lionel richie, tina turner, journey, adam green, metallica, peter cetera, the rickets, cyndi lauper, grover, jeffrey lewis, buffy saint-marie, phil collins, sting, jesse and the rippers, paleface, raffi
Sounds Like
happy and sad and scared and brave all mixed up together. and it also kinda sounds like the girl part of the moldy peaches because i am the girl part of the moldy peaches. maybe someday we will do something together again, but don't hold your breath. oh, and i think my songs sound a lot like something you and your mom can cry to together. or even you and your grandma. or your cat. or a nice friend that usually just likes the radio hits. my songs are like radio ballads. that don't get played on the radio. because they don't sound like radio ballads. they just feel like them. i hope.
Tue-Jun-17 Melbourne, Aus Northcote Uniting Church Hall w/Angelo Spencer SOLD OUT
Wed-Jun-18 Melbourne, Aus Northcote Uniting Church Hall w/Angelo Spencer SOLD OUT
Thur-Jun-19 Sydney, Aus Factory Theater w/ Angelo Spencer
Fri-Jun-20 Sydney, Aus Manning Bar w/Angelo Spencer SOLD OUT
Sat-Jun-21 Brisbane, Aus Brisbane Powerhouse w/Angelo Spencer SOLD OUT
Tue-Jun-24 Auckland, NZ Auckland Girls Grammar School
Wed-Jun-25 Wellington, NZ Paramount Theatre
SUMMERTIME SHOWS
Wed-Jul-2 Williamsburg, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg Aaron Wilkinson 5 Year Memorial and Benefit Concert w/Graham Wilkinson and the Underground Township, Levy, Paleface, Beau Johnson, and more...
Sun-Jul-6 Tacoma, WA People's Park w/ Ghost Mice, Heathers, Cody Gordon
Mon-Jul-7 Olympia, WA Hall of the Woods w/Ghost Mice and Heathers
Fri-Jul-11 Richmond, VA The National w/ Ani DiFranco
Sat-Jul-12 Florence, MA Pines Theatre w/ Ani DiFranco
Sun-Jul-13 Hyannis, MA Cape Code Melody Tent w/ Ani DiFranco
Tue-Jul-15 Danbury, CT Ives Concert Park w/ Ani DiFranco
Wed-Jul-16 New York, NY United Palace w/ Ani DiFranco
July 18, 19, 20 Anacortes, WA What-The-Heck Festival
Fri-Jul-25 Seattle WA Capitol Hill Block Party
August 15, 16, 17 Philadelphia Folk Festival
Sept 12, 13, 14 North Dorset, UK End of the Road Festival
Hi, I am Kimya Dawson. I am a mommy, but I also sing songs and paint pictures. I am married to a really sweet French boy named Ange. His stage name is Angelo Spencer and he is my number 1 friend (check him out). He totally rocks AND he is the best daddy ever. Our baby was born July 28th, 2006. Her name is Panda Delilah and she is the most wonderful little creature to ever exist. The three of us have lots of adventures. Since she was born, Panda has been to 11 states and 11 countries!
I am happy to say that a bunch of my songs are in a film called Juno (look at my top friends).
I have 5 solo albums called (in order)- I'm Sorry That Sometimes I'm Mean (Rough Trade Records), Knock-Knock Who? (Important Records), My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess (Important Records), Hidden Vagenda (K Records), and Remeber That I Love You (K Records). You should buy them from independent record stores. Not big scary corporate music stores. If the independent stores don't have them ask them to order them for you. They can do that. The little record shops will appreciate your support, even if they are weirdos that don't know how to show it. The next thing I release will be an album for kids and babies called Alphabutt (K Records). I am not sure when that will be.
I also have 2 albums with my old band The Moldy Peaches (Rough Trade Records). The first album is appropriately called The Moldy Peaches. The second is a double album called Unreleased Cutz and Live Jamz (Rough Trade Records). There is also a Moldy Peaches song on the Juno soundtrack. The Moldy Peaches Fan Page is in my top friends and in the top friends of the fan page you can find all of the members of The Moldy Peaches and see what they are doing these days.
