Myself and my instruments: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, loops, my voice. I have started learning the accordion.
I am also in a band that has various names including "Daughters of Dick", "Women's Liberation Front", but it is really just me and some friends who make each other mixed CDs and meet once in a while and talk about hypothetically... if we were in a band, what kind of sound we would have, where we would do shows, how we would dress up, etc....so basically you don't have to play an instrument to be in this band (your dad's name has to be Richard and so far it has been all females: hence the band names).
Influences
dreams, life, old journals, sorting it all out.
Sounds Like
I think the best compliment you can give a musician is not to say what they sound like, but to listen for what makes their sound unique, what gives the music it's own voice. So I hope you will listen for how I sound like myself.
I have performed with various musicians in Fairbanks including my sister, Willis Fireball, and Sarah Hanson. I am always looking to collaborate, whether to perform or simply to create.
When we were travelling in Italy, I joined Mirah on stage in Verona to sing doo daa dum background vocals. Before I moved to Fairbanks, I occasionally played at the Living Room and Pink Mailbox houseshows where I was lucky to share the stage (or living room floor as it was) a couple times even with some folks from K records: the microphones, little wings, dear nora, the blow, mirah. There were also other coffee shops and street corners in Goleta and Santa Barbara California where I made some noise with my vocal cords and guitar.
Erin. Caught your set at the Cluck and thought you were amazing. Your songs are lyrically stunning. I loved the one about when you know it's time to stop being friends. Ben and I really wanted to have you two over for some food sharing, it will happen! I know this...until then, be good. s
Hey Erin. Things are going well here. I am getting settled in. I am starting to get used to Venezuela and my Spanish is improving. Jake is in El Paso now, until March. :-( If you guys head that direction, or go somewhere in New Mexico, you should email him! I know he would love a visit. I hope everything is good for you.
hey Erin where can I hear "In These Days"?? I thought it might be on your page! I absolutely LOVE that song and I have cravings to hear it!!! Do you have a CD for sale somewheres?? Hope you are well and you keep writing inspired music!! :)
hey erin...i love your new recorded material...find me and at home with you...wow. beautiful! love the mood and the haunting harmonies on find me...and the piano and lyrics/melody on at home with you. all of its great :) so glad to see your current evolutions, ever-refining and expanding. love, tai * and from the band:
sugar in wartime is proud to announce that our debut album, recently called "a dreamlike masterpiece" by one of our listeners, is available here.
oh, the wonders of modern technology! *cheers* love, sugar in wartime
HEY! isaac and the akward situations and OURSELVES too are playing at the marlin tonight (thur) and next thurs too, if you want to come and listen to banjo and accordian action! it'd be fun to see you munger---guthrie's come to visit when you visit jana and i think my boys might be in love with him. uhoh!
Erin! i really love your -home is with you-song, beautiful. i can visualize all the places in the song, i can see the story of it playing in my mind. good jorb!
hey there Erin,
I hear the wedding was awesome, sorry we couldn't make it.
Can't wait to see you guys this spring though. Tell Aaron to give me a call.
