Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Of the song, Merchant says, "'Come on, Aphrodite' is an invocation to the ...

Natalie Anne Merchant was born on October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, USA. The third of four children, Natalie displayed a love for music at an early age, though she never thought of it as a ...

Natalie Merchant joined 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 when she was just 17. Even at a young age, Merchant displayed admirable self-possession that has defined her musical career, whether solo or in the band.

Natalie Merchant has announced Keep Your Courage, her first album of new music since her 2014 self-titled LP (which was her first album of original music since 2001’s Motherland), due April 14 via ...

It’s taken Natalie Merchant nearly a lifetime to find her voice. That may come as a surprise to those who have followed the singer’s long career. Whether performing solo or as front woman for the ...

Looking back on our past three mercurial pandemic years, the sheer darkness of those early-2020 Covid months might just be a hazy memory for many survivors today. Especially, of course, if you’re ...

Recently, I came home to hear my four year old daughter listening to a CD which has entranced her, making her memorize words, melodies, song order. It turns out she is also memorizing poetry. A ...

NEW YORK— Natalie Merchant was a major star in the late 1980s and 1990s, first with 10,000 Maniacs and then with a solo career where her debut went platinum times five. She dropped off the pop music ...

With her first completely independent release since the fledgling days of her former band, 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant has (at least temporarily) put down the pen, not to mention the pop. This ...

For an artist whose music is often restless and fretful, Natalie Merchant certainly seems comfortable in her own skin. At this, the first show of a two-night Gotham stand, the singer's easygoing ...

For an artist whose music is often restless and fretful, Natalie Merchant certainly seems comfortable in her own skin. At this, the first show of a two-night Gotham stand, the singer's easygoing ...