Performing with Rosanne Cash
Acoustic Cash VIII: Rosanne Cash returns in her popular musical talk-show series with singer/songwriter Joe Henry and puts together the impermanence songbook. "A night of top-shelf singer-songwriters" — The New Yorker [ read ]

November 7, 2008
New York City
Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th St.
212-620-5000, ext. 344

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Paste Magazine interview
"Catching Up with Joe Henry"
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New York Times blog
Measure for Measure — a blog from the New York Times — features Rosanne Cash discussing collaborative songwriting, the recording process, and her correspondence with Joe Henry on the nature of creativity, commerce, and copy-editing oneself.

• Measure for Measure - "Dont Fact-Check the Soul" [ read ]

• Measure for Measure - "So It Goes: How It Went" [ read ]

• Measure for Measure - "Well, Actually, It Is Brain Surgery" [ read ]

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Mallorca, Spain — photos
Photos from Joe's February 16 performance at Palma de Mallorca's Teatre Xesc Forteza are now available in the View section.
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Live Video of "God Only Knows"
Video of the song "God Only Knows" being performed live during Joe's performance at Paradiso in Amsterdam on February 12, 2008.
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Watch Joe's Amsterdam concert in its entirety
Complete concert video footage of Joe's February 12th performance at Paradiso in Amsterdam can be viewed on www.fabchannel.com.
Or you can watch the video in the View section.

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Solo Acoustic Videos
Watch videos of Joe playing "Civil War" and "Time Is A Lion" solo and acoustic.

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Acoustic Cafe
Joe Henry, drummer Jay Bellerose and bassist David Piltch join us in the studio this week for songs from Joe's last two ANTI- releases, the latest being "Civilians." Joe also chats about his home studio and his recent projects with Loudon Wainwright III and Mary Gauthier.
Air date: 03/10/2008
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European Shows Canceled
Joe's shows in Paris on February 22 and in Porto on February 23 have been canceled due to illness.

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Lincoln Center — photos
Photos from Joe's February 7 performance in the "American Songbook" series at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts are now available in the View section.
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Lincoln Center — review
Review of the show by the New York Times is available in the Press section.
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Lincoln Center — "American Songbook"
Ticketing and venue information are now available in the Live Dates section for Joe's February 7 "American Songbook" performance in the Allen Room at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
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European Tour
Dates and venues announced for February shows.
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Paste Magazine: Best of Music 2007
Civilians comes in at #36
Paste Magazine released their Signs of Life: Best of Music list for 2007 in their latest issue.
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NPR
Joe Henry Returns To His Roots
On NPR's new music website you'll find two Joe Henry interview streams.
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Utne Reader
Civilians album review
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San Francisco Weekly
Singer-Songwriter Joe Henry Captures Civilians at GAMH
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San Francisco Chronicle
Pop Quiz: Joe Henry
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Courier-Journal
Joe Henry's album Civilians is a confounding masterpiece...
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Mescalina
A proposito di Mr. Henry
Civilians review (in Italian)
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The Huffington Post
Willie Mays and the Decline of the American Civilization
"Our Song" ... begins with an evocation of ballplayer-as-symbol-of-lost-America that recalls Joe DiMaggio's place in "Mrs. Robinson."
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Reveille Mag
Joe Henry: Conversation With A Great American
Interview [ read ]

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Spin Mgazine
Civilians album review
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Amplifier Magazine
Civilians album review
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L.A. Times CalendarLive:
Joe Henry is comfortable in his skin
"...singer-songwriter's new material includes some of his best."
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E! online:
Damn Good Music: The New Joe Henry Disc
"...Civilians has a somber, shambling beauty..."
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LA City Beat:
Other Voices, Other Tunes
On Civilians, Joe Henry sings of war, salvation, and Willie Mays
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All Music Guide gives Civilians 4 1/2 stars
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Liner notes — Civilians
Joe Henry penned the liner notes for his new album. Read his unique introduction-cum-story of the music and lyrics and creative process that formed Civilians.
Also included is a listing of everyone who contributed to the album—from his backing band to the photographer whose work graces Civilians' cover and booklet pages.
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Video —"Time is a Lion"
Watch the video for Joe Henry's new song "Time is a Lion"
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Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Joe Henry performed "Time is a Lion" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday, September 7.

Drummer Jay Bellerose took a great photo of Joe whilst they performed: [ view photo ]

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NPR: Song of the Day
"You Can't Fail Me Now"
A Spare Meditation on Love, Need and (Maybe) God
Joe Henry's song is NPR's Song of the Day.
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All Music Guide
4 1/2 stars
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Billboard Magazine
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Entertainment Weekly
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LA Weekly
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No Depression
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New York Daily News
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Joe Henry released his second Anti- disc, Civilians, on September 11th, 2007. The twelve song set was recorded and mixed in his home studio and counts the talents of guest pianist Van Dyke Parks on the brilliantly poignant "Civil War" and the emotive, lilting "I Will Write My Book."

IN ADDITION TO WINNING A GRAMMY FOR PRODUCING SOLOMON BURKE'S DON'T GIVE UP ON ME, Joe has also produced acclaimed efforts for Ani DiFranco, Aimee Mann, Bettye LaVette, Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint, AND THE UPCOMING MARY GAUTHIER ALBUM. He ALSO  worked with longtime hero Loudon Wainwright III on the soundtrack to this summer's smash hit Knocked Up.

Joe brings all of these diverse influences to the self-produced Civilians, which was recorded and mixed in his home studio. His impressive array of collaborators include jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, pianist and chamberlain organist Patrick Warren, guitarist and dobro master Greg Leisz, bassist Dave Piltch and longtime drummer Jay Bellerose.

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