Archive for November, 2014
Interview: The Weekly Feed
Posted on 26. Nov, 2014 by admin.
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North American Tour Announced
Posted on 19. Nov, 2014 by admin.
Mar 31 – Atlanta, GA, United States – The Tabernacle
Apr 1 – Nashville, TN, United States – Ryman Auditorium
Apr 3 – Washington, DC, United States – Lincoln Theatre
Apr 4 – New York, NY, United States – Beacon Theatre
Apr 7 – Boston, MA, United States – Orpheum Theatre
Apr 8 – Philadelphia, PA, United States – Academy of Music
Apr 11 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Massey Hall
Apr 13 – Indianapolis, IN, United States – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
Apr 14 – Chicago, IL, United States – Auditorium Theatre
Apr 15 – Minneapolis, MN, United States – Northrop Auditorium
Apr 17 – Boulder, CO, United States – Boulder Theater
Apr 20 – Portland, OR, United States – Keller Auditorium
Apr 21 – Seattle, WA, United States – Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
Apr 23 – Oakland, CA, United States – Fox Theater
Apr 24 – Los Angeles, CA, United States – Greek Theatre
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Guardian Sessions: Colour Me In
Posted on 19. Nov, 2014 by admin.
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Video of Late Show Appearance
Posted on 19. Nov, 2014 by admin.
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Video Interview with Damien
Posted on 16. Nov, 2014 by admin.
Here’s a video interview with Damien recorded recently in Belgium.
Damien Rice October 2014 from ryan le garrec on Vimeo.
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Damien to Return to the Late Show Next Week
Posted on 12. Nov, 2014 by admin.
Hot Press reports that Damien will be returning to the Late Show with David Letterman next Monday.
Damien last performed on the Late Show back in 2004:
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Zane Lowe Show Radio Session (BBC Radio)
Posted on 12. Nov, 2014 by admin.
Damien Rice performed on BBC Radio’s Zane Lowe Show this evening.
You can listen back to the full session here.
And you can chat about it here!
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Interview: Esquire (11 Nov 2014)
Posted on 11. Nov, 2014 by admin.
AMIEN RICE ON HIS TRIUMPHANT RETURN
After nearly a decade away, the musician talks about letting go of old negativity—and why we may see a lot more from him.
By Sarah Rowland on November 11, 2014
After eight years of silence, Damien Rice is more heartfelt and raw than ever on his new release, My Favorite Faded Fantasy, out this week. The past few years have undoubtedly been a growing period for the 40-year-old Irish musician, who now seems more relaxed and comfortable in his own skin. In conversation, he’s poetic and self-assured. His piercing blue eyes stare a moment too long, and he’s unafraid of thoughtful, silent pauses. Rice attributes his creative regeneration to letting go of outside expectations and old, lingering feelings that had infected his music. When we met up after he performed a show to launch the new album in London, Lisa Hannigan—Damien’s old partner in music and love—ironically started playing in the background. “That’s Lisa’s song on the radio,” he said. Then, with a quick smile, he was on to telling his next story.
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My Favourite Faded Fantasy Release
Posted on 01. Nov, 2014 by admin.
My Favourite Faded Fantasy is now on release in Ireland, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. It will be released in the UK and the rest of Europe on Monday and in the US on the 10th of November.
Reviews are flying in:
The Irish Times: 4/5
Drowned in Sound: 9/10
Consequence of Sound: here
(I’ll add more here as they come in…)
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