on recordings (& sometimes live) in random order of appearance...steve jordan - drums, mark bosch - guitars, jimi zhivago - guitars, b3, national, piano, shawn pelton - drums, mick hargreaves - bass, jack daley - bass, jeffry eyrich - upright bass, mark boquist - drums, lucy wainwirght roche - vocal, garland jeffreys - vocal, carrie johnson - vocal, guitar, curt morris - drums
other recordings/live also have included: mike visceglia - bass, john conte - upright bass, steve conte - guitars, kevin hupp - drums, dom richards - upright bass, doug yowell - drums, john putnam - guitars, ivan bodley, upright bass
Libby Johnson: piano, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, banjo, keyboards, vocals, songs.
Influences
+++love, longing, shadows, small towns, tall trees, sideshows, boxcars, mystics & mysteries, spells & conjures, beauty, truth, hope, spoken word, words unspoken & whatever is in between +++Elliot Smith, Jeff Buckley, Billie Holiday, Keith Jarrett, Gillian Welch, Doc Watson, Dock Boggs, Sufjan Stevens, Laura Nyro, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Fleet Foxes, Bob Dylan, Sex Pistols, PJ Harvey, Lucinda Williams, Helium, the Pixies, Rufus Wainwright, Suzanne Vega, Elis Regina, Milton Nacimiento, Leonard Cohen, Bob Mould, Guided By Voices, McCoy Tyner, Sonic Youth, Wayne Shorter, Anais Nin, Henry Miller and many more.
Sounds Like
Live clip with live audio, filmed by Christopher Moore & Molly FitzSimons of Libby's song Perfect View, on upcoming album.
TRUST THE MAN EPK/Live clips/interview w/ Director Bart Freundlich
video by Shruti Ganguly for Libby Johnson song "Lift Me Up"
Label/Mgmt: Wrong Records, PO Box 1567, New York, NY 10154
email info@wrongrecords.net
Booking: Newbridge Artists, email: newbridgeartists@gmail.com
Selected press:
No Depression, Nov/Dec 2006
LIBBY JOHNSON, Annabella (Wrong Records). This is a wondrous debut, perfect in its modest way. The hooks are unassailable, the singing and playing are felt, the arrangements an autumnal cross between Lucinda-bred Americana and kudzu-style indie rock. Traces of everyone from Liz Phair to Chrissie Hynde, Susan Cowsill to Sheryl Crow, can be heard. But ultimately, Johnson ..- who previously made three records with her sister Carrie in a group called 22 Brides ..-brooks no comparisons. Annabella is..... ..- complete and self-possessed. Inspirational lines abound, all of them delivered in Johnson..s gauzy yet grounded soprano, but the following (a strutting nod to Bob?) portends greatness: ..Paleface Cinderella is preparing for the war/With her suitcase and her hand grenades, she..s pounding down your door/This same sleeping beauty, who said she..d been redeemed/She..s kissin.. and tellin.. everyone exactly what she..s seen...BILL FRISKICS-WARREN/NO DEPRESSION/DEC/2006
"Johnson’s vocals are versatile—alternately tough and tender, changing as the song demands, and offering something to please every listener".
-Mare Wakefield, Performing Songwriter, March/April 2007
“Spellbinding” -Philadelphia Inquirer
“...beautiful, bittersweet....moves seamlessly from searching and yearning to bruised and ominous....” Gene Santoro, New York Daily News
“Johnson’s vocals are versatile- alternately tough and tender, changing as the song demands, and offering something to please every listener” Mare Wakefield, Performing Songwriter
“...an unexpected treasure....one of the best debuts of the year...” Steve Greenlee, Boston Globe
Libby's new album "Perfect View," with guest appearances by Garland Jeffreys, Carrie Johnson, and Lucy Wainwright Roche, will be available now on ITunes, and in stores January 2010
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Perfect View, the new album, is now available on iTunes.
Agartha (sometimes Agartta, Agharti or Agarttha) is a legendary city that is said to reside in the Earth's core. It is related to the Hollow Earth theory and is a popular subject in Esotericism.
Tibet
In Tibet, there is a major mystical shrine also called 'Patala,' which is said by the people there to sit atop an ancient cavern and tunnel system, which reaches throughout the Asian continent and possibly beyond. The Nagas also have an affinity with water, and the entrances to their underground palaces are often said to be hidden at the bottom of wells, deep lakes and rivers."
Hello Libby Johnson! I was listening to WFUV and they announced a show you were playing last weekend and I said, "Hey, we know her, she's great!" and thought we'd let you know you rock! Hope all is well! -Dan from Earnest Hem'n'haw and the Shotgun Republic
Hey, I hope you’re well. I’m still in NYC and I’m excited to have another full band concert coming up soon: Tues, Oct 27, 7.30-9.00 pm Zinc Bar NYC (82 West 3rd Street) I’d love to see you there! Greetings from your Swiss brother, blessings, Vlada www.vladamusic.com
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