Over The Rhine

Over the Rhine Announces CD, Tour

Source: conqueroo
January 4, 2011

March and April dates to hit theaters in Midwest and East including New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston and more CINCINNATI, Ohio—Over the Rhine is ready to make waves in 2011 with a new release and spring tour dates that will take them to theaters throughout the Midwest and the East Coast. The Long Surrender, the new studio album from the southern Ohio-based husband-and-wife team of multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Karin Bergquist, is something rare and wondrous—an intimate ...
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Over the Rhine Album 'The Long Surrender' Enlists Joe Henry Production and Lucinda Williams, Guest Vocals

Source: conqueroo
October 26, 2010

Due out January 11, 2011, the album they call “a record we couldn't imagine in advance" marks the duo's 20th year. Lucinda Williams makes a vocal appearance. LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Long Surrender, the new studio album from the southern Ohio- based husband-and-wife team of multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Karin Bergquist, otherwise known as Over the Rhine, is something rare and wondrous—an intimate epic. The fan-funded record, to be released January 11, 2011 on OtR's own Great Speckled Dog label ...
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Over the Rhine Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Source: All About Jazz
October 21, 2008

In a time when the lifespan of many bands is less than 20 months, Over the Rhine is about to celebrate a far more rare event its 20th anniversary. In 1989, the band recorded demos that eventually became their debut album, 1991's Till We Have Faces. Now Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler (a resilient songwriting team by any measure) look back on a 12-album discography and hundreds of thousands of road miles traveled. In celebration and as the year 2008 ...
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Over the Rhine Celebrates 20th Anniversary: Announces Year-End Tour

Source: conqueroo
October 21, 2008

CINCINNATI, Ohio — In a time when the lifespan of many bands is less than 20 months, Over the Rhine is about to celebrate a far more rare event — its 20th anniversary. In 1989, the band recorded demos that eventually became their debut album, 1991’s Till We Have Faces. Now Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler (a resilient songwriting team by any measure) look back on a 12-album discography and hundreds of thousands of road miles traveled.

In celebration and ...
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Over the Rhine Team up with Ani Difranco for March Tour

Source: conqueroo
February 27, 2008

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Over The Rhine is on the road again, this time supporting Ani DiFranco for an 11-date tour in March. The tour will bring the two ground-breaking acts to several Eastern and Southern cities beginning in Concord, N.H. on February 28 and culminating in New Orleans on March 16 (see full itinerary below).

According to Over The Rhine member Karin Bergquist: “Ani DiFranco is the kind of artist that everyone aspires to be, but few find the inner ...
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Over the Rhine Team up with Ani Difranco for March Tour

Source: conqueroo
February 21, 2008

CINCINNATI, Ohio Over The Rhine is on the road again, this time supporting Ani DiFranco for an 11-date tour in March. The tour will bring the two ground-breaking acts to several Eastern and Southern cities beginning in Concord, N.H. on February 28 and culminating in New Orleans on March 16 (see full itinerary below). According to Over The Rhine member Karin Bergquist: Ani DiFranco is the kind of artist that everyone aspires to be, but few find the inner strength ...
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"If a Song Could Be President," a Song by over the Rhine, Was Inspired by Unexpected White House Invitation

Source: conqueroo
February 8, 2008

Song, which appears on duo's 'The Trumpet Child' album, has unexpected timeliness during 2008's extended-play election season

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A loyal and growing legion of fans of Ohio's most independent- minded band, Over The Rhine, has cited “If A Song Could Be President" as a standout track from its new album The Trumpet Child. The story of this song hearkens back to the duo's unlikely invitation to the White House in 2005. Now, as the nation sets out ...
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