clara rockmore
Oh No! - Susana Sawoff
Song from the Album 
"Wrapped up in a little Sigh", 2011
(Sevenahalf Records)
produced by Favela Gold
Susana Sawoff: vocals&piano
un po jenny wilson, feist, regina spektor e anche altre artiste un po' più funky.
Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin performs and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include "Autumn Leaves," "Lush Life" and David Mash’s "Listen, Words Are Gone.
clara era originaria della lituania (pochissime artiste!), dove si suona molta musica classica e jazz.
la capitale, ma non solo, vilnius soprattutto in primavera estate, date le temperatura non porprio accoglienti, ospita moltissimi festival. uno di questi è il kaunas jazz festival, molto prestigioso e amato, che quest'anno tra le performance in programma quest'anno comincerà a fine aprile quindi fra poco, avrà cassandra wilson, e questa pianista cantante e compositrice susana sawoff.
Susana Sawoff’s music has a universal- almost timeless quality. Born to a Spanish mother and Australian father, she has travelled much of the world, gaining two degrees in literary studies whilst performing constantly with “Sawoff Shotgun”- the electro trash band she has with her two sisters.

With her Debut Album “Wrapped up in a little Sigh” she has made her leap into the Jazz World. She was announced “Artist of the month” (January 2012) at Austrian Radiostation Fm4. She has been nominated for the Austrian Amadeus Award three times.

NEW ALBUM: JUNE 2014

DEBUT ALBUM: “Wrapped Up In A Little Sigh” (Sevenandahalf Records 2012)

PRESS:
“The Diana Krall from Austria” Kronen Zeitung (Anna Richter Trummer)
“If you like soulful Popjazz – the good kind - you will love “Wrapped up in a little Sigh”. You will be remembered of Nina Simone.” Fm4 
“Susana Sawoff accomplishes a feat with her Debut Album: Alternative Youth Radio Station as well as exclusive Culture Radio Stations play her songs” Kleine Zeitung (Gerald Winter)




nina attal/runaway

esg/moody


Next Friday, September 21, at Chicago's Abbey Pub, a strand of post-punk history will reach its conclusion, as the influential sister act ESG will play what they are calling their final show ever. 

 It's part of the unfortunately named-- but nonetheless laudable-- Estrojam festival, which will also host a "Music Biz 101" workshop at the same venue earlier in the evening, featuring ESG frontwoman Renee Scroggins doling out advice. (Other acts performing at the six-day festival include Marnie Stern, Yo Majesty, Kristin Hersh, Bettye LaVette, Bahamadia, Psalm One, and Margaret Cho.) 

 When asked why ESG are calling it quits now, frontwoman Renee Scroggins said, "It's been a long career. We were able to play a good 30 years in the business. I'm just really tired right now. We love our fans, and we appreciate 30 years of support." She added that she's turned her focus to producing other artists; her first act is a singer named Marquetta. 

 For those unfamiliar with ESG, here's a crash course: 

 ESG have more cred than a bank. In the mid-70s, the mother of the Scroggins girls (Renee, Valerie, Marie, and Deborah) bought her daughters musical instruments to keep them off the South Bronx streets; by the early 80s, the sisters had tumbled head over heels into the post-punk/hip-hop/house nexus that was the downtown NYC music scene at the time. Their first single, produced by Martin Hannett, came out on Factory Records in England and 99 Records in America. They opened for the Clash, Gang of Four, Grandmaster Flash, and Public Image Ltd. They played the opening night of Tony Wilson's Hacienda and the closing night of Larry Levan's Paradise Garage. They've been sampled by Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, and, um, Liars, among many, many others, often uncredited and uncompensated. 

 Of course, cred doesn't necessarily buy you a sustainable career, and ESG have bobbed in and out of periods of activity for the past three decades. In 2000, Soul Jazz's Universal Sound imprint revived interest in the band with the release of the phenomenal collection A South Bronx Story. If you don't own it, buy it now. NOW. (A sequel, A South Bronx Story 2: Collector's Edition: Rarities, came out just a month ago.) 

 With a revived lineup that included Renee's and Valerie's daughters, ESG released two new albums this decade-- 2002's Step Off and 2006's Keep on Moving-- that were just as raw and minimal as the band's earliest singles. They also toured a bit. 

 I've seen ESG play several times over the past few years, and every time, they've blown their younger, "hipper," opening acts off the stage. And I'm not talking about no-names here. I'm talking about people like TV on the Radio and Out Hud. 
 Let's hope that the show next weekend isn't really the end of ESG. There's a whole generation of bands that needs to be shown how it's done.

karen o
lali puna/contratempo tratto da scary world theory 2001

karen o ha fatto e fa un sacco di cose, noi la conosciamo prevalentemente per il suo lavoro con gli yeah yeah yeahs, ha anche cantatato nell'ultimo album di santi gold il pezzo apre il disco e si chiama go! sarebbe stata in effetti una connessione veloce e perfetta, ma ma ma pur sospettando origini asiatiche non avevamo mai saputo che karen fosse nata a budan, la più popolosa citta della corea del sud, da dove viene anche Valerie Trebeljahr, che magari nominata così non vi dice niente, e invece vi dice vi dice, perché valerie è la chitarrista, cantante nonchè fondatrice di lali puna.

amiina
emily wells tratto da The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties/america's mercy war