Martha and Rufus to be part of a benefit for their mum called 'Kate's Kids'

At the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on 26th June 2013

There will also be a showing of Lian Lunson's documentary 'Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle' the day before on the 25th June, which will be followed by a Q and A with Martha and Rufus and others.

Read more about it here from Playbill. Tickets go on sale 14th Jan!

Kate's Christmas Dinner

Is available to read and download via Martha's Facebook page here

Martha on Jimmy Fallon video

There are a few options for watching the video of Martha on Jimmy Fallon a week or so back such as here on myspace and on the main Jimmy Fallon website. BUT only if you are viewing in the US...

Lovely Review of Martha and Rufus Wainwright's 101

In Rolling Stone here

Martha announces a new soundtrack album

Not sure if this is the exact same link as I linked the other day but I didn't notice the soundtrack bit. A medical drama called 'Trauma' on radio.

Exclaim.ca


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Martha dates

Martha Wainwright has released Canadian gig details from here: exclaim.ca

Martha W to Winnipeg in March

Link here from the Winnipeg Free Press

Or

Link from Winnipeg Sun

I'll try and sort out some of the links on the right soon- check up on and update- you can tell I have an essay deadline soon... that'll be why I am creating photo books online and thinking of all sorts of distractions!

Another one from WITS

This time Martha doing comedy Here


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'Everything Wrong' on WITS

Martha on WITS

Hope I didn't do this already....

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Martha vid from a church in Toronto

BRBRTFO

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Don't Forget (!) or Find Out Now that Martha will be on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tonight!

Set of pics from the WITS show Martha did

Here

Just saw them on the flickr photo stream I have in this very blog!

Must sleep- last day of one of my work places for three weeks!

Small thing

Martha Wainwright in The Guardian's: The week in music- in pictures

Couple of Video Links

First of all, you may have found this ages ago- looks like it was posted in October, but I only discovered it a week or so back:

Martha Wainwright interview on Face Culture   There are about five I think... its a youtube link...


Lys has uploaded some of her videos from Martha's recent London and Amsterdam shows...
Check out her channel here  Loads of Rufus ones too if you are a fan!

Think thats all for now... Martha's European Tour has finished for now.... Scotland and Ireland will get her in the new year.... If you are in the US no doubt you know about the Christmas 101 shows... if not... check out the link here from Martha's Website... All Proceeds to the Kate McGarrigle Foundation! No pressure, but if there are tickets left and you aren't too far away... go for it! I would if I could :)

Brighton Pics....

Here are some pics from Brighton posted by Peter Williams via twitter. I think I was sitting behind him and then in front of him on the floor..... Seemed a very nice photographer.... Link here

Its been a while again... big update though!

I do feel a bit bad for not posting so much these days- but as I probably said in my last post... I feel like the Martha news is getting out there especially through Facebook and so not sure how much this blog is needed.... Anyway, I still feel attached to it so will do a little (possibly big) update now.... Let me know what you think about me keeping on updating and what like and don't like.... I can definitely update it more regularly- such as when I see an article or hear any news... I find enough excuses to keep me away from my museum course stuff and two jobs as it is now!

Ok, so I have been lucky enough to see a couple of Martha's recent UK shows- London, Shepherds Bush Empire on Sunday 2nd Dec and St Georges Church, Brighton yesterday on Friday 7th Dec.... It has been lovely to see the nice reviews of Martha's UK Tour and I just think Martha gets better and better (no pressure attached there- They can get a bit worse too and I still won't mind!) Both the venues I went to were great and had a good intimate feel to them, there was a great mix of songs old and new and band and solo pieces.... Shall not bore you more.....

Anyone else at the above or other Europe shows and have something to say about them? Don't forget to go to Martha's Official Forum and have a chat (like I should do now!) as well as of course check out Martha's Official Website for other links and live dates- and as mentioned above- follow her on Facebook- loads of stuff such as pics from on the road are posted there.... And of course feel free to make any (nice) comments about anything below in the comments box.....

Here are a few notable reviews, pics and interviews of the past month or two:

REVIEWS

Have to start with the five star Evening Standard review of the Shepherds Bush show!!!

Then The Independent Review...

'Martha Wainwright's UK Tour Show is a Knockout' from theweek.co.uk

Londonist Review of Martha's London Show

SETLIST(S)...

Set list from Shepherd's Bush from setlist.fm (There are more setlists there too so have a look...)

INTERVIEWS...

If you can listen to BBC iplayer wherever you are, then this is for you: Martha on Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 Music

Interview in Under the Radar 

An article here on The Independent site: 'My Secret Life: Martha Wainwright'

'The Band Plays on, the Fans Pay Up' from the Financial Times

NPR News All Things Considered: Martha Interview and Transcript 

PHOTOS...

'In Photos: Martha's Manchester show at the HMV Ritz' from Drowned in Sound

The Line of Best Fit: Photos from London

Sticky Magazine Photos from the Toronto show in The Great Hall

VIDEOS...

'Tiny Desk Concert video' from npr.org

'Everything Wrong' Live at WITS   and LISTEN TO THE SHOW HERE  Its fun!

IN ADVANCE...

