On recordings, Leila as a one wo-man band.
Live: Brian Green, bass,
Paul Nosa, Drums.
Influences
Joni Mitchell, Cat Power, Gypsy Kings, Ani Difranco, Joanna Newsom, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Nina Nastasia, Dar Williams Pinback, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Django Reinhardt, Jackson 5, James Brown, Faun Fables, Do Make Say Think, The Cure, Otis Redding, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Courtney Robbins, Massive Attack, a Tribe Called Quest, Bjork, Zap Mama, The Smiths, Buena Vista Social Club, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Andrew Bird, Sean Hayes, Bob Marley, Rasputina, Chris Pureka, Namoli Brennet, MiLo, Andres Segovia, Band of Horses, The Be Good Tanyas, Beck, Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, Iron & Wine, Elliott Smith, Great Lake Swimmers, Jimi Hendrix, Neko Case, Nick Drake
Leila Lopez - "Hit and Miss"
Sounds Like
A girl who loves her guitar, insomnia, sitting by train tracks, dreaming awake
“Leila Lopez is a gentle, passionate soul whose inner rhythms manifest an assumingly gorgeous grace. In broad sweeping colors of folk, jazz and latin influence, Leila’s mellifluous voice and quiet chords articulate a prayerful, joyful love of life, as if to remind us, “The universe is not made up of atoms, but of music.”
Leila has been exploring, discovering and sharing her musical mind since she was a wee lass, having first learned to play the guitar from listening and watching her father when eight years old. Wrapping her heart and hands around the cello in grade school, Leila broadened her knowledge of music theory and strengthened her lyrical intuition. She has since found inspiration in a variety of instruments, including the drums, bass guitar, flutes, hand percussion, violin and mandolin.
Leila has been recording, producing and distributing her albums independently for three years. She has had the honor to open for national performances of Joanna Newsom, Tim Reynolds, The Mountain Goats, Amos Lee, Brandi Carlile, Keaton Simons and the Hot Buttered Rum String Band.
Leila is presently working on a new album and planning a west coast summer tour."
We hope that you had a good summer and that your touring went well. We campaigned for you and we hope you can pick up some Tammies. Come check out the party labor day weekend at Plush.
I'm out of town til the 13th of july but if you will be there after then I'll get together another group of people to come see you. You have a good little following among the people who've gotten a chance to check out the cd. Hope to see ya soon ;-)
Yes, today is my Birthday.....and all I want for it to be a happy one, is to get your vote for The Gary Bonnett Band in the Mid Atlantic Band Competition! Purdy Please! It would be much appreciated! :)
Just saying, Whut up! Click on eMusic to pick up our songs and others for FREE!! Thanks for all the support! Say hello on Facebook! Let me know what you've been up to! Dave Dave Tamkin www.twitter.com/davetamkin
hahaha! thats fuckin funny... thats what i look like when i sleeptalk... hay, i love you. i miss you. danyelle and you need to hang out dude. she was here last week. i think ya'll should get up and make a song or something. do it. do it for MEEEEEEEEEEEE...
Darn! I don't get out to Tucson that much. I caught your show last year when some friends of mine wanted stop at some college bar. I was diggin your music. I bought one of your Cd's and have been hooked ever since! Well, one day I will see your show again. Take care and God Bless! SNBYZ
It was fun sharing the stage with you as always. We just put some new tracks up from the new album up on our myspace. Tell us what you think. Have a wonderful weekend!
