Esquire Names Miranda Lambert ‘Terrifying Woman of The Year’
- Esquire magazine dubbed Miranda Lambert “Terrifying Woman of the Year” in its annual Esky Music Awards. Does that say more about Miranda Lambert or the readers of Esquire?
- Ashley Monroe is among the six finalists for A Prairie Home Companion talent contest. The contest will air at 5pm this Saturday and you’ll be able to vote for your favorite performer online from around 6pm to 6:30pm. Visit the website to find out what stations the show airs on. (via The 9513 regular, Rick)
- On March 25 a compilation of country songs, Country Clover, will be released to help raise awareness of 4-H, America’s largest youth development organization. The CD will be available through local 4-H chapters, Amazon, and www.4-hmall.com.
- Jim Caligiuri of The Austin Chronicle isn’t feeling Hayes Carll’s new album, Trouble In My Mind.
There are bits of Todd Snider’s folk and Steve Earle’s energetic country twang in Carll’s musical vision, but he never distances himself enough from either to sound fresh, no matter how many semiwitty turns of phrase he generates.
- Washington D.C., Austin and Nashville are the only remaining dates for national auditions of Nashville Star.
- Episode #13 of the It Burns When I Pee podcast is available for your listening enjoyment. The episode, titled “Titties and Country Music,” features an interview with Doyle Mayfield from The Doyle and Debbie Show.
- Craig Shelburne says the very first band he saw this year at SXSW knocked him out (not literally…I hope). Fronted by twin brothers, the Barker Band is reminiscent of early Old Crow Medicine Show with energy to match the Avett Brothers.
- David Cantwell’s thoughts on No Depression:
Now, “barring the intercession of unknown angels” (to quote the latest issue), and excepting whatever limited version of the magazine may or may not continue online, No Depression will head only in the direction of the sunset. Like a really great country weeper or soul lament, it breaks my heart.
- ND isn’t the only magazine forced into an early retirement, Bluegrass Now announced it will fold after it’s April issue, electing to take the online route where their subscriber numbers already match the number of print subscribers. The magazine began publication in 1990 and is one of the leading bluegrass magazines.
- For the past 10 years Jason Blume has been teaching a free songwriting class once a month at BMI. Songwriters just have to show the day of class to register, although it generally fills up pretty quickly.
- When Michael Buble stopped by Nashville a couple of days ago, he invited Blake Shelton on stage from an impromptu rendition of “Home.” Check out the video.
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March 14, 2008 at 10:16 am Permalink
RE: Esquire magazine and Miranda Lambert.
I think it says that between Lambert and Underwood, Lambert appears more likely to kick your ass if you cheat.
March 14, 2008 at 10:56 am Permalink
You do a couple of songs about killing dudes, and suddenly you’re “terrifying.”
March 14, 2008 at 4:56 pm Permalink
I’m sorry, but if your dating Miranda Lambert, you really have no excuse to cheat ;)
March 14, 2008 at 5:53 pm Permalink
Brody, Thank you so much for making Ashley Monroe’s announcement about the competition on Prairie Home Companion part of this news summary post so that the majority of The 9513’s readers will see it and hopefully participate. I’m not registered on MySpace so I don’t know if new concert listings automatically get sent out to all her “Friends” like new blog entries do? Ashley should have posted a new blog mentioning her PCH appearance and upcoming Nashville club show date as well just to be doubly sure.
PS – In spite of Esquire’s choice I’d have to pick Hillary Clinton as “Most Terrifying Woman Of the Year” in music or any other area for that matter. (Normally I’d avoid politics, but this is a pretty slow news day so this should liven things up….)
March 14, 2008 at 9:02 pm Permalink
Rick, I’m right there with you on that.. no worries from this quarter..
March 14, 2008 at 9:49 pm Permalink
Nice try, Rick. As SNL says, “Bitch is the new black.”:)
March 15, 2008 at 4:46 pm Permalink
I didn’t see the announcement here but I stumbled on to Prarie Home Companion this afternoon while working on some writing. Ashley Monroe is by far the most polished performer in the competition and she has a dynamite voice. She might be “a bit too country” for the regular Prarie listeners, so I’m voting 10 times minumum and I hope those reading do the same.
I came here to post this because I wouldn’t have known Ashley at all without the 9513. I heard her introduced, thought it rang a bell, then came looking. You guys are on top of things, so I can spend last week on the beaches of Baja Mexico. Thanks.
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