Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 22, 2007
The unbearable queerness of being
To celebrate our birthdays, Tina and I bought tickets for each other to this past Wednesday's Ani DiFranco concert at the Riverside.
Tags: Ani DiFranco, Riverside Theater, Melissa Ferrick, lesbian, homophobic

Music - Sept. 20, 2007
Cradle-rocking Ani DiFranco rocked the Riverside, too
With an 8-month-old baby waiting in the wings, Ani DiFranco played a knock-out show at the Riverside last night.
Tags: Ani DiFranco, Riverside, Righteous Babe Records, Melissa Ferrick, New Orleans, folk, fingerstyle

Music - Oct. 13, 2006
Mom-to-be Ani DiFranco mellows out in Madtown
Last night, Ani DiFranco played in Madison's beautiful Orpheum Theater, and although it was the eighth time I had seen her perform, it was a different version of the little folk singer.
Tags: Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Julie Wolfe, Orpheum Theater

Music - Nov. 1, 2004
Folk-punk poet Riedl wages love and war on her guitar
Buffalo has Ani DiFranco, but Milwaukee has JoAnn Riedl. Both women channel their political frustration through music, but whereas DiFranco blows through town once a year, Riedl rips it up at local open mics.
Tags: Joann Riedl, Highbury, Ani Difranco, folk, punk, Jefferson

Music - March 15, 2002
Ani serves up a meaningful musical experience
Punk folkstress Ani Difranco ended the nearly sold-out show last night at the Eagles Ballroom with the song "Joyful Girl," but from the moment she stepped foot on the stage in her platform shoes, there was joy bouncing off the walls.
Tags: Ani DiFranco