snakybus
Well-Known Member
Anyone who's down Cork direction should check out multi-instrumentalist Deanna Varagona, she of Lambchop fame, who has also sang and played with Yo La Tengo and many other respected artists, and who is a well-rounded songwriter and talented musician herself. She's playing a gig in the Lobby tonight.
some blurb:
"On her debut 7" released on Star Star Stereo Recordings, she collaborates with Griffin Rodriguez (Bablicon). The pair tackle the nine instruments in Griffin's dad's basement and bring us a glimpse of the musician's work shed. The B-side, "Secrets For Dusty," finds Deanna alone with her acoustic in a haunting blues that grapples with a secret too hard to keep hidden.
"Tangled Messages," her first full-length CD, has been described as "an intimate and sweetly Southern-fried debut solo effort." From the sadly sweet "Goodbye Kiss" (a mandolin-tinged duet with Chris Mills), to the haunting "Take My Shovel," she brandishes both her instrumental acumen--playing seven different instruments on the album--and her emotive vocals, which lean toward the subtle, rather than the showy. With a little help from Charles Kim (Pinetop Seven), Julian Koster (Neutral Milk Hotel) and others, Deanna fashions an album that is at once moving, intricate, and sincere.
She has shared bills with Vic Chestnut, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Richard Buckner, The Lonesome Organist and others."
Do yourself a favour and catch this gig if you can.
some blurb:
"On her debut 7" released on Star Star Stereo Recordings, she collaborates with Griffin Rodriguez (Bablicon). The pair tackle the nine instruments in Griffin's dad's basement and bring us a glimpse of the musician's work shed. The B-side, "Secrets For Dusty," finds Deanna alone with her acoustic in a haunting blues that grapples with a secret too hard to keep hidden.
"Tangled Messages," her first full-length CD, has been described as "an intimate and sweetly Southern-fried debut solo effort." From the sadly sweet "Goodbye Kiss" (a mandolin-tinged duet with Chris Mills), to the haunting "Take My Shovel," she brandishes both her instrumental acumen--playing seven different instruments on the album--and her emotive vocals, which lean toward the subtle, rather than the showy. With a little help from Charles Kim (Pinetop Seven), Julian Koster (Neutral Milk Hotel) and others, Deanna fashions an album that is at once moving, intricate, and sincere.
She has shared bills with Vic Chestnut, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Richard Buckner, The Lonesome Organist and others."
Do yourself a favour and catch this gig if you can.
