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Friday February 2nd – Singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh [4], lead singer for the legendary band Throwing Muses, will make a rare in-store appearance at ear X-tacy to perform songs from her new release Learn to Sing Like A Star, beginning at 6 PM.  As always, these shows are free and open to music fans of all ages, with no purchase required.  ear X-tacy is located at 1534 Bardstown Road, one block south of Eastern Parkway.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine (AllMusicGuide)

After the release of Throwing Muses [5]' fifth album, Red Heaven [6], Kristin Hersh, the band's lead singer/songwriter, took a break from the group and issued her first solo album, the acoustic Hips and Makers [7], in early 1994. Thanks to the airplay the single "Your Ghost" -- a duet with R.E.M. [8]'s Michael Stipe [9] -- received, the album sold more copies than any of the Muses [10]' releases. Later that year, Hersh also released the Strings [11] EP, which featured versions of selected songs from the album recorded with a string quartet, and did a solo tour. Despite her success as a solo artist, she kept the Muses [12] going as well, releasing their next record, University [13], in February 1995. Throwing Muses [14] and Hersh as a solo artist moved from Sire to Rykodisc, forming the boutique label Throwing Music in 1996; the label's first release was the final Muses [15] album Limbo [16], which appeared that summer. Before the Muses [17] hit the road in support of Limbo [18], Hersh began work on her second solo album, wrapping it up in early 1997. At the completion of the Limbo [19] tour, Hersh disbanded Throwing Muses [20], claiming that it was no longer economically feasible to continue with the band. The acoustic-based Strange Angels [21], her first post-Muses [22] album, was released by Rykodisc in February 1998. That year, she also released Murder, Misery and Goodnight [23], a collection of lullabies and Appalachian folk songs, as a Throwing Music exclusive. In 1999, Hersh and Throwing Music returned to her original label 4AD for Sky Motel [24], 2001's Sunny Border Blue [25], and 2003's The Grotto [26]. Hersh also established the Works in Progress [27] series, a subscription service of exclusive rarities, through Throwing Music's website, www.throwingmusic.com.