belt it out.” - ToneAudio (review of 9/13/08 show)
29-Jan Glasgow SCOTLAND @ Tron Theatre/Celtic Connections (solo) w/Mary Gauthier 30-Jan Congelton UK @ Town Hall (solo) w/Mary Gauthier 31-Jan Gateshead UK @ Little Theatre (solo) w/Mary Gauthier 1-Feb St. Andrews, Fife SCOTLAND @ Inn at Lathones (solo) w/Mary Gauthier 3-Feb Bristol UK @ St. Bonaventures (solo) w/Mary Gauthier 4-Feb Canterbury UK @ Gulbenkian Theatre/Univ. Of Kent (solo) w/Mary Gauthier 5-Feb Greater Manchester UK @ The Met (solo) w/Mary Gauthier 6-Feb media day in London 9-Feb Acoustic Café (syn) airs this week - internationally 13-Feb Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live – WXPN Event (trio) to be broadcast LIVE by WXPN 20-Feb Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre - opening for John Prine (duo) 21-Feb Roanoke, VA @ Roanoke PAC - opening for John Prine (duo) 27-Feb St. Louis, MO @ Touhill Performing Arts Center - opening for John Prine (solo) 28-Feb Springfield, MO @ Gillioz Theatre - opening for John Prine (solo) 5-Mar Larchmont, NY @ Water Color (trio) 6-Mar Chester, NY @ Bodle’s Opera House (trio) 18-Mar (t)Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall/Austin Music Awards performing w/The Fireants 19-Mar (t)Austin, TX @ Antones/SXSW (band) Americana Music Association Showcase 28-Mar Freehold, NJ @ Concerts in the Studio (trio) 2-Apr Conroe, TX @ Heritage Place Ampitheater (band) 3-Apr Austin, TX @ Cactus Café (duo) 4-Apr (t)San Antonio, TX @ Casbeers Church 6-Apr Des Moines, IA @ Flying Mango (duo) 8-Apr Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theatre w/Romantica KTCZ Studio C interview/performance 9-Apr Milwaukee, WI @ TBA – opening for Alejandro Escovedo 10-Apr Bloomington, IN @ TBA – opening for Alejandro Escovedo 11-Apr Chicago, IL @ The Old Town School of Folk Music – opening for Alejendro Escovedo 13-Apr New York, NY @ The Living Room/WFUV On The Radar Series (trio) 22 Apr (t)Annapolis, MD @ Rams Head - w/Willy Porter Many more April dates TBA (working on PA, KY, TN, MI, ON, NY) 9-May (t)San Diego, CA @ Anthology w/very special guests Romantica 10-May (t)Santa Monica, CA @ McCabes w/very special guests Romantica 16-May Fallon, NV @ Barkley Theatre/Oats Park Arts Center 17-May Chico, CA @ The Big Room/Sierra Nevada Brewing – w/The Greencards 23-May Albuquergue, NM @ Q-Jam/Harry E. Kinney Civic Plaza More May dates TBA (working on AZ, CA, CO, NM w/very special guests Romantica) She Ain’t Me released in Europe May 25th 29-May (t)London radio day 30-May (t)TBD (radio in London) June European Tour 15-July (t)Boise, ID @ Alive After Five Concert Series 16-July Moscow, ID @ Rendezous in Moscow More July dates TBA 6-Aug Bethlehem, PA @ Musik Fest More August dates TBA 6-Sep (t)Seattle, WA @ Mural Ampitheater/Bumbershoot More September dates TBA www.carrierodriguez.com www.myspace.com/carrieLrodriguez |
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