Devendra Banhart’s Ex label mate and fellow musician, Wooden Wand, talks to Devendra about his new album, tropicalia influence and the meaning behind his name. Check out issue no. 10 to read this and more.
Photography by Lauren Ward.
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Lauren Ward shoots for the new American Contemporary Ballet.
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Photography by Lauren Ward (Part 2)
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Photography by Lauren Ward (Part 1)
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Have a great weekend!
From the archives: Lauren Ward
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Summer-Lauren Ward
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“On My Way” followed by “Let it Sing” from VIOLET
music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics and book by Brian Crawley
“On My Way” performed by Lauren Ward and Company (with a special shout out to Cass Morgan for beging the perfect rambling old lady)
“Let it Sing” perfomed by Michael McElroy
2-for-1 day here at me2ism. I love both of these songs so much, I didn’t want to have to wait 24 hours to share the next one. ”On My Way” is probably in my Top 10 favorite songs. You know (or may have figured out) how much I love me a good choral arrangement, and boy-oh-boy does this deliver. And every person on that stage get’s some great lines in this song. But Michael McElory’s duet with the title character (that follows “Too bad we don’t see eye to eye Lord / We could pass the time of day”) hits me in my emotions spot.
“Let it Sing” is also fantastic—a solo for the phenomenally talented McElory.
I enjoy most of VIOLET, and if most of the remainder of the score doesn’t quite hit the heights of these two numbers, these two are also good enough to raise the bar of an entire production. (I contend that if “Leap of Faith” had not changed a single thing but added one number as good as either of these it would be whole different ball game.)
