Shawn Colvin News

Shawn Colvin, with opener TBD, will perform at 8 p.m. March 13, 2010, at the Skowhegan Opera House.

Rihanna, "Rated R" . 4.5 stars. Tom Waits, "Glitter & Doom Live" . 3 stars. Various Artists, "7 Worlds Collide: The Sun Came Out" . 2.5 stars.

In the mood for a cultural explosion of music? No need to travel the globe. Greater Newburyport has put together a medley of music this weekend that will get everyone tapping their feet.

Shawn Colvin is far beyond her labeled persona: singer/songwriter. Yes, she does both those things; but how many can leave a listener blissed out, whether from an original composition or a well-chosen cover tune? Her records have found critical acclaim and a dedicated fanbase who have responded to her offerings from her pen or interpretations .

Besides performing, taping a PBS special and writing a memoir, singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin also has another responsibility.

ALTHOUGH shea TMs a three times Grammy award winner and has released eight albums to date, singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin is hardly a household name and in many ways, shea TMs still, whata TMs termed as one of musica TMs best kept secrets.

Singer-songwriter Shawn will perform at the Barre Opera House on Friday, Nov. 6, as part of the Celebration Series.

Plenty of tickets are still available, said Williston Town Manager Rick McGuire, one of a quartet of series organizers.

In her first of three performances at the Anthology Jazz Club, singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin proved she's still got it.

The country sound of "American Idol" runner-up Bo Bice. Grammy Award winner Paula Cole.

The Morton Arboretum will come alive in song next weekend. On Aug. 21, Plain White T's will perform at 7 p.m. The pop/rock band from Villa Park has won international acclaim for its Grammy-nominated acoustic hit, "Hey There Delilah." Other songs include "1, 2, 3, 4," "Meet Me in California" and "Figure it Out." Also performing that evening: are ...

WHEN THE lineup was first announced for this weekend's Art & Soul Oakland festival, I was thrilled to see Shawn Colvin's name attached to the bill.

Art & Soul Oakland: Making sure to get this one in before Caltrans closes the Bay Bridge on Labor Day Weekend, Art & Soul Oakland has moved its festivities to this weekend, turning downtown into a buffet of music, artwork, food, family fun, green energy solutions and lots more.

The annual Art and Soul Oakland festival, which has rocked the downtown since 2000, is coming early this year.

Singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin can hold her own when country requests are shouted up to the stage.

N., Seattle; $36 . Concert Review The term "hootenanny" was put out to pasture long ago, but the four musicians who beguiled a meadow full of listeners at Woodland Park Zoo Wednesday night may want to revive it.

Shawn Colvin has lived for 15 years in Austin, Texas, one of the great live-music cities of America.

Nonesuch releases its second album by Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Shawn Colvin , Shawn Colvin Live , on June 23, 2009.

WANT TO GO? Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller , May 30, Ferguson Center for the Arts NEWPORT NEWS Shawn Colvin is what you might call a confessional singer-songwriter. She writes songs that practically bleed from bad relationship experiences.