10,000 Maniacs News

Compared to the bands I'm about to use to describe them, Total Babe could be named Just Babes.

Former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs and now solo musician, Natalie Merchant, talks about campaigning against cement plants and leafletting her gigs What environmental causes do you most actively support? I tend to support my local environmentalist groups like Scenic Hudson , Clearwater and Riverkeeper or designated environmental campaigns ...

Never mind 66 shopping days till Christmas. There are only 86 days till the start of the 2010 Celtic Connections festival , and a fair amount of excitement at the launch this morning in Glasgow of the new programme.

Originally published October 23, 2009 at 5:22 a.m., updated October 23, 2009 at 6:24 a.m. BUFFALO, N.Y. a ' The rock band 10,000 Maniacs is helping out a western New York art park severely damaged by flooding last summer.

A fair sprinkling of Shetland talent will be on show at the 17th Celtic Connections festival, which takes place in Glasgow from 14th to 31st January next year.

WORLD music superstars will rub shoulders with some of Scotland's best-known singers and songwriters when Glasgow hosts the annual Celtic Connections festival in January.

Other members of the sextet were Robert Buck , Steven Gustafson , Dennis Drew , and Jerry Augustyniak .

The Omega Women and Power Conference knows how to put on a party. We are at the evening performance and it some stage acting from Sarah Jones and a musical performance from Natalie Merchant.

As far as John Lombardo cares, his old band - 10,000 Maniacs - is gone. Not everyone shares that view.

Michael Jackson: "I watch cartoons. I love cartoons. I play video games. Sometimes I read." Paul Theroux: "You mean you read books?" MJ: "Yeah. I love to read short stories and everything." PT: "Any in particular?" MJ: "Somerset Maugham ... Whitman.

Michael Jackson: "I watch cartoons. I love cartoons. I play video games. Sometimes I read." Paul Theroux: "You mean you read books?" MJ: "Yeah. I love to read short stories and everything." PT: "Any in particular?" MJ: "Somerset Maugham ... Whitman.

Why join? Jealousy by Natalie Merchant First rising to fame at the helm of the popular folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant subsequently enjoyed even greater success as a solo performer as her plaintive vocals and literate, socially conscious songs established her among the preeminent female performers in contemporary pop.

Astronauts aboard the US space shuttle Endeavour prepared on Thursday to inspect the heat shield for damage caused by debris that peeled off the external fuel tank during liftoff.

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Thursday, July 16, 2009 Source: Johnson Space Center - Comments Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON - Seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour awakened at 7:03 a.m. to begin a day of heat shield inspections and preparations for Friday's rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station.

Other members of the sextet were Robert Buck , Steven Gustafson , Dennis Drew , and Jerry Augustyniak .

Here's one of those clip-and-save stories for the refrigerator door: a list of casual, week-ending, free concerts featuring mostly local acts in a nice outdoors setting.