LIVE:
solo acoustic:
Laura [vocals + guitar, (& piano sometimes)]
full band:
Rob Clay[bass, backing vocals]
Sam Clowney [electric guitar]
Bill Eagen [drums]
other arrangements:
Pat "Paddy Boom" Seacor (Scissor Sisters) [percussion]
Eric Shimelonis [piano, bass]
RECORDINGS:
"Keep Talking" (2009):
Rob Clay (Parklife, Cravin' Melon)
Sam Clowney (Parklife, The Veldt)
Bill Eagen (Richard Bacchus & The Luckiest Girls, Shady Cats)
"Proof" (2005 ):
Matt Brandau: bass (The Old Ceremony, The Remix Project)
Jim Crew: piano, organ (Crooked Smile Band, E.L.M. Collective)
John Custer: guitar (DAG, Corrosion of Conformity)
Stephen Levitin / The Apple Juice Kid: drums
Ian Schreier: engineering, production [Velvet Revolver, Clay Aiken, 9th Wonder, Roomful of Blues (Grammy-nominated recording), Annuals, Vienna Teng]
Influences
the sundays, jeff buckley, ani difranco, portishead, counting crows, peter gabriel, tracy chapman, suzanne vega, coldplay, the cure, depeche mode, rem, chris isaak, seal, aimee mann, lucinda williams
Sounds Like
suh-GAIR-iss
"suh", like "huh"
"GAIR", like "hair"
"iss", like "hiss"
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The path to Keep Talking, the new record by Laura Tsaggaris on Overtime Records, is an inspiring tale of self-discovery. Seemingly out of nowhere, an artist has arrived fully evolved. But Laura’s true story is a saga of toiling under the radar until the day her music was ready to be heard. And ready it is. Keep Talking is a DIY masterpiece oozing with passion and a savvy worldview. Born in Reading, Pa. and raised in Pittsburgh, Laura’s early life gave few indications of her eventual calling. A gifted athlete, Laura (last name pronounced “suh-GAIR-iss”) attended The College of Wiliam & Mary on a tennis scholarship and graduated with a degree in finance. Before leaving for college, her father presented her with a guitar—an event that would prove to shape the rest of her life. Laura learned to assuage her social anxieties through hours of playing the few chords he’d shown her. She had a knack for making popular songs her own and was soon putting these influences to use as a songwriter. Upon graduation, the pull of corporate life and a steady paycheck--not to mention the stage fright that relegated her performances to the bathroom—postponed the inevitable. The harder Laura tried to ignore her secret dream of becoming a celebrated artist, the more she was driven to heed the call. While working at a Washington, D.C. law firm, Laura recorded her first record, Proof, in 2005. The title is a telling indication of where Laura’s life was headed. With this work, she now had proof of what she had always suspected--she was an artist the world needed to hear. Galvanized by the reaction to her debut, Laura embarked on a tour of the country to promote the album and launch her career as a performer. After the cycle of touring ended in 2008, Laura began working on Keep Talking. From the cautionary “Warning Signs” to the life-affirming “Get Yourself Right” to the hyper-personal “Pilots”, Keep Talking is a rare effort that rocks, soothes and inspires. Keep Talking is slated for release May 5th, 2009.
RALLY AGAINST GREED: "Balance The Bucks" Concert in D.C. “Balance The Bucks,” a free concert program to be presented on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is slated for 2 pm Sunday, September 6. The unprecedented musical performance will feature artists from across the country on stage at the Sylvan Amphitheater adjacent to the Washington Monument. The concert will feature a line-up of original tunes focusing on issues such as economic justice, redistribution of wealth, salary disparity, bailouts, foreclosures and the general impact of rampant greed. Event organizer and host Delmark Goldfarb hopes to “try to punch a hole in the cloud of money influence which soothes and smothers the Capitol.” For further details and/or to be a part of the sing-out, contact 503 708 7306; Del.Goldfarb@hotmail.com.
hey laura how are you? just launched a new website where online ordering is possible and have a show at club midnight (1707 L Street NW 9pm--2am) tonight. yeah sure it's another goth/industrial scene party but will definately be a good time :) hope ya like the dvd my friend helped me burn from of your staccato show in 2002. stay cool !! peace--tim.
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hey been enjoyin' the heck out of your new music :) workin' real hard for the art show I have scheduled at asefu's friday (april 24). hope ya have a great cd release event may 9. really hope I can be there peace !! --tim.
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