| "TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES" AND SHOWS!! Laura is doing a limited run of East Coast tour dates in support of her digital EP "Trains and Boats and Planes." All info and dates here, and check out the reviews and previews in the Washington Post, Philadelphia City Paper and New Haven Advocate. |
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| LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS WOMEN Read Laura's rant on her musical heroines at the record collector blog Boogie Woogie Flu. She will also be presenting a special "Let Us Now Praise Famous Women" revue at Spiegelworld in NYC on Tuesday, August 19, featuring guest artists Jenny Scheinman, Megan Hickey (Last Town Chorus), Fiona McBain (Ollabelle), Theresa Andersson and a special performance by Rodney Crowell. Laura talks about her inspiration for the show and performs a song by Molly O'Day in this interview on WNYC public radio. |
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| "TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES" ARE HERE!! Laura's new digital-only covers EP, "Trains and Boats and Planes," is now available for download from iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, and most digital retailers (but is NOT being sold in stores). Laura's first new recordings in three years are travel-themed, based on the Burt Bacharach-Hal David title track, along with thoughtfully-chosen songs by Roger Miller, Merle Haggard, John Hartford, Gordon Lightfoot, New Order, and three previously-released tracks. Read a new interview with Laura from Pop Matters and a story on the new release in the The Times of London. |
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| New Recording on "Body of War" Soundtrack Laura's acoustic version of the New Order song "Love Vigilantes" is included on the soundtrack of the new film, "Body of War," a profile of Iraq veteran Tomas Young. The soundtrack is available now from Sire Records, and also features tracks by Eddie Vedder, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg, and others. |
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| Laura's "Radio Thrift Shop" Returns to WFMU The acclaimed "Radio Thrift Shop," a NYC radio institution since 1992, is now streaming live worldwide on WFMU every other Wednesday morning from 6-9 am EST, with all show archives and playlists available for streaming on demand. |
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| Check out Laura's interpretation of the NYC subway map, featuring streaming audio of her entire 2005 album "Humming by the Flowered Vine." |
