Karen Hammack, piano and vocals
Tom Lackner, drums
Joe Woodard, guitar
Steve Nelson, bass
Profile Photo and Fireworks Cover Photos by Michael Kelly
When you've listened to our songs, please turn off the player, then click to see the videos of Julie with Leonard Cohen...Take This Waltz.
Influences
In no particular order: Leonard Cohen, Gram Parsons, Joe Ely, The Flying Burrito Bros, Eric Dolphy, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Betty Carter, Ray Charles, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, Randy Newman, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Lou Reed, Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Nick Cave, Divine Horsemen, X, Dave Alvin, Nick Drake, Traffic, Blind Faith, Steve Wynn, Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Honeycomb, ACDC, MC5, Nirvana, Bright Eyes, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Dave Douglas, Brad Mehldau, the Beatles, Otis Redding, Etta James, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bessie Smith, Joe Williams, Nancy Wilson, the Boswell Sisters, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth, Loretta Lynn, Jane Siberry, Bonnie Raitt, Keren Ann, Nathan Stevie Wonder, Henry Butler, Dusty Springfield, Rickie Lee Jones, Dinah Washington, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Jeff Buckley, Aaron Copeland, Arvo Part, Igor Stravinsky, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Gabriel Faure', Kandinsky, Rothko, Van Gogh, Egon Schiele, Jim Thompson, Larry McMurtry, Wallace Stegner, Richard Ford, Jim Harrison, Cornell Woolrich, Harry Crews, Federico Garcia Lorca, Arthur Rimbaud, Patti Smith, Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Guillaume Apollinaire, Verlaine, Sam Shepard, Laurie Anderson, Linda Thompson, Dinah Washington, Dakota Staton, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Mavis Staples, Ann Peebles, Thelma Houston, The McGarrigle Sisters, Hal Willner, Michael Blake, Bjork, Lucinda Williams, the Hold Steady, The National, Nathan, Feist, Imogen Heap, Headless Household, Kyozan Joshu Sasaki Roshi, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama,...
Sounds Like
me, Dusty Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Laura Nyro, Rickie Lee Jones, Neko Case, June Christy, Peggy Lee, Madeleine Peyroux, Norah Jones, Shelby Lynne, Rilo Kiley, Elizabeth Scwarzkopf, Wanda Jackson, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Honeycomb, Divine Horsemen...
Here I am with Leonard Cohen singing the Joan of Arc duet:
The new recording, Where the Fireworks Are, is done NOW! This is our fourth CD, recorded with Tom Lackner and Joe Woodard of Headless Household and a pack of damn fine musicians, including Karen Hammack, Steve Nelson, Greg Leisz, Kenny Edwards, Kenny Wollesen, Jim Christie, and Dave Palmer.
Where the Fireworks Are is available online now as a physical CD and for download!:
Click HERE to order directly from our website via theconnextion.com
You can also buy the CD from Household Ink and at two stores in Ojai: Ojai House at 304 North Montgomery St., Ojai, CA 93023 tel: (805) 640-1656 and at Ojai Creates, on Ventura Street.
"...the album radiates in poignancy, yet shimmers in sublime beauty. From the heart-wrenching title track, which serves up an aching does of harsh reality, to the cascading piano that drives the plaintive “Something Pretty,” Where the Fireworks Are is a collection of songs spanning the emotional spectrum. It provides an evocative musical chariot for Christensen to weave her vocal magic."--Brett Leigh-Dicks, VC Reporter
"From angelic folky charm to truly badass bluesy wails and growls...one of the loveliest voices in contemporary music."--John Payne, LA WEEKLY "..an inspired songwriter who has everything it might take to revive the torch song tradition among the rock crowd."-- LA TIMES
How's it going? There is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of the page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!
Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.
Hi Julie I hope you are well. My new CD "Lemonade" is out and you can hear a few samples on my myspace page. First one in 10 years! Just go to: http://www.myspace.com/folkjazz It was a joy to record, we did it as a trio and live in a circle without headphones. It's available for purchase on cdbaby. I hope you enjoy it!
Hey, Im posting new videos today! New pictures too!
And TUESDAY July 14, the band will be filming a performance for the tv show at SAXON PUB! Be in the audience for the tv show 4:30 to 5:30!!!!!!!! Ruby Jane
rescued from the eighties!!! alkes-fradkin co-authors of the Plimsouls' million miles away. Sunday at Noon (Eastern) on ScrubRadio.com for ShockPop! http://scrubradio.com/
thanks for adding my new music page, julie. rondia and i are looking forward to seeing you perform again soon. thanks for the updates. peace and love......
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio.. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! I posted some new videos too! Ruby Jane
Hate gonna get you down. Hate gonna put your face on the ground. Hate gonna let you down. Don't waste your time hating someone.
As long as birds sing in the trees, As long as fish swim in the sea, As long as love is on your mind, I will take you up and leave you high.
Well I'm free, I'm free, I'm free. Freedom means everything to me. I'm free, I'm free, I'm free. Freedom means everything , It means everything to me.
As long as there's meaning in the beat, As long as there's dancing in my feet. As long as peace stays on my mind, I will take you up, and leave you high.
Time gonna let you down. Time gonna leave you hanging around. Time gonna let you down. Don't waste your time waiting on someone.
As long as birds sing in the trees, As long as fish swin in the sea. As long as love is in your eyes, I will take you up and leave you high.
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