American Songwriter

John Prine and Iris DeMent Celebrate Love in New Video
American Songwriter
For the official video for “In Spite Of Ourselves,” John Prine and Iris DeMent called upon fans to submit photos of their “big door prize,” a reference to the song's sweet, humorous lyrics. The pair unveiled the new video this morning. The clip shows

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Little Village

UNESCO City of Literature benefit to feature William Elliott Whitmore, Iris DeMent, the Recliners and more, all
Little Village
Folk singer Iris DeMent performs at the Robert A Lee Recreation center following Mazahir Salih's announcing her bid for city council. Monday, March 6, 2017. — photo by Zak Neumann. This Wheel's on Fire, a benefit concert for the Iowa City UNESCO City

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Augusta Free Press

Singer-songwriter Dori Freeman returns to her Southwest Virginia roots
Augusta Free Press
dori freeman The performance will be held in the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, located within the Moss Arts Center's Street and Davis Performance Hall at 190 Alumni Mall. Born and raised by a family of musicians in Galax, Virginia, 25-year-old Freeman's …

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The Ringer (blog)

'The Leftovers' Turned a Joke Cameo Into an Emotional Gut Punch
The Ringer (blog)
The motif continued with the opening credits, which ditched Iris Dement's eerily pertinent “Let the Mystery Be” for the Perfect Strangers theme song, whose platitude-filled lyrics and Muzak-y instrumentals make it a textbook example of the “'80s sitcom
The Leftovers season 3 opening credits: What is the new theme …The Independent
The Leftovers recap: 'Don't Be Ridiculous'EW.com
The Leftovers: Meet Me in St. LouisThe Atlantic
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Sacramento Bee

Among the best in Americana bands, these musicians also remain socially aware
Sacramento Bee
She then began playing Iris DeMent's “Our Town,” a bleak ode to small-town mortality that her parents would sing at bluegrass “pickin' parties” while Maya ran around catching fireflies in a jar. “I thought it was no big deal to sing about burying your

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Wide Open Country

See John Prine and Iris DeMent Revisit their Classic Duet on 'Seth Meyers'
Wide Open Country
Prine and DeMent began their two-song set with “Whose Gonna Take the Garbage Out,” which appears on Prine's new album, For Better, Or Worse. They followed it up with a performance “In Spite of Ourselves,” the title track of their 1999 duet album, just

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M Magazine

Playlist: Darren Hayman
M Magazine
English songwriter Darren Hayman must be fast approaching national treasure status by now, thanks to a wonderfully eccentric musical career that shows no signs of slowing. His lovelorn indie has been tickling ears and warming hearts for more than two …

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Mountaintimes

Iris DeMent opens Chandler's 2016-17 season
Mountaintimes
Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Singer Iris DeMent opens the season at Chandler Music Hall on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m.. Iris DeMent is an American singer and songwriter. DeMent's musical style includes elements of the country and …

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BurlingtonFreePress.com

Hear This: Jenny Lewis, Iris DeMent, Cymbals Eat Guitars
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Any list of the best albums of the past 10 years should include “Rabbit Fur Coat” by Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins. The former lead singer of Rilo Kiley and the harmonizing sisters supporting her created a record filled with wry humor, stark imagery

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