Anna Lombard

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Introducing ANNA

Band Watch
It would appear Gypsy Tailwind's tumultuous ride has lost its backing breeze.
By SAM PFEIFLE | September 28, 2011

Guster makes good, Billy Libby's new EP, and more

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Take note that sometimes-Mainers GUSTER have a song prominently displayed in the hard-to-avoid Target holiday ad campaign. Good for them.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | December 01, 2010

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Following up on his run as president of the MAINE SONGWRITERS ALLIANCE , BOB MCKILLOP has now founded a Portland chapter of the NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL .
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 07, 2010

Madgirl's Mad House, Goodnight Process says goodnight, and more

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Remember how MADGIRL was selling local discs through her MAD HOUSE store on Commercial Street? Well, she has 45 local artists in the store right now, and is willing to add more, but is no longer paying for the discs up front — just selling the discs and passing the money back along, without taking a commission.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | August 26, 2010

Ready Aim Fire debuts at Brian Boru; Poverty turns into Thommy

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Former Gypsy Tailwind frontgal ANNA LOMBARD is now back in the game, post baby.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | August 04, 2010

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Decades and Days of the new

Gypsy Tailwind’s with Gervasi, and don’t skip a beat
After the bombast of Grace , Gypsy Tailwind’s sophomore record, full of strings and horns and big arrangements worthy of a Nashville studio, the opening to their brand-new Decades and Days seems decidedly intentional.
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 16, 2010

Get ready

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Details on the Rustic Overtones release and more
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF | October 28, 2009

Music Seen: Gypsy Tailwind at Port City Music Hall

It's a kind of magic
Sometimes "studio magic" doesn't translate well to the stage — especially when 15 musicians perform in a single song. But other times, you wish such large live performances were being recorded for the next album.
By JEFF INGLIS | June 24, 2009

Finding even better days

Gypsy Tailwind show power and Grace
Gypsy Tailwind have been a slow build. Though Halo Sessions was one of the best local albums of 2008, it seems no one really heard it until 2009, thanks largely to the radio success of "So Lonely," a single whose melancholy bounce was heartbreakingly honest: "I'll tell you a secret: I drank myself to sleep last night."
By SAM PFEIFLE | June 17, 2009

Portland music news: April 17, 2009

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Two big shows to watch coming up: That TOWER OF SONG we've been telling you about got approval from the City Council to put on a big festival May 23. So that's on.
By PORTLAND MUSIC STAFF | April 16, 2009

Two and one

Gypsy Tailwind debut a tremendous vocal pairing
There’s something thrilling about the right harmony of opposite-sex voices, the meaning and emotion they can convey, the balance of power and grace.
By SAM PFEIFLE | May 21, 2008