Top Iris Dement News Stories of the Week
Santa Fe New Mexican |
Pasa Review — Let the mystery be: Iris DeMent
Santa Fe New Mexican For her sixth album, The Trackless Woods (2015), Iris DeMent set poems by the late Russian writer Anna Akhmatova to the same haunting yet rollicking country-gospel-inspired music she's become known for since the release of Infamous Angel in 1992. |
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Helena Independent Record |
Sexy cabaret meets hilarious cooking show at Myrna Loy
Helena Independent Record “The Dirty Sexy Chocolate Show” is a mature-audiences-only comic celebration in the midst of the Myrna Loy Center's winter/spring season that features a near sold-out performance by Iris Dement, and the upcoming concert by Irish band Solas. Tickets for … |
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Helena Independent Record |
This week's 25 arts & entertainment highlights
Helena Independent Record It's the Year of the Monkey! Filled with myth and tradition, the Lunar New Year is the most important holiday in many Asian countries. People born in a year of the monkey are witty, intelligent, and have a magnetic personality. Personality traits, like … |
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Southernminn.com |
Not just another band from the Midwest
Southernminn.com On “Here,” the band is joined by what can only be called the Red House Records All-Star Chorus, including Greg Brown, Iris Dement, Pieta Brown, Constie Brown, Seth Wenger and the Ramsey's legendary guitarist father Bo (who also produced the album). |
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Chicago Tribune |
Iris DeMent seeking her spot in the big picture
Chicago Tribune Born in Arkansas, DeMent moved with her family to California when she was 3 years old. Her parents were devout Pentecostals, and her mother often sang around the house, banging out songs on a piano when she was stressed out. Iris was the youngest of … |
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A.V. Club |
Instead of a true reboot, The Muppets “make a few tweaks to our show that make us happy”
A.V. Club For the first time on The Muppets, Kermit and Piggy willingly take the stage together to perform “In Spite Of Ourselves,” a country duet originally sung by John Prine and Iris Dement. Since the song was released in 1999, it was never on The Muppet Show … |
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San Francisco Examiner |
Iris DeMent finds inspiration in Russian poetry
San Francisco Examiner In 2012, an artistic collaboration was the last thing on Iowa-based folksinger Iris DeMent's mind. She was busily recording, then touring behind, “Sing the Delta,” her first album of originals in 16 years. “I had my mind, and my plate, full at that … |
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Iris Dement: The Letting Go
American Songwriter One afternoon back in 2011, Iris DeMent sat down at her living room piano and began flipping through a book of poetry her friend had lent her by the late Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. By the time she finished reading the first poem that she had flipped … |
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Connectstoughton |
Stoughton Opera House's upcoming schedule features diverse performers
Connectstoughton Dollhausen said some of the artists she's most eager to see and hear include singer-songwriters Aoife O'Donovan (March 31), Tim O'Brien (April 8) and Iris DeMent (April 23). “Aoife O'Donovan has the most angelic, purest voice,” she said. “She's … |
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