Hints and tips:
...An iridescent spree” — stand on bass-driven funk conjured by producer Don Was....
...And on that subject, perhaps the most surprising announcement for 2023’s rock and pop scene is a full solo show from Joni Mitchell, the first in 20 years, following a long battle to recuperate from a brain...
...With four decades’ hindsight, the band’s other ingredients were clear; guitar soloing straight out of pub rock, vocal geometry as angular as post-punk, the storytelling of Joni Mitchell....
...The Los Angeles songwriter has been listening to more than just Joni Mitchell, and the album not only invites but practically forces the listener to play spot-the-influence....
...Thus he can comfortably cover songs by both male and female singers (he memorably covered Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You” almost a decade ago)....
...Back when they were next big thing, Lavender Diamond were touted as a folk group and Stark was pictured in Vanity Fair (photographed by Annie Leibovitz) along with “folk music heroes” Judy Collins and Joni...
...Genessa Gariano (guitar), Brooke Dickson (bass) and Drew Thomsen (drums) perform tightly, though a little rowdiness would be welcome at times....
...On the smaller Tipi Tent stage, The Weather Station used guitars more conventionally in the service of Tamara Lindeman’s rich and steady voice, sometimes fluting like Joni Mitchell, sometimes dark and treacly...
...At Oslo in Hackney, Lindeman was joined by Ben Whiteley on bass, Erik Heestermans on drums and Will Kidman on lead guitar....
...The programme included the classically influenced “Weird Nightmare” from 1947 as well as “God Must be a Boogie Man” and “The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines”, both written in collaboration with Joni Mitchell...
...The second set presented four Avey originals, including a complete, and slightly ethereal reimagining of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock” — Janisch’s bass feature alternating dexterity with silence was an evening...
...Like most great bass players, Larry Bartley prefers to be heard and not seen, and for 20 years he has been tucked into the rhythm sections of the top names in UK jazz....
...We arrive at about 9.45pm, descending into a cellar that is full of dry ice, a heavy-duty, slow-moving drum and bass beat, and empty space....
...“When I was young I studied a lot of Stevie Wonder and bass players too....
...Her lovely voice is a mix of Joni Mitchell and pure-toned folk and her lyrics on “This House is Too Social” were sharply pointed....
...And Joni Mitchell, whose “A Case of You” provided the evening’s closing song....
...His credits as a pianist/arranger are extensive and high level – Iggy Pop and Joni Mitchell capture the range – and he records regularly with New York’s breaking jazz talent....
...Brian Blade has also worked with Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, and has brought elements of Americana into his mix....
...Gradually the other members of the band – a bass player, drummer, a synth player, two backing singers – materialised on stage....
...Marling’s 2008 debut Alas, I Cannot Swim gathered comparisons to Joni Mitchell and was nominated for the Mercury prize. Already she was spoken of as an old head on young shoulders....
...Hancock won 2008’s album of the year Grammy for River – The Joni Letters, his stunning remoulding of Joni Mitchell songs....
...The pianist/composer presented selections from his last two albums, Possibilities and 2008’s Grammy album of the year, River – The Joni Letters, which interpreted songs by Joni Mitchell....
...Santa’s vocal whoops, yodelling like Joni on “God”, hit Wuthering Heights of intensity with “Dragon”. It was knockout stuff....
...of this set of Joni Mitchell songs. 3....
...Other compositions – he played seven in all, including Joni Mitchell’s “Ladies in the Canyon” and the encore, Radiohead’s “Morning Bell” – varied from raw-edged funk to hints of bottleneck blues, but all...
International Edition