I have an album that I recorded with Ange and a bunch of our friends in France called Antsy Pants (Plan-It-X Records). Antsy Pants is the name of the band and the album. Antsy Pants is also in my top friends. Check it out. There are some Antsy Pants songs in Juno too. Totally crazy, right?!
My friend Jeffrey Lewis (super fucking amazing songwriter, and in my top friends) and I wrote some songs together a few years ago and sometimes play together (with his brother Jack and either Anders or Dave playing drums). Together we are called The Bundles. There is no Bundles album but if you ask Jeff really nice I bet he will sell you a cheap CD-R of the tape recorder versions of our first 5 songs.
Me, my brother Akida Junglefoot Dawson, and Adam Green recorded a bunch of R&B songs way back when under the name AKA. One of those songs is on the Unreleased Cutz album. The rest are in the vault until further notice.
Also in the vault is an album of classic americana rock called Titanium Heart and The Chains Of Love, that I recorded with my friend Matt Rouse. There is one song from that on each of my first two solo albums, and one is in the film Glue, directed by Alexis Dos Santos from Argentina. These songs are almost too epic for human consumption. Maybe one day we will deem you strong enough to handle the whole album.
I have done some recording singing on other peoples stuff too. I have sung on Solid Ground by Akida Junglefoot Dawson, Sha Sha by Ben Kweller, Attention All Pickpockets by The Mountain Goats, Self Righteous by Third Eye Blind, and Bed Bed Bed (the book version) by They Might Be Giants. I have also sang on a couple of Matty Pop Chart songs, and a Terrordactyls song, and probably some other stuff I am forgetting.
I have been lucky to have a bunch of my favorite people sing and perform on my songs. The list is huge. Buy my albums and read the liner notes and you will see what I mean.
My favorite recent collaboration is with Tiny Masters of Today. They are brother and sister kids named Ivan and Ada and they kick so much ass. I sing on two songs on their album and a song on their single. Their album makes Panda dance and play air drums. Only totally amazing shit could make a little baby rock the air drums. And this album isn't just like cute kid stuff. It is political and brave and powerful. Check them out in my top friends. Buy the record.
Here are some videos of Panda when she was soooo tiny...
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BOOB DREAMS
Oh yeah, if you have babies in your life and you feel bad about putting all those diapers into landfills you should consider cloth diapering. I am obsessed with it. There are some diapers, like GOODMAMAS that are so soft I rub them all over my face. Those are the cream of the diaper crop. They are not all that expensive and hard to come by (though even at that price if you buy a good stash you will still spend less $$ in the long run than you do on disposables). There are lots of good cheap diapers out there and you can even get them used for even cheaper. Check out Diaper Swappers for tons of information and to meet some great mamas to help you get started. But beware, diapering can become an addiction. But its an addiction you can feel good about by knowing you are doing good for the planet and your babies bottom, all while supporting crafters and mama run small business.
i really like you..you're such an inspiration. no pretense, no compromise. you're so comfortable and happy with who you are, what you feel, what you do, who you're with. we could all learn from you.
i just bet you've read and loved hope for the flowers by trina paulus.
i thought we were already friends on myspace... i guess not, thanks for the approval! I had a dream about you last night! We were hanging out at in a park in New Braunfels Tx and you played a short gig in the park. It was fun! Thanks for hanging out with me in my dream! :) ♥ Tabetha
Hey :) I love your music, your lyrics are genius! Discovered it a couple of months before juno came out. After Juno EVERYONE new about it as your music dominated the soundtrack xD
But I've tried to add your myspace songs to my profile and it adds them but they don;t play, just silence :( Awesome that they're up for download though :) Good luck with all your future :) James x
if i come to your show on July 16th will you and Ani sing an early happy birthday to me? I'd pee on myself. Or maybe just be really excited and not pee as I have excellent bladder control....
Even if you guys can't- I'll understand and still rock out!
DEAR KIMYA, JUNO IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE. AND HAS MY FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK. THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR MUSIC. YOU'RE LIKE AN AMAZING SONG WRITER, AND YOU GOT AWESOME STYLE. YOU ARE LIKE MY FUCKING ROLE MODEL, IF I COULD BE LIKE YOU I DEFINATLY WOULD. (:
