För mig har alltid Ani Di Franco fungerat bättre i teorin än i praktiken

Det finns något väldig sympatiskt över amerikanska folk-punkdrottningen Ani DiFranco (f 1970). Men samtidigt finns där också något svårhanterligt som gör att hon lever en anonym tillvaro i Sverige och övriga Europa

En 90 minuter lång DVD inspelad under Ani DiFrancos två konserter i Washington, DC i maj 2004. Den ansedde fotografen och filmaren Danny Clinch har fångat Ani och basisten Todd Sickafoose på och bakom scenen. Innehåller 20 låtar och tre av dem har inte funnits på skiva tidigare

Ani DiFranco has been »on her own« -to quote her company's phone number-for a long time. But not since the release of her second album back in 1991 has she been quite as much a solo act as she is on her latest CD, Educated Guess

Throughout her career, Ani has never shied from pursuing new musical directions. On Evolve, her latest release on Righteous Babe Records, the singer/songwriter/guitarist continues to grow, incorporating a wide spectrum of sounds and ideas with the restless energy of a born innovator

Ani's 2002 release is a live, double disc CD that offers up 2 hours of music, including 3 previously unrecorded songs and 20 more compositions from every phase of her career, all recorded with the beloved 6-piece band she toured with from 2000-2002

The double album Revelling/Reckoning has been the subject of widespread critical acclaim. Rolling Stone, Spin, the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post are a few of the publications that have sung the album's praises

Produktiva Ani DiFranco är tillbaka med ännu ett album, fyllt till bredden av oemotståndliga melodier, träffsäkra texter och en spännande musikalisk omgivning. Med »Knuckle Down« har hon dessutom gjort ett ovanligt lättillgängliga album utan att bli insmickrande

»...a brilliant soundscape of portraits, polemics, and fiercely adventurous music.« - ALL-MUSIC GUIDE

»By expanding her production palette, DiFranco has made a CD that's less an ancillary byproduct of her incendiary live shows than an album that marks a distinct sonic territory.« - THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

»A serious expansion of musical palette, as though she's thrown open the windows to let the light in and discovered whole new worlds waiting there, new surroundings for her blunt, challenging poetry.« - PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

direct from ani's 1995 and 1996 tours, featuring andy stochansky on drums and sara lee on bass »A profound collaboration with her audience - the essence of the rock & roll ideal.« - DAVE MARSH, ADDICTED TO NOISE

This 6-song EP (okay, 4 of 'em are the same song, but they're all different) was the Little Folksinger's first forays into remixland. Created right after dilate. »For her fans, this EP will probably be the missing link.« -VANCOUVER SUN

»A microscopic examination of envy and adoration, a hard-won lesson that you can't know anyone the way you hoped you could ...a beautiful record...the genuine article.« - CMJ

»A direct, if sometimes disturbing, view into the collective soul for anyone who stops to listen.« - DIRTY LINEN

»Pound for pound, the funniest, hurtingest Ani DiFranco outing thus far.« - THE VILLAGE VOICE

ani revisits songs from her first two albums with new arrangements and additional instrumentation. »Subtle but marvellous...DiFranco's growth as a thoughtful, expressive singer informs the delicate, intimate reconsiderations.« - IRA ROBBINS, THE TROUSER PRESS GUIDE TO '90S ROCK (1997)

»Joined by British harmonica player Rory McLeod, violinist Mary Ramsey, and pianist Ann Rabson of Saffire: The Uppity Blues Women, DiFranco sings songs the way guerrillas fight revolution.« - THE BOSTON GLOBE

»Don't fence her in and don't sell her short. Ani's got passion, humor, and tenderness.« - MONTRÉAL GAZETTE

»Articulate reflections on a fully engaged young life.« - ROBERT CHRISTGAU, THE VILLAGE VOICE

»a fertile, melancholy sound and a strong lyricism, held together by her voice, which travels from an exquisitely held high note to a rough growl, from sharply rapped-out rhythms to soft, tremulous notes.« - MS.

all regions/NTSC running time: 1h 52m dolby digital stereo sound

Ani DiFranco är något alldeles speciellt live, oavsett om hon uppträder med fullt band eller solo med akustisk gitarr. Anis solokonsert på klassiska Carniege Hall 2002 är en av hennes mest omtalade framträdande

Ani DiFranco är produktiv som få och hennes kreativitet tycks aldrig sina. Nya plattan »Reprieve« är ett mästerverk i det lilla formatet. Alla instrument hanteras av Ani och hennes basist Todd Sickafoose ochär musiken är tillbakalutad, varm, fyllig och fylld med finesser

Singer/songwriter och gitarristen Ani DiFranco har ett nytt album med titeln »Which Side Are You On?«. Det bjuder på elva nya sånger och en radikalt omarbetad amerikansk klassiker

Throughout her career, Ani DiFranco has given her own take on tired rock star clichés. When other artists answered to major labels, she opted to start her own. While other guitarists relied on electric heroics, she pounded on a strangely tuned acoustic

On September 11 and 12, 2007, Ani DiFranco and her band (Allison Miller on drums, Todd Sickafoose on bass and Mike Dillon on vibes and percussion) played two sold-out shows before a hometown audience in Buffalo, New York

A box set with 3 original albums: Educated Guess, Evolve, Reprieve

»'I've got myself a new mantra,« Ani shares on Red Letter Year. »It says 'Don't forget to have a good time.'« This attitude clearly influenced the dozen tunes on the album, which celebrate existence, profess love and tackle thorny political issues with an infectious sense of glee