Current members include:
Phil D'Agastino - acoustic/electric bass
Fred Berman - drums
Jaron Olevsky - piano/keys, banjo
Jason Loughlin - guitars, lap steel
Influences
In no particular order... Dolly Parton, Led Zeppelin, Feist, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, The Beach Boys, Melanie, The Beatles, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Edith Piaf, Doris Day, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Frida Kahlo, Evelyn Glennie, my supportive colleagues in the Philadelphia music community, the drive of NYC, my mom and pop, my grandparents, and anything that's good and a little bit quirky.
Currently in my iTunes Playlist:
Doris Day
David Bowie
Carsie Blanton
Nellie McKay
Mistinguett
Camille Saint-Saens (Carnival of Animals)
Adrien Reju has captivated audiences with her clear, lilting voice and her sparkling stage presence. After gaining her degree in classical guitar from Ithaca College, the New York City raised singer/songwriter took to the music circuit of Philadelphia, toured throughout the nation with the rootsy trio Angel Band with David Bromberg, and was the creative force behind the Philadelphia-based bluegrass outfit The Lowlands.
On her debut solo release, A Million Hearts, "Reju waxes in a new style, burnishing her timeless sensibility into laid-back sparkly pop that registers on the familiarity meter somewhere between Feist and Petula Clark." (Tara Murtha, Philadelphia Weekly). The album features Reju's songwriting as well as writing collaborations with the album's producer Pete Donnelly (Mike Viola, Jim Boggia), and Philadelphia-music-scene luminaries Chris Kasper and Andrew Chalfen (The Trolleyvox). The album's highlights include, a fun cover of Melanie's classic "Brand New Key", a vocal duet with pop prodigy Jim Boggia, full vocal harmonies and handclaps. Murtha depicts the songs as holding "a jaunty walk-along vibe where the living is breezy and hearts rise like little hot air balloons on the first day of spring."
Having landed back in her hometown of New York, Reju has been frequenting the city's most notable listening rooms including The Living Room, Rockwood Music Hall and The Bitter End. She currently resides in a comfy abode with her bass-playing beau Owen Biddle (The Roots, The Jimmy Fallon Show).
Two songs from the new album, "Heartless" and "The Waiting Room", have been placed in the upcoming Hallmark movie "Flower Girl" which will air November 14, 2009 9/8c. Both "Fire Away" and "Brand New Key" receive regular airplay on WXPN (Philadelphia)
Hi Adrien! Thanks for adding us to your MySpace friends. You sure sounded good on that introductory song to the movie Flower Girl; your voice is AWESOME. God bless you!
thanks for adding me as a friend love your music sounds grant keep up the grate work glad that you or my friend like to meet new friend so keep in touch and have a wongerfull weekend god bless
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Today I would like to let you know about two print magazines in Germany I'm writing for.
"Living Line Dance", reporting about line dance and country music, and "Folk Magazine", reporting about folk and country music. The magazines are high respected in Europe. They offer you a good chance to publicize yourself in Europe and Germany.
For more information, please contact me at MySpace or send email to Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de with the headline "Advertise at Living Line Dance and Folk Magazine".
Hi Adrien! We enjoyed playing MilkBoy with you last night. Thanks very much to you and your band for your kindness and warmth. As mentioned last night to you and Jaren I took a couple of videos of you with my cell phone. You can see them at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRRB2IP7DHM and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q3kHKWQyIM Good luck with the new CD and we hope to cross paths again.
To help out a local veterinarian, I wrote a song called "Big Old Dog" which is now on iTunes. Proceeds from the sale of this song go to help vets pay for the care of stray animals and supplement care for animals of local people having trouble meeting vet bills. No elaborate health care plans, just ordinary people trying to help out on a local level. Plus, you might like the song. Just go to iTunes and search Keith Lewis and "Big Old Dog".
September 1:st our 1:st single, Dare To Lick (Hunter's Red Sleeve), from our upcoming album SILENT REVOLUTION,was released and is available on iTunes but also on our MySpace of course!
The album will be released October 1:st and later that month we go on tour in Germany with The Movements.
Hello friends & lovers... Come & feel the heat with us on Saturday nites at Alia!! Half-price cocktails from 8-11pm plus some of the land's finest mixing DISCO, FUNK & HOUSE all night long!! No riff-raff door policy. If you'd like to be on the guestlist, simply message us back or send us an email: guestlist@sweatsaturdays.com
Its my humble honor to have you among friends. Welcome to CAfe TMA- A place for Music, Arts, Intellect, Venues, and Social Outreach..My blogs have caputred a global audience. I wish you peace and blessings. Keep the beat alive. Int'l DJ Nikhil. Free Music Always in all GENRES, always free. CAfe TMA
"A Million Hearts" is really something special- Iam really enjoying it and plan on playing some of it when Iam Boating/working on Boston Harbor this eve:)
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