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stephaniesid
Indie / Pop / Soul

"Bonnaroo Video Below"

The Best City (ASHEVILLE), North Carolina
United States

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Last Login:  7/6/2008
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   stephaniesid: General Info
Member Since11/10/2004
Band Websitestephaniesid.com
Band MembersStephanie Morgan, vox & keys; Chuck Lichtenberger, keys & vox; Michael Libramento, guitar; Krum, drums; Matthew Richmond, vibraphone; Jon Reid, vox, trombone, trumpet, melodica



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Grus americanus is now available!



Buy 'This EP is MONEY' (released 2006).


Buy the debut full-length album, "Spiral In" (AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY) (released 2005).



Buy stephaniesid songs on iTunes

stephaniesid Contact / Booking: click here.

View stephaniesid's EPK
stephaniesid: Electronic Press kit

Photos from stephaniesid's May 2008 Northeast Tour! Hold cursor over pic to read caption. Also read steph's Tour Log (links on right).



Watch videos and live shows! (Use menu to scroll through)... and visit the stephaniesid YouTube Page for more videos.)




InfluencesBjork, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Sigur Ros, Yann Tiersen*

Sounds LikeInfectious, enduring music for rockers with hearts, hips, and brains. "Rickie Lee Jones crossed with Bjork." "The Swiss Army knife of voices."--Larry Read, Charlotte
Record Labelwww.ninemilerecords.com
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 11 2008 10:00P
The Basement Nashville, Tennessee
Jul 12 2008 10:00P
Dirty Jack’s Cincinnati, Ohio
Jul 18 2008 9:00P
Rumba Cafe Columbus, Ohio
Jul 19 2008 10:00P
Preservation Pub Knoxville, Tennessee
Jul 26 2008 5:00P
Bele Chere! Asheville, North Carolina
Aug 1 2008 9:00P
The Showroom (Hub-Bub) Spartanburg, South Carolina
Aug 2 2008 8:00P
The Back Room Flat Rock, North Carolina
Aug 8 2008 7:00P
SummerSounds Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Aug 9 2008 8:00P
Trinumeral Festival Deerfields, North Carolina
Aug 14 2008 9:00P
Hickory Taproom Hickory, North Carolina
Aug 22 2008 10:30P
Gottrocks Greenville, South Carolina

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Greenville, SC and Asheville Mtn. Sports Fest  (view more)

Northeast Tour Log, Last 3 days  (view more)

Northeast Tour Log, 14-15 May  (view more)

Northeast Tour Log, 8-13 May  (view more)

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   About stephaniesid


stephaniesid played 2 packed sets at Bonnaroo!



Grus americanus is AVAILABLE for purchase from this site!




("Grus" is also available on iTunes, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and at your favorite independent record stores).

"The second artist to quote Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" couldn't have been any different than Faulkner's solo escapades, and the brief tease of that 30-year-old classic came by way of a rather transcendent set by indie pop maven act, stephaniesid. The band was different, melodic, quirky, and just plain good when one thinks of how many bands were trashing guitars throughout the tents at this point of the evening. A sleeper act which hit the mark with an almost Bjork-like panache. Ahh.... Iceland, again." --The Bonnaroo Beacon (official Bonnaroo photos here)

"A very mesmerizing mix of songs that can be hushed and calm one moment, and then suddenly dark and explosive the next." - Robin Hilton, NPR All Songs Considered (listen here)

"Fierce, siren-like intensity...voracious appetite for rhythm... a band that isn't afraid to risk being innovative to put out something truly personