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  Nov 04, 03:45 AM

  November Music News

  I hope you're well and adjusting to nightlight time. November is upon us and I'm heading out in a few hours to go play at the FAR-West (that's Folk Alliance Region West) conference. It's my first time down to Irvine for this meeting and I'm very excited to check it out. I have 5 showcases (little performances) and lots to learn, I'm sure!

   

  I also just placed an order for some fine American Apparel t-shirts...I'm going to stencil print by hand some designs and hopefully have some available on my site soon. For those of you in LA...the first 30 people to my 11/20 show (details below) will get a free t-shirt hand printed by yours truly, provided I can figure out how to do it...shouldn't be too hard, right?

   

  In non-music related news, but significant life news, I just returned from an amazing meditation course run solely by volunteers and by donation. If you've ever thought about doing this kind of thing, check out www.dhamma.org. No dogma, no frills, just 10 days of transformational meditation. They have centers all over the world.

   

  Back to the music...if you live in the Bay Area, or especially LA (the folks at Genghis Cohen where I'm playing made special arrangements for me that night so I'd really love for it to be a great show!) I hope to see you soon. Also, I just booked a Madison show at the High Noon for 12/23, early at 6PM. Yay! I love the High Noon.

   

  Be well, my friends!
  
  Anna

  www.annalaube.com

  http://www.twitter.com/annalaube
  

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  San Gregorio, CA
  Nov. 15, 2009
  San Gregorio General Store
  11 AM-1 PM

  Playin' for tips

  Highway 84 and Stage Road
  San Gregorio, CA 94074
  http://www.sangregoriostore.com
  
  Los Angeles, CA
  November 20, 2009
  Genghis Cohen
  8 PM
  $7
  740 N. Fairfax Ave.
  Los Angeles, CA 90046
  Reservations 323.653.0640
  www.genghiscohen.com

   

   

  Madison, WI
  December 23, 2009
  The High Noon Saloon
  6 PM

  details TBA
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  May 19, 02:16 AM

  Springtime music & shows

  Hi there,
  
  I hope this finds you well and enjoying some Springtime weather.
  
  As I may have mentioned, the new album is out and the first batch of reviews was really nice. The San Francisco Bay Guardian did a piece on their blog, Noise, ("Her voice is an alluringly warm, friendly instrument - sweet without becoming cloying, tender and heartfelt and rich from just a hint of a soft husky purr...") and I got little shout outs from The Onion (in Madison and San Francisco) and the East Bay Express, The San Francisco Examiner, as well as some other great papers and mags. They're all at www.annalaube.com under "Press Reviews."
  
  But the "unofficial" reviewers (that means you!) are just as important. Now that many of you have had a chance to listen to your copy of the new album for a little while, it would help me out immensely if you would be willing to go over to iTunes, CD Baby, or Amazon (or your favorite online music site) and post your own review of the album.
  
  In other news, my buddy and filmmaker, Pete Lang, is just finishing up editing my first official music video for my new single, "Hippie Boyfriend." I'll be sure to let you know when it's up. But in the meantime, check out my new Youtube channel for a video from our Iowa Public Radio performance in January and a fun video for my new song "Om Namah Shivaya (Ulysses) that I did with cello player extraordinaire, Rebbeca Roudman.
  
  I also just joined Twitter (www.twitter.com/annalaube), seemingly along with the rest of the country, and I've also on Pandora for awhile, did you know? Come say hello.
  
  Here is a list of some upcoming shows:
  
  Chicago, IL
  Saturday, May 23, 2009
  Delicious
  8PM
  with Oh, Sweet Jesus (a new Chicago band)
  308 W Erie St.
  Chicago, Illinois 60654
  Free show!
  $3 beer special: Bud Light, Miller Light, Blue Moon, and Heineken!
  
  
  Iowa City, IA
  Wednesday, May 27, 2009
  The Picador
  10:45 PM
  330 E Washington St.
  Iowa City, Iowa 52246
  Cost: $5
  with Patrick Bloom & Ghosts of Radio
  
  
  Grinnell, IA
  Thursday, May 28, 2009
  Central Park Summer Music Series
  6:30 PM
  Central Park gazebo
  Grinnell, IA 50112
  Moss Piglets 5-6 Anna Laube 6:30-7:30
  
  
  Minneapolis, MN
  Sunday, June 21, 2009
  Stone Arch Festival
  Star Tribune Stage
  Free
  2:15 - 3:00 PM
  
  I'll be hitting the farmers' market circuit pretty hard in northern California this summer, too.
  
  Be well!
  
  Anna
  
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  www.annalaube.com
  www.twitter.com/annalaube
  www.myspace.com/annalaube
• 

  Oct 09 2008, 03:53 PM

  The Times They Are A-Changin'
  
  Greetings~
  
  I hope you're well and weathering the craziness/excitement/fear/wonderment and hope of the world right now.
  
  Below I've highlighted some amazing music that is occurring right now...it seems like most all of my favorite artists are doing exciting things and I wanted to pass along the good vibrations. There is nothing (much) more thrilling to me than finding new music that hits deep, and I hope that maybe you'll find something below that makes you smile.
  
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  Bob Dylan's new album Tell Tale Signs
  

  

  Check it out -- the 8th in the Bootleg series is available to stream for free right now on NPR.com. I have no idea how long this will be posted, but it's up and it's awesome.
  
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  Jolie Holland live at home in Brooklyn
  
  This is an intimate video of folk songstress Jolie Holland singing "Mexico City" from her new album, The Living and the Dead.
  
  Speaking of which, her friend and all around amazing songwriter, Sean Hayes, is finishing up a tour with the Cold War Kids in Colorado and California. He has a free mp3 of a great song "No, No Guantanamo" available for download on Myspace. One of the most inspirational cats on the scene right now.
  
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  Lucinda Williams Listening Party
  
  Right now you can listen to 5 new tracks from Lucinda's upcoming CD, Little Honey, which hasn't even been released yet. Holy moly. Including a song called "Honey Bee." I also just found out this summer that Tom Petty has a song called "Honeybee," from my current favorite album, Wildflowers. How I've overlooked this album for 14 years is beyond me, but what's important is that it finally found me. A good soundtrack to accompany the exploration of the City of Angels.
  
  Godspeed and happy trails,
  
  *Anna

  
  www.annalaube.com

  www.myspace.com/annalaube

  http://cdbaby.com/cd/annalaube

  
  

   

  
  Currently reading :
  The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness
  By Pema Chodron
  Release date: By 2001-08-21

   

   

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  Jun 11 2008, 11:01 PM

  Woodsongs Show Posted

  Hello from summery Madison, WI.
  Just wanted to let you know that the Windows Video and MP3 versions of my Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour performance are now posted at http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.aspasShow 483 with the Tim Krekel Orchestra (who sound amazing!)
  Enjoy and happy June~
  Anna
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  May 01 2008, 04:33 PM

  Happy May Day -- Cinco de Mayo Radio Broadcast Taping -- May Shows in Minnesnowta -- June shows in WI

  Happy May Day!
  
  I hope your baskets are filled with flowers.
  
  I am heading down to Kentucky on Sunday for a few days to perform on The Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour on 5/5, Cinco de Mayo. Past performers on this great show, taped at the Old Kentucky Theater, include Jolie Holland, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Roger McGuinn, Marcia Ball, and Bela Fleck, and you can watch them and many more at http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp to get you in the mood for my taping, which you can watch live on the web Monday night at 7PM EST at http://www.woodsongs.com/webcast.htm . If you are in California and bored at work, that means 4PM, folks! The show will also be broadcast around the world and on XM's The Village. Check for your local station here: http://www.woodsongs.com/affiliates.htm.
  
  After that, I'll be in Minnesota for a few shows and the Dylan Days
  Singer-Songwriter contest and then in WI in the beginning of June. I
  hope to see you at a show near you. Peace and good vibrations~
  
  Anna
  www.annalaube.com
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  Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
  The Ugly Mug
  6PM
  18450 Pilot Know Rd.
  Farmington, MN 55024
  http://www.theuglymug.biz/home.html
  
  Thursday, May 15th, 2008
  Ginkgo Coffeehouse
  7:30 PM
  721 N. Snelling Ave.
  St. Paul, MN 55104
  with Sarah Morris and Tony Zobeck
  Price: $10
  http://www.ginkgocoffee.com
  
  Friday, May 16th, 2008
  Goodbye Blue Monday
  7:30PM
  319 Division St.
  Northfield MN 55057
  507-663-6188
  
  Saturday, May 17th, 2008
  Beaner's Central
  8PM
  324 N. Central Avenue
  Duluth, MN 55807
  (218) 624-5957
  With Courtney Yasmineh
  and Read KD
  Price: $5
  http://beanerscentral.com
  
  Friday, May 23rd, 2008
  Dylan Days Singer/Songwriter competition
  7PM
  531 East Howard Street
  Hibbing, MN 55746
  http://www.zimmys.com/map.html
  
  Thursday, June 5th, 2008
  New Moon Cafe
  TBA
  401 N Main Street
  Oshkosh, WI 54901
  http://www.newmooncafe.com
  
  Friday, June 6th, 2008
  Wild Hog in The Woods
  8PM
  953 Jenifer St.
  Madison, WI 53703
  http://www.eventsgalore.net/cgi-bin/list?cal=wildhogcalendar
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  Mar 03 2008, 02:35 PM

  March Music

  People of the World,
  
  Happy Spring! It may not feel like Spring on your cloud, but I'm on a
  quick stopover in lovely San Francisco where in my opinion, Spring
  springs early each year in February with roses and sunshine and great blues skies. So if it's not reached you yet, hold on tight! I take off
  tonight for the Midwest, so I'll probably be eating my words in less
  than 24 hours. In the meantime, I'm going to make this quick so I can
  get out and enjoy the sun.
  
  Three shows for the third month of the year. Not really March Madness,
  but a little March Music~
  
  Saturday, March 8th, 2008
  The Brink Lounge
  6-8 PM
  Madison, WI
  The Madison Blues Society Presents: Wild Women Get The Blues. Anna
  Laube from 6-8 in the Lounge.
  www.thebrinklounge.com
  
  Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
  Mojo Risin'
  8PM
  1600 Shepherd Dr.
  Houston, TX 77007
  with Carolyn Shulman
  http://www.myspace.com/mojorisincoffee
  
  Friday, March 28th, 2008
  Cherry Street Artisan
  9PM
  111 S. 9th Street, Ste 10
  Columbia, MO
  573-817-3274
  http://www.cherrystreetartisan.com
  10PM She Swings She Sways
  myspace.com/sheswingsshesways
  
  Also of note: I have a new website at www.annalaube.com.
  And: I will be in Austin attending SXSW (but not performing) so give a
  holler if you know of any great shows not to be missed. I'm really
  looking forward to hearing Justin Townes Earle among others!
  
  Take care and here's to inner and outer peace~
  Anna
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  www.annalaube.com
  www.myspace.com/annalaube
  www.cdbaby.com/cd/annalaube/from/ginkgo