Touring Band Amy LaVere - Upright Bass and Vocals
Steve Selvidge - Guitar
Paul Taylor - Drums
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Influences
So many , so little time..... Some of my top favorites would include Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Prince and Leonard Cohen.
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Amy LaVere Died of Love
With her newest release, the singer/songwriter/upright bassist once again defies any effort at simple categorization. Her Died of Love EP finds Amy tracing around the darker edges of her lovelorn repertoire, but with a distinctive new sound honed on the road since the release of Anchors and Anvils. Throughout, she weaves back and forth between wild, driving folk rock and psychedelic-tinged dirges of desperation, heartache, and loss.
Amy LaVere
Anchors and Anvils
I want to pretend it’s kind of this Classic Country/Gypsy/Jazz thing,” says Amy LaVere of her second Archer Records album, Anchors & Anvils. The disc, produced by the legendary Jim Dickinson, is bigger than even that: Anchors & Anvils delivers ten smart and sexy tales of spooky love, twangy ache, sultry torch and gutsy blues that is totally unpredictable and relentlessly daring, the sound of an uncommon artist unafraid to be exactly who she is. It may also be, quite simply, the sound of Amy LaVere’s big breakthrough.
Amy LaVere This World Is Not My Home
This World Is Not My Home, Amy LaVeres debut CD, was a year in the making and is a wonderfully crafted and dreamy country pop debut. Great songs and a band full of special guests including Jim Dickinson, guitarist Jimbo Mathus, producer/multi-instrumentalist Paul Taylor, and more.
“The singer/songwriter that The Chicago Tribune describes as “a Southern girl thumping a doghouse bass bigger than she is and singing in a woozy, whispery voice that casts an intoxicating spell…
Amy LaVere was born in a small Texas/Louisiana border town, nurtured by musical parents with a passion for traditional country. Her family moved 13 times by the time she entered high school, ultimately landing in Detroit where Amy fronted the infamous punk band Last Minute while still in her teens.
From there, her musical journey became a wild ride of impetuous travels, sudden elopements, and itinerant vinyl siding sales. The early ‘90s found her in Nashville as part of the burgeoning Lower Broadway scene, where she began to play upright bass as half of the popular roots duo The Gabe & Amy Show. By 1999, she’d moved to Memphis where the city’s diverse music community quickly embraced her unique style.
In early 2006, Amy released her debut album This World Is Not My Home on indie label Archer Records to instant national acclaim. Two years, hundreds of gigs, and one big, busted love affair later, Amy went into the studio with Jim Dickinson to craft her much-anticipated sophomore album, Anchors & Anvils. The album became a bit of an international breakthrough, as she toured the US, Scandinavia, and the UK and made appearances on Conan O'Brien and Jools Holland, as well as playing festivals like Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, and a headlining spot at Sweden's Down on the Farm Festival.
After some time touring as a trio, Amy and her band returned to Archer's Music + Arts studio in January 2009, and recorded a new EP, titled Died of Love. Featuring a number of new arrangements and numbers born on the road, Died of Love reveals a darker edge to LaVere's lovelorn repertoire, and showcases the range her vocal prowess amidst what she smiles coyly and dubs "a more aggressive sound."
Yo Amy LaVere, Whenever I listen to your music. I feel like singing too. But your talent is unmatched. How much time you spend to rehearse per day Amy LaVere? Love ya. Di PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
Hey Amy...!!! Just wanted to pop through and say hello to you and Paul. Was curious on how you guys have been doing lately and wanted to say hello to the both of you. I'm going to jump by Paul's page to do the same. Hoping to hit Memphis soon and get a chance to see yaw again.... Steve
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