August 31, 2000

• Today's update consists entirely of new additions to the library. I put up a bunch of recent articles including one written by Dar's sister Julie and a link to the online Borders chat from August 21.

August 30, 2000
There's lots of updates today including pictures from the Bottom Line.

• There are new photos all over the place. Go to the gallery and check out The Green World page and updates to the candids page.
• An new version of the list of live recordings (aka the Darchives), compiled by Keith Richardson, has been added to the site. Get their via the fan page.
• For those who have signed up, the End of The Summer card list has been posted.
• The library has been updated with some new stuff including a link to the lengthy Idiot's Delight radio show on which Dar was the guest August 20th.
• Updated the tour schedule with some minor changes. Both Toshi Reagon and Catie Curtis will open the show in San Francisco on Oct. 11.
• Prior to the SF show Dar will appear at Amoeba Records at 6pm on Haight St. Thanks to Sheldon Wong for the alert.

August 25, 2000
I'm going to be out of town for about five days so no updates until probably Wednesday. But when I get back, there'll be lots. It's been a busy few days.

• Dar will be doing an in-store performance/signing in Boston at the HMV in Harvard Square at 6 p.m. tonight.
• There'll be Dar on the television today between noon and 2 p.m. eastern, for those who can tune themselves into the Oxygen Network.
• She'll be doing in-store on Tuesday night at the Borders in Brny Mawr, Pa. That's at 7:30 p.m.
• Remember, if it's Friday, it's IRC chat night. Tonight hosted by Buddy Brannan. For details.

• MEDIA ALERT: Dar will be giving an interview and performance on the Oxygen Network's (cable channel) Pure Oxygen show tomorrow, August 24.  This is a LIVE show and will be broadcast between 12pm-2pm EST.
• More additions of vintage interviews to the library.

 

• I've added a slew of articles, some recent and some archival, to the library.
• I participated in the Borders on-line chat last night and will have a transcript of it up in the next few days.
• Oh yeah, I've updated the discography.
• Razor & Tie has said that anyone who received one of the first shipment of the special edition of The Green World, which they believe are defective, will be sent one of the new batch free of charge. Cheers to them. Those and others that have yet to be shipped should be on their way in mid-September.
• The Green Wolrd is WXPN in Philadelphia's featured album this week. If you pledge $100 to become a member, you can get a copy of the CD for free.

• Media Alert: Dar will be a guest on Vin Scelsa's Live at Lunch show on September 5th. Go to liveatlunch.com to get the show. This show is usually archived so if you miss it, it'll be easy to listen not-so-live at dinner.
• Razor and Tie is not shipping out any more copies of The Green World limited edition until they have the problem with the packaging resolved. I'll keep you updated.
• New Green World Canvas Bags will shortly be available through Bulletproofstore.com.  For those that will be attending the Bottom Line shows you can pick them up there.  We will start selling them sometime next week through mail-order.  They are canvas bags, 14" wide by 16" long with the longer handles and the design is from the CD cover. They will cost $12 US at shows and $12 + shipping & handling for mail order.  Tour shirts are in the process so If anyone needs a XXL and wants to special order it, e-mail Patty.
• Tonight: live chat with Dar at borders.com from 6 to 7 p.m. Pacific.

• A few small updates to the tour information. There are still some dates that need to be confirmed and others that were off the list and are now confirmed for sure.
• Ron Greitzer has put up three more transcriptions from the new CD: "We Learned the Sea," "I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono" and "I Had No Right."
• If you're in NYC, Dar's on Idiot's Delight with Vin Scelsca tonight.
• You can now download 2 Dar tracks ("Playing to the Firmament" and "What Do You Love More Than Love") on Amazon.com!

• An article called Dar Williams Offers Entry To The Green World has been posted on sonicnet. It's a good long one.

August 16, 2000

• The Billboard article on Dar is available on line. Get there through the library.

• Do you have a question you want to ask Dar. Well, here's your chance to actually have some of them answered!  Send your questions for Dar to GreenWorld@razorandtie.com and you could see Dar herself answering them via a new streaming video that Razor and Tie's going to have on its website.  Deadline for submitting questions is Tuesday, August 22 at 12 Noon, EST.
• There's a note from Dar's manager Ron Fierstein about the special edition of The Green World. He's disappointed with the packaging. Read what he has to say on the news page.

• Razor and Tie has shipped out the orders of the special edition of The Green World. It was delayed because they were waiting for some paper from Japan. Details.
• According to Sharon Goldberg, the tickets for all three nights of Dar concerts at the Bottom Line in NYC are sold out. So if you want to sit, your out of luck, however they will let people in for standing room only on the night of the performances (Aug. 22, 23, 24).
• Media Alert: There's a full-page article on Dar (with "gorgeous pictures") in the Aug. 4 issue of Gavin magazine. I'm trying to get my hands on a copy so if anyone has one please let me know.   Thanks to Gwen for the alert.

August 11, 2000
Well I got my first speeding ticket today (going 97 km/h in a 60 zone but really it was on the highway and who was to know?) Not even listening to Dar could soothe this $275 pain, let me tell you.  Anyway just a couple of things today.

• It's Friday so it must be IRC night. Details.
• A couple more links to photos from Falcon Ridge have been added to the fan page.
• MTV has a whole section on Dar, including an article about The Green World. Thanks to Talya for the link.

• Each week Jam!Showbiz (a great Canadian entertainment site) puts out an anti hit list. This list is comprised of ten songs which, despite their inherent greatness, will never top the pop charts.Topping the list this week is Dar Williams.       Thanks to Steph for the alert.
• A few changes to the fall tour dates. Check to see the show in your town is still scheduled, there were a few I had listed that on the latest check are no longer listed.
• I skulked around various on-line CD selling outlets, including Tower Europe and a bunch of Canadian places, and most of them have The Green World already listed. Many will allow you to place your order now and they'll ship out on Aug. 22. The best deal is at Amazon.com, which has it on sale for $12.50 US.  SamTheRecordMan.com has it for $21.50 Cdn. Tower Europe has it at £14.49 (which translates to $32.36 Cdn, I was killing myself laughing!) CDNow has it listed in Pop/Rock as does Tower.

• A few new articles have been added to the library, including an interesting 15-minute Real Video interview.

• I've added to and redesigned the gallery section. There a whole bunch of new photos on the various pages.
• There's a couple more song samples up for the The Green World.
• A new link to a Real Audio version of a full-length concert recorded at the Troubador in 1997. It's at the very bottom of the music page.
• A couple of errors that were spotted by a number of eagle eyes have been/are being fixed. Thanks everyone for your input.

• Links to fan's Falcon Ridge Folk Festival photos are on the fan activity page. If you have one to add just e-mail me at the address at the bottom of this page.
• A small update to the tour dates on the news page. There will be a show in Oklahoma City.
• It's Friday so it must be IRC night. Details.
• I've put up a new page listing upcoming Dar's upcoming appearances for signings, online chats, tv shows and magazine articles.

• A few updates to the tour schedule on the news page.
• A number of Canadian newspaper articles about Dar from a couple of years ago have been added to the library. I'm going to reorganize the library this week because it's driving me (and I'm sure others) crazy.
• Photos of the cheque presentation to Charlie Hunter of money raised by fans through the TMP2 CD project. $885.28 was donated to the Snowden Environmental Trust.
• A few small updates to the music page.
• Media Alert: Material filmed at the Clearwater Folk Festival in June will be broadcast this coming weekend during a segment on CNN’s WORLD BEAT, which airs Saturday, August 5 from midnight to 12:30am, and is repeated again on Sunday, August 6 from 3:30 to 4pm.
It will include profiles filmed of Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Dar Williams and The Phil Ochs tribute may also be included.     Thanks to Patty at Bulletproof for the info.