Joanna Newsom Day Declared in Nevada City

May 27 is now Joanna Newsom Day

Joanna Newsom returned to her hometown of Nevada City, California, to accept a key to the city—or, more specifically, to the Empire Mine Shaft door—from Mayor (and Golden Shoulders frontman) Adam Kline, who declared May 27 a local holiday in her honor. Mayor Kline is a childhood friend of Newsom’s, and she’s one of many musicians in the rotating cast of Golden Shoulders session players. In a speech she gave during a City Council meeting, Newsom …

Joanna Newsom Day Declared in Nevada City

The Nevada City native gave a 15-minute speech filled with memories of her hometown

Nevada City Declares Joanna Newsom Day: Watch Her Speech

Joanna Newsom doesn’t make many public appearances these days — and nearly two years after she debuted new songs in concert, we’re still waiting on that Divers follow-up — but she was present in her hometown of Nevada City, California on Wednesday. As her record label Drag City points out, she had a good reason…