Karina Denike -- Singing, songwriting and arranging, hella harmonies, and some vibraphone and keyboards.
** KARINA DENIKE PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS ** is
Aaron Novik on Bass Clarinet, Michael McIntosh on Piano, James Frazier on Fender VI, Eric Garland on drums, Lily Taylor on vocals (plus always some more *special guests*)
People that played on these recordings - Meric Long, Eric Garland, James Frazier, Joel Behrman,Christie Winn- big lovey dovey thanks to them!
影響
David Bowie, The Ronettes, Klymaxx, Althea and Donna, Elliot Smith, Blondie, The Buzzcocks, The Ink Spots , Tina Turner!!, The Pretenders, Bessie Smith, The Beatles, The Eurythmics, Billie, TV On the Radio, Ella, M.I.A., The Shangri-Las, Debussy, MC Lyte, Carmen Miranda, The Sugar Cubes, Billy Bragg, Astor Piazolla, Eric Satie, Tom Waits, The Specials, Fun Boy Three, Yaz, The Belle Stars, Bananarama, Pebbles, Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam, The Staple Singers!!, Toots and the Maytails ( big one!), Etta James,Patsy Cline, Aretha, Hepcat, Marrianne Faithfull, The Kinks, Joan Jett, Kitty Wells,The Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground,X-ray Specs, Johnny Cash, The Jam, The Style Council, Stereolab, Elvis Costello,Radiohead, Edith Piaf, The Soul Strirrers, Harold Arlen, The Mills Brothers, Booker T and the MG's, Phyliss Dillon, Desmond Dekker, Nick Drake, The Marine Girls, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Serge Gainsbourg, Brigitte Bardot, Chet Baker, The Mary Jane girls, Fine Young Canibals, The Andrews Sisters, Eddie Cantor, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, T-Rex, Too Short, The Jungle Brothers, Dolly Parton, Meric Long,Rufus Wainwright, Television, Curtis Mayfield,Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Sigur Ross,The Dickies,.. ...
風格近似
Torch songs, crackly records , power pop,cabaret art songs ,girl groups, doo wop drama, soundtrack- noir , Eastern European lullabies, kitschy 1930's, tin pan alley, ska/reggae, new wave. Or some combination of any of the above...
Karina Denike is a singer, songwriter and performer from the San Francisco Bay Area. She grew up in England and moved to Oakland California as a teenager, where she quickly immersed herself in the music scene, performing regularly, and releasing her first record at age 18. Though well-versed as a co-writer and collaborator, after releasing a string of records with bands Dance Hall Crashers,( MCA, Pink and Black), Jezebelle ( Warner- Discovery) and others, she is currently working on her first solo recording. Her original compositions are made up of snippets of cabaret torch songs, doo wop drama, Eastern European lullabies, crackly records, sailor songs, and girl group harmony. She is currently playing live, performing her songs on Chord Organ and Vibraphone, with special guests James Frazier on Fender VI, Aaron Novik on Bass Clarinet, Michael McIntosh on Piano/keyboards, Lily Taylor on vocals, and Eric Garland on drums.
Recent Appearances include Noisepop 2009, Bimbos,Amnesia, Slims with Martha Wainwright, The Great American Music Hall as Part of Cabaret Verdalet , Yerba Beuna Center for The Arts, KALX radio and more...
Karina Denike has performed extensively in the U.S. in addition to tours in Europe, Japan, Australia, and Mexico. She has performed at The Reading Festival (UK), Montreuax Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Salt Lake City Olympics, Warped Tour, The Big Mele ( Hawaii), and many more.
Karina Denike has been a guest vocalist on records by NOFX, Hepcat, No Use for a Name, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies, The Effection, Katy Stephan, 8 Legged Monster, Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Projekt....and more.
** Bands that Karina Denike is in (or has been in) -The Cottontails, Dance Hall Crashers, Mr.Lonesome and The Bluebelles, Jezebelle, Stara Nova, Mixtape, 8 Legged Monster
******CURRENTLY working on recordings and shows....of the bands above!
By the way - PLEASE don't be mad if noone writes you back! unless we know you personally we may not get to it....but -thanks for checking in!
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Next shows: November 5, Molly Malone's in West Hollywood, CA November 12, Fox and Goose in Sacramento, CA November 15, Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, CA!
Our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
Hey Karina, Will I be able to download and or send off to get a copy of your cd when its done being recorded? I'd love to jam it out here in Phoenix! Wish I still lived in the bay! Hope you're well, come out here and play sometime, people would dig it!
you guys are awesome!!
