Clara- singing and playing (on recordings there are other people but mostly its just me.) I also play/sing in Jake and the Infernal Machine
Influences
Lots of different things, none of which I really sound like, including: joan baez, kathleen hanna and co, dar williams, mirah, cat power, appalachian and southern music, kimya dawson, the quails, the dresden dolls, the butchies, billie holliday, george gershwin songs, janis joplin, forget cassettes, the chicago and new haven women's liberation rock bands, liz phair, various musical friends of mine
Sounds Like
sarcasti-folk plus teen angst plus a voice more suited for choral singing plus a tiny bit of that political folkpunk stuff everyone won't stop talking about
I have been singing since I was little kid, knew some lines from an opera my dad was writing when i was 1.5 yrs old. When I was a small child I got to sing into a tape recorder for hours and hours, and I made up songs about some imaginary person named billybob and his relatives. I also wrote one with guitar called 'oh the train went down the tracks' which was about leaving my sister behind on vacation. I wrote pop songs about boys in middle school on a casio keyboard when I wore abercrombie and fitch. Now I find guitar to be semi-suitable for backing up my voice, but I in no way claim that I know how to play it. I sing about drama and about fucked up shit, and sometimes some sweet lovely songs too.
EVAN GREER & FRIENDS "NEVER SURRENDER" CD RELEASE PARTY
FRIDAY, MAY 8th, 2009 @ Community Church of Boston 565 Boylston St., Copley Sq.
This show is celebrating the release of my new CD,"Never Surrender." 15 brand new tracks with a full band of amazing friends. I've gathered together as many of the amazing folks who played and sang on the album as possible (plus some new friends!) and we're all teaming up for one awesome night of radical music to benefit local community organizing!
Featuring a full-band set from EVAN GREER & FRIENDS
accompanied by the talent of the following friends:
BROADCAST LIVE - albany's best radical hip hop band TAINA ASILI - puerta rican afro-carribean neo-soul liberation rock MIMI LAVALLEY - amazing nyc-based singer/songwriter and lots more!!!
The whole evening will be MC'd by the amazing TOXIC SOIL BUSTERS! Youth from Worcester organizing for justice!
$5 - 20 sliding scale donation Proceeds will benefit Voices of Liberation, the Qawem Coalition, and Stone Soup, a community center in Worcester recently damaged by fire.
Vegan pizza provided by TJ's!
This event is wheelchair accessible. FREE on-site childcare is available. Contact: evangreer@gmail.com to request it. Local groups are invited to table.
I know we live together, but let's hang out and do something fun together soon! Maybe we could watch a movie or bake something or do crafts or something :) ♥
i send you a text, but just in case you get a chance you can check out www. centerfornewwords. org talks about the event in more details. honestly, the first two words tho do it for me. ha ha
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