Sisters Leah and Chloe tear into sound with sensual prowess as stages ingnite revolutions and words light soul fires... listen for poetic voices in divine harmonies, spoken word rallies, banjos, fiddles, many beats of many drums, kalimbas, spoons, washboard rants, and waves of bridge buildings... With an array of incredible collaborations they are joined by everything from the stand up bass, to the jazz trumpet, djembe, baliphone, congas, didgeridoo, tablas, harmonica, beatboxing, poets, trapeze, burlesque, and more as their style branches out to form entirely new ways to make the stage electric... Using sound as a tool to ignite a cultural revolution and birth a whole new movement, come join as we each create our own media in the making....
Influences
Ali Farka Toure, Talib Kawli, Mum, (Smog), Jill Scott, Outkast, Ray Charles, Tom Waits, Joanna Newson, Sunni Patterson, Sufjan Stevens, Bonnie Prince Billy, Louis Armstrong, Lila Downs, The Books, the Orishas, Los Van Van, Bjork, Choco Orta, Portishead, VOCO, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Mos Def, The Be Good Tanyas, Ani Difranco, DJ Shadow, the Duhks, M.U.G.A.B.E.E., Assembly, Afroceltic Soundsystem, Morcheba, The Avett Brothers, Strange Fruit Project, Saul Williams, Dervish, Olabelle, Ottis Redding, Dirk Powell, Marta Sebestyen, Calexico, Iron and Wine, Wild Asparagus, Beethoven, Bach, Mstislav Rostropovich, The Roots, Buju Banton, Dead Prez, Billie Holiday, Bruce Molskey, the Buena Vista Social Club, Celia Cruz, Sigur Ros, the Horseflies, Martin Hayes, Coco Rosie, Meshell Ndegeocello, Erykah Badu, Solas, Jaromir Nahavica, Questlove, Dirk Powell, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Taj Mahal, The Zulu Connection, Your Mommas Big Fat Booty band, The Dirty Dozen Brass band, Regina Carter, Nina Simone, more more more...
Sounds Like
The music is constantly changing as international travel and musical collaborations continue to shape these sounds and influences...raised on the syrup of both 17th century folk tunes and the underground hip-hop movement that occupied their youthful ears...this music is ungenreable...and it looks to stay that way. Infusing blues, mountain music, gospel, spoken word, political songwriting and clever originals, there is no real way to classify their sound. You just have to listen for yourself and prepare to be captivated...
"RISE (Rising Appalachia) is a genre-bending force of sound that uses both lyrical prowess and diverse artistic collaborations to defy cultural cliches and ignite a musical revolution..."
Music is the tool with which we wield political prowess. Melody for the Roots of each of us...spreading song and sound around the globe. (We are also joining political street theater events, creating with artists and projects across oceans, studying dance and yoga and movement, getting new tattoos, working on recording collaborations, traveling to South America, Africa, India, and the moon, volunteering for international justice projects, writing poetry on the back of scrap napkins, doing a backlog of laundry, reorganizing dusty bookshelves, and learning new languages and new peoples every day...)
Music has become our script for vision. not just for aural pleasure, not just for hobby-but now as a means to connect and create in ways that we aren't taught by this mainstream culture...we are building community and tackling social injustice through melody- making the stage reach out with octopus arms to gather a great family. It is taking its own personality, carrying us all along the journey down the damp and strange alley ways and cryptic coded pathways... to poetic observations, social change, lyrical nonsense, political rage, symphonic coercing, ferocious bantering, cycles and train tracks, primal will, fresh air intoxicants, harmony and alliteration, noise and something sweeter than words can ever touch.
(To those of you who have watched our music grow for the last several years, THANKYOU. We have been learning our own voices. We are using our stages to unite with a global mission that is much greater than any of us alone. The name change is an indication of our own transformation in space, mission, drive, ideals, voice and sound. the RISE collective gives room for our many projects uniting the arts and justice. Our purpose is to wade in the waters of truth and keep building through this massive bridge of art ... To use our voices as a way to heal, the stage as a platform for transformation, the floor as a place to connect people to people, our ears as a way make a new media heard, and our communities as a way to re-envision our reality. We have decided to rewrite the script instead of taking our parts blindly... Please join us as the tribe grows and grows in its prowess, as we are each a part of this delicate puzzle...)
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A collaboration would be an answered prayer... i'll look for the event info...I cant wait... Congrads o making the cover.... hope to see you soon.... Peace & Justice.
hey! ravie de faire votre connaissance... i really enjoy your music, it's kind of travel around the world, and it's passionnating! i hope to see you soon in france for a concert, please!!!!! thank you for your good vibes, namasté ~ lisa
Lovely ladies (and gents)- come up to Pittsburgh!! There are such darling people, ideas, musical events, I think you would enjoy it and the Burgh would love you!! You were one of the only bands I saw at Floyd and I danced so hard I got a cramp! Such a joy to hear such sounds. Come play a little more north! :-) Please o please
Hey there! What's the story with Concrete Pandemonium this year? I've missed the last 2 and don't want to miss this one, but I can't find info on eyedrum's site.. do I need to buy tickets ahead?
The Answer to your question awhile back... "What inspires me?"... is to inspire you.. to inspire others! A Piece I have been working on... BODY ART: "Consent"
i really enjoyed the show in spokane. if you get your bus in better working conditon and go on tour again dont forget about us. may peace be with you on the rest of your tour
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