Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Lone Justice, Kim Richey, Lorrie Moore, Nanci Griffith, Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Blake Norton, Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Jo Stafford, Doris Day, The Bangles, Squeeze, Jules Shear, Continental Drifters, Liz Phair, Jane Siberry, Erica Smith, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Paula Carino, Simon & Garfunkel, Love Camp 7, Kenny Young and the Eggplants, The Baskets, Trisha Yearwood, Lee Ann Womack, Patty Loveless, TMB (That Motown Band), 5 Chinese Brothers, Los Lobos, the Blasters, Rockpile, Eagles, Nicolette Larson, Alison Krauss, Big Star, Donald Fagen, The Three O'Clock, Burt Siegel, Hem, Neal Casal, Ryan Adams, Miranda Lambert, the Nu-Sonics, Max Greene, The Cucumbers, Judee Sill.
Lately RT has been describing herself as mellow countryish pop-rock, kind of like Nashville meets Newark, NJ. (Which she lives near. Newark, she means.) She grew up in Los Angeles. Her first full-length CD Land of My Baby came out in 2005, and recording for the second one, tentatively titled The Way She is Now, is (dum-da-dum) underway.
RT has been writing songs and playing out (which always sounds to her like wearing out, as in "Are you going to wear those shoes out of the store, ma'am?") since 1995. Some of her favorite recent gigs have been at Jalopy in Red Hook; the Happy Ending reading series in NYC's Chinatown, at which she sang the night Jen Trynin read, which was very exciting; the truly wonderful Banjo Jims in the East Village; and the Parkside on the Lower East Side. She'll always miss CBs Gallery where she played a lot and, if you really want to get maudlin, she really misses Baby Jupiter, where she and her friends threw a benefit concert in 2000 at which they did all of Geo. Harrison's All Things Must Pass, except for the jam parts.
People she plays with regularly to whom she is quite grateful are her husband, Scott Anthony (bass), John Pinamonti (guitar), Steve Goulding (drums), and Sue Raffman (harmony vocals).
Here's what RT did today:
Went to work, walked around, ate guacamole and matzo, dodged the cat on the stairs, attempted to read an article in the New Yorker but found her attention span was too short, talked to gals on the phone, hung out with her husband and did some music-related stuff.
Here's what she did on this day 30 years ago:
Went to school, got driven home, sat on the steps doing homework and smelling the eucalyptus trees, ate Kraft macaroni and cheese (to be fair, it could also have been her Mom's delicious tarragon chicken), watched Fernwood 2 Night and Taxi, put on Linda Ronstadt's Heart Like a Wheel, and then Tom Petty's You're Gonna Get It, and had trouble falling asleep because the neighbor's windchimes sounded like a ghost piano.
Rebecca, great to see you again at the song swap, and great to HEAR you this time! I really enjoyed your songs, and I'm so glad I got the CD. I must have listened the The Song With The Descending Tune about five times straight at one point. I also really like Insane Moon and Land Of My Baby. I hope another disc is coming before too long! Hope to see you at the Mission in May.
Thanks for the add, Rebecca. 'Be A Man' is a superb bit of work but all of your songs here are pretty great. Really like your sound, your lyrics and your voice.
Have a great weekend - say hello to Joisey for us, will ya?
Hi Rebecca!! Isn't it discouraging that the 13-year-olds are so much better at this MySpace stuff than we are? Say hi to Sue (and tell her to check her MySpace page).
Inspired two-thrids of a show! Heh. I'm sure the first third was inspired as well; I only wish I had shown up in time. It's sweet that you still come across the river to let us know how it's done. Aiight.
Hey Rebecca, your site looks and sounds great, what lovely songs. Hope we can hang out again at Banjo Jim's some day soon! That was such a hoot!
xoxo, Elena
