Rufus Wainwright

...kissing outside a Parisian cafe, the film follows two young lovers as they smooch their was across the capital to a soundtrack by Rufus Wainwright. The three-and-a-half minute film attempts to banish from people's minds the idealised,...

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...Arts Festival next year it will be solo with a Steinway D grand piano. This performance heralds Wainwright's next project that he describes simply as a solo piano and voice record that is in the works for a 2010 release. "It's sort of a...

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...comfortable belting Irish folk songs a cappella, crooning tender ballads or turning out raunchy rock songs, New York native Rufus Wainwright will make his solo Bass Hall debut at 8 tonight, during which he'll preview some material from...

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Posted Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 Comments (0) Print Share Reprints Consider the following praise for Rufus Wainwright: "The greatest songwriter on the planet." Then consider the source: Elton John, no slouch to writing a melody. One of the...

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...at Benaroya Hall 11/08/09 (UPDATE: videos added) "These are the most complicated piano parts I've ever written," warned Rufus Wainwright, on stage by himself at Benaroya Hall Sunday, Nov 8. "So, we're switching into rehearsal mode. If...

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Concert review: Rufus Wainwright at Benaroya Hall "These are the most complicated piano parts I've ever written," warned Rufus Wainwright, on stage by himself at Benaroya Hall Sunday, Nov 8. "So, we're switching into rehearsal mode. If...

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...flowers, candles, and salads before emerging into the cold November night. One person who did have a seat at the dinner was Rufus Wainwright, who performed "That's Entertainment" at the concert. Silvery-voiced soprano Amy Burton also...

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...some of the new material slated for his next record. "It's a solo piano/voice record," says Wainwright. "I'm just focusing again, in terms of my songwriting, on my various musical moods in a very basic way. After that, I'd love to make a...

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...the Lady is "this brooding, dissatisfied, somewhat horny wrecking ball that lives in all of us," he says. Wainwright acknowledged Seattle has a soft spot for him. Last time he was here, solo at The Paramount, he carried the show largely on...

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...concert reviews, analysis and opinion by Seattle Times music writer Andrew Matson. Why didn't Rufus Wainwright do what Antony Hegarty did? Rufus Wainwright-pictured to the right of musical collaborator Antony Hegarty-plays solo with...

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