Brooklyn Vegan — Anais Mitchell's great 2010 folk opera Hadestown (which features Justin Vernon, Ani DiFranco, Greg Brown, The Low Anthem's Ben Knox Miller, and the Haden Triplets) already got a stage adaptation for the New York Theatre Workshop in 2015/2016 and... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Haley added dates with prolific folk icon Ani DiFranco to her tour in support of her excellent 2018 debut album, I Need to Start a Garden. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — When she was a teenager, Frances Quinlan wanted to be as famous as Conor Oberst. She rolls her eyes as she says this, knowing how ridiculous it all sounds now. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Honoring the legacy of folk musician and activist (and festival founder) Pete Seeger, this is the 40th anniversary of Clearwater and the lineup also includes The Mavericks, Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Rhiannon Giddens, David Byrne cohorts Choir... more info

Topix — As a radical folk musician who defines the genre broadly-as an attitude of human connection-DiFranco is at her most inspired on stage, connecting with audiences and sharing her truth with generations of socially engaged fans as they struggle, awaken,... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Esquire profiled author Kevin Young. William Shatner covered the Cramps' "Garbageman." Check out November's eBook deals. Ani DiFranco played a Tiny Desk Concert. Vol. 1 Brooklyn interviewed author Bud Smith. The Roots covered Bob Dylan's "Masters of ... more info

Chorus.fm — Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace, Peaches, Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears, Dr. John, Jackson Browne, Bridget Everett, Sandra Bernhard, and Ani DiFranco will be performing at Cyndi Lauper’s holiday show at NYC’s Beacon Theatre on December 9th. more info

Chorus.fm — Ani DiFranco’s new song “Zizzing” (feat. Justin Vernon) can be heard below. more info

Stereogum — Ani DiFranco has a new album, Binary, coming out in a couple of weeks, and one of the songs on it features backing vocals from Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. The song's called "Zizzing," and Vernon emailed his parts in after recording them remotely. He sh... more info