In support of his new release, he'll be playing a short free show early this evening at Barnes & Noble Union Square, a small club show later on tonight at LPR , and then finally a big sold out show tomorrow night at the Beacon Theatre.
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New York has played muse to many a musician over the years, so its not surprising that Glen Hansard turned to the city while looking for respite from his increasingly hectic schedule.
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Over 20 years in the making, singer-songwriter Glen Hansard will release his first ever solo album, 'Rhythm and Repose', on Anti- Records on 18th June. Best known for his work with The Frames, The Swell Season and in the feature film 'Once', for which he won an Academy Award, 'Rhythm and Repose' is Hansards debut solo album and first album of new material since his 2009 release 'Strict Joy' with The Swell Season.
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Over 20 years in the making, singer songwriter Glen Hansard will release his first ever solo album, Rhythm and Repose , on Anti- Records June 19.
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Marketa, what's the story behind your new album, Anar ?
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Marketa Irglova first wowed the world in 2006, when she burst onto the scene with her candid and natural performance as the unnamed female protagonist in the modern-day musical ' Once.' From there, she became the youngest person ever to win an Oscar in a musical category when she took home the trophy for the song 'Falling Slowly,' which she wrote and performed for her film debut.
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Four years later, the now 23-year-old has chopped off her blonde locks, and departed (for now) from the Swell Season and bandmate/co-star Glen Hansard to record her debut solo album, 'Anar.' "I was living in Ireland in this house by the sea in the middle of nowhere. It was really good for me because I was really busy with the Swell Season and being on tour and I was always surrounded by people," Irglova tells Spinner.
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Once " was the little movie that could get you out of a rut, provided the mind and heart remained open to the maudlin yet unstrained love that sprung up between a guitar player and a flower seller of few words.
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One of the truly amazing stories of the 2006 awards season belonged to the tiny indie film that could " Once." Directed by John Carney and starring The Frames member Glen Hansard and his collaborator in the The Swell Season Markéta Irglová , the musical story centered on an Irish busker (Hansard) who strikes up a relationship with a Czech immigrant (Irglová), become an arthouse sensation, taking in over $20 million worldwide all on a microscopic budget of $150,000.
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On an unusually hot but breezy September evening, fans trickled into "Portland's Living Room" to see Iron & Wine supported by local breakout group Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside and solo artist Marketa Irglova.
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Marketa Irglova, one-half of Oscar-winning duo the Swell Season, says her solo debut Anar is like a time capsule of her first year in New York, where she moved from Ireland in June 2010.
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The Swell Season pays counseling for CA fans who saw suicide The Swell Season is paying for grief counseling sessions for hundreds of music fans who watched in horror as a man jumped to his death during the band's concert in California a week ago.
Read MoreThe Swell Season have promised a Palo Alto-based counseling center that they'll be paying for four group sessions of grief counseling for attendees of their concert in California last week where a fan killed himsel f.
Read More"While we likely will never gain the answers we need, what we did get out of the conversations were of great service to our mind, body and soul," the statement said.
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The band's PR emphasizes that that there is no break up, and that Hansard and Irglova will instead embark on previous announced side-projects during this hiatus.
Read MoreThe Swell Season , fronted by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova , have stayed busy touring since releasing their latest album, 'Strict Joy.' But the next chapter for the two musicians may take them in separate ways, at least for a brief period of time.
Read MoreThis is indeed a well written review. But I totally would BUY this album—maybe even twice. by Carrie on Sun Aug 22, 2010 at 02.58 pm from the entry: Jenny Wilson - “Hardships!” by Jackky on Sun Aug 22, 2010 at 02.51 am from the entry:
Read More"Glen was just finishing a little song that one of his band members had made up," one witness told SF Weekly.
Read MoreThe Swell Season will continue to tour throughout August and October, but in November they'll be taking some time off so that The Frames , (Glen's other band), can step into the spotlight for a 20th Anniversary Tour of North America.
Read MoreI bloody loved the Kym Mazelle version, waaaaaay back in 1996 when I was still a little slip of a thing.
Read MoreI've really enjoyed Glen Hansard, The Swell Season, and all related byproducts after seeing the movie Once a few years ago.
Read MoreI've been a fan of the A.V. Club Undercover series for months now, and I feel like it hasn't really caught on like it should, considering the incredible quality of a couple of entries.
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I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine (Bob Dylan Cover) On Tuesday, Levis' Pioneer Sessions: The Revival Recordings single project released a cover of "Fools Rush In" by She & Him , the third in the series, which also released covers by Nas and the Swell Season .
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Read MoreI don't find corporate sponsorship of festivals to be particularly offensive – especially when considering the amount of money that they have to give to artists so they can continue making their music.
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Read MoreThe Once soundtrack must have been a tough act to follow, especially as Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová endured a well publicized split in the aftermath of its success.
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Josh's only other upcoming gig is Summerfest in Norway (tonight, 7/31).
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Marshalltown, Iowa folk throwback duo Crystal City recently sent me their debut album, and I can't stop reaching for it.
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The Dirty Disco have been throwing me all sorts of rad tunes for the past 6 months or so.
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