Posts tagged covers project
Upcoming Shows - Somerville MA, Jun 27

Two upcoming shows on the same day - acoustic and full band, both at Q Division Studios in Somerville, MA on Wednesday, June 27 2012.

In her announcement at PledgeMusic, Juliana says while there is the possibility of further shows this year, these could be the only performances in support of the covers album. Her discomfort with playing live has been well documented for many years, and you'll recall there was only one full band show for the previous album.

Billed as 'private shows', tickets (priced at $50 each) go on sale to pledgers at PledgeMusic tomorrow (19 May 2012) at 10am EST.

If you can't make it, you may be able to hear it later:

@VoodooHipster @PledgeMusic will record shows but gotta have time to mix it to my liking for possible release later on

— Juliana Hatfield (@julianahatfield) May 18, 2012
Song To Order Offer Reprised

Another excerpt from the 1971 "Homewood Sessions" featuring Leon Russell and a few good friends such as Don Nix and Furry Lewis. Furry can be seen several times throughout the video. This song is, in many people's opinion, one of the finest ballads ever written. I agree!

New pledges have been added to Juliana's Covers Album project at PledgeMusic since the launch earlier this month, including the return of the 20 questions by email thing which she did last year.

Today, she's brought back the offer of a personalised song, which you'll recall was a fundraiser of sorts she did in 2010 before the original PledgeMusic project.

Juliana:

I will write you a personal song! I’ll create an original song exclusively for you, to you, about you... [] ...Think of it as a commissioned sonic portrait. I will send you an mP3 and a CD of your song and will never release it to the public.

This offer is available now for up to 3 potential pledgers for, ahem, $1,000.

But you all know this anyway because you're all pledgers, right?

The Next Project - Cover Versions

On the eve of releasing of There’s Always Another Girl, Juliana is already talking about her next album.

In her latest PledgeMusic update she moots the idea of a collection of cover versions.

Having invited suggestions it comes as no surprise to see a plethora of tracks in the comments. Music fans will take any opportunity to list some songs. It's in our DNA.

There are some really good choices there and some super duper great fab choices too - enough to fill several albums.

Given the success of the current project, it would seem almost certain that if pursued this would be another PledgeMusic thing.

Juliana has a history of some inspired covers. In recent times these have been largely home acoustic recordings.

For those who have missed this year's covers they have included Albert Hammond's It Never Rains In Southern California and Jessie J's Price Tag (both Juliana's choices), Neil Young's Barstool Blues and New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle (both fan choices), and for band with electric guitar fans she has performed Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl with Evan Dando.