An advance article about Irish gigs here on Galway City Tribune

Martha Wainwright added to Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow Feb 2013


Right.... I think that is all for now folks.... I might change the twitter link here to just link straight from my normal twitter account as I don't think anyone following my normal twitter account will mind and it's two complicated running two!

Don't forget to Pledge!

There are only a few days left.....

Pledge here to buy all sorts of Martha Wainwright goodies and see exclusive videos and photos.....

There is just so much Martha Wainwright stuff about!

Gosh there is so much and I am so behind, but there is so much stuff being shared through Martha's own website and Facebook, that I don't feel too bad for not posting everything.

At the moment there are a few live streams of the new album: Come Home to Mama such as:

The Independent

or NPR

There are quite a few album release tie-in interviews being released, such as:

Montreal Gazette

Out Magazine

Bullet Media

Montreal Gazette

Massive interview in:

The Line of Best Fit

There are also quite a reviews of her new album out: (Starting with my favourites from the top down...)

The Guardian

BBC Music

Montreal Gazette

The Arts Desk

The Line of Best Fit

Plus there are loads of tour dates being added to all the time- USA, Europe and now Canada... Check them out on Martha's website and Facebook and don't forget to chat in Martha's Forum

You can win an autographed copy of Martha's album if you post in there! Read here

Hmmmmm..... maybe I need to think of a competition......

Everything Wrong

Listen to Everything Wrong on NPR website: here

And don't forget to check out Martha's pledge site. You can listen to two songs there!

Live Dates!

As if you don't know already, but check out Martha's website for Europe dates (including a few in the UK) and some in the US....

http://www.marthawainwright.com/shows/   or click here for no cutting and pasting!

Sorry, sorry, sorry!!! Ive been gone a long time!

I have completely neglected this! Life completely took over with busy-ness...work, studies, etc.... usual things!

However, on the one hand I didn't feel too bad as there has been lots of martha news on her website, facebook and now her forum!!

If you have not already, check out the following:

Martha is looking for some financial support to get on the road: Pledge Music

Martha's video of her late mother's song 'Proserpina' from her new album: Nowness

And her website and forum

Hope you are all well!

Listen to 2 new Martha Songs!

Via this link

There is also a link to the whole show, which i think I had a link for before.... but have to confess I need to listen through the whole show!

Embedding my you tube Martha cover playlist.....

A couple of vids of recent times from you tube.

Here a new song

and here Four Black Sheep in the Night

El Mocambo gig blog and report

Blog here Here And a report here

Residency at the city winery

Here

I am crying because I can't go!!!! (Work and my own choir!) But here is what looks like a really excellent event if you are in London at the end of April: Martha and Rufus sing at the Sundance London Festival at the o2 at the Premiere of the film: Sing me the songs that say I love you: A concert for Kate McGarrigle. Click here for the link. Screening and then Concert between 2:45 and 5:45pm I think it is. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 21st March

Kate McGarrigle to be remembered with a concert at Luminato Festival, Toronoto, June 15th

Here is a link to the CBC article on it

Article in Brandon Sun

and one from Toronto.com

and a little video

and from the Luminato page

Not sure when tickets go on sale... looks like you can sign up for email updates!

I have just stolen this from the Martha Wainwright Message Board. (Although stolen it a bit after the fact)

Here is a link to the message board and here is what it says:

Martha Wainwright Message Board

'Martha has 2 brand new songs on the most recent Radio Free Song Club, Nicholas Hill's podcast! "Can You Believe It?" and "All Your Clothes" were both recorded live in studio with the All-Stars, a group of musicians including Doug Wieselman, Dave Schramm, David Mansfield, JD Foster, Andy Burton, and Peter Moser. 

Take a listen (or download) here: http://radiofreesongclub.com/archives/2599'

2 things

Video of Radio show of Rufus and Martha on KWCR show here  (Not quite sure when it was from... only started watching it, but seems to be from when Rufus brought out his previous album...)

Live date for Martha here  :

La Belle Province Night Presented By SiriusXM with The Dears & More

Details: The Dears, Half Moon Run, Martha Wainwright,Galaxie, Adam & the Amethysts, more...

El Mocambo 
Toronto, ON

Thu, Mar 22, 2012 08:30 PM

 (Good bit of cutting and pasting there!)

Again there might be more stuff I have missed.... Will check it out.....

Stolen from Martha's facebook page

Sorry, was going to update again the time I wrote the last entry, but the browser crashed.......

Anyway here is a review of her concert on Sat night

Sorry, I have been neglectful again!

While I look for all the things I have missed, here is a link to my playlist on You Tube, of Martha singing songs other than her own

27th Jan date

Thought I had shared this link, but maybe not! A link to Martha playing at 'InThe Dead of Winter Festival' in Halifax, N.S. 27th Jan!

Where does Martha get her inspiration from?

Hi there everyone,

Hope you are all having a nice new year. Here is a link to how some artists get their inspiration and Martha is one of the artists covered. Press here for a link to The Guardian article Enjoy!

Have to say I agree with Martha about Sufjan. I didnt really know anything about him when I got to see a concert through ushering at a venue he played at last year and thought it was great. Had a really good feel-good feel to it! (Hopefully I can get away with my lack of variation in descriptive words there!)

Well I had better get on with some essay writing, so bye for now!