Azure Ray news

Singer/songwriter Maria Taylor is having a baby. She dropped that bomb during an interview last week with the Arizona State University student newspaper, T he State Press . And although the Saddle Creek Records chanteuse, who is also half of the duo of Azure Ray, is on a tour with a new solo album, I couldn't think of a more important topic of discussion.

Maybe you know Maria Taylor from her work as half of Azure Ray, or maybe you know her from any of her four solo records, including the recently released "Overlook."

Tim Kasher plays Stickyz Sunday night. TIM KASHER 8:30 p.m. Stickyz. $8 adv., $10 d.o.s. With the exception of the The Faint — that irritating, albeit ahead-of-the-curve, '80s-biting outfit — I gotta plead damn near total ignorance of that whole Omaha, Neb., Saddle Creek Records scene. Before a few minutes ago, I'd never listened to note one of Bright Eyes or Azure Ray or Son, Ambulance or Rilo ...

A new song from Maria Taylor -- who put out one of my favorite albums of 2009 -- Ladyluck. She is one-half of Azure Ray and used play with her ex-boyfriend Conor Oberst in Bright Eyes. This song is little "rockier" than Ladyluck -- is "rockier" a word? Anyway, it's pretty cool. Her new solo album called Overlook is out on 8/16/11. Matador

Craig Wedren , the Shudder to Think frontman and prolific film/TV scorer, will release his new album Wand on May 24 via Nerveland Recordings. The LP features guest work from an impressive list of contributors that includes Conor Oberst , Sleater -Kinney's Janet Weiss, Azure Ray's Maria Taylor, and OK Go's Damian Kulash . And Wedren's also planning a companion film also titled Wand , directed by ...

-- The Associated Press reports that Marvelettes lead singer Gladys Horton died last night in a Los Angeles nursing home, where she'd been recovering from a stroke. She was 66. Horton co-founded the Detroit group that recorded hits like "Please Mr. Postman" for Motown. -- Reunited Saddle Creek duo Azure Ray have released the new single " Silverlake ". The B-side is a demo version of the same ...

About a year ago, 22-year-old Omaha native Tim Halperin made his debut on the small stage of the front room at Slowdown, the live music venue in Omaha run by Saddle Creek Records, the label home of Bright Eyes , Cursive and Azure Ray . But, on Monday evening, Halperin moved up to the main stage -- and it's kind of a big deal. Fresh out of college, Halperin is determined to pull from his Omaha ...

Saddle Creek - Azure Ray is the some-time project of singer-songwriters Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink.

A full seven years have passed since Azure Ray last released an album, but fans of their distinctive, poised melodrama can rest easy: with Drawing Down The Moon showcasing their familiar charms and flaws, it’s like they’ve never been away. The charms are obvious.

Was haben wir eigentlich ohne sie gemacht? Nach sieben Jahren Albumpause melden sich Azure Ray mit "Drawing Down The Moon" zurück.

Back to Basics: Azure Ray It takes a real connection to work creatively with someone steadily for more than a decade. But to take a break for several years and then come back takes even more than that. Azure Ray, the elegantly gothic and hushed pop duo of Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor, has done just that. “We [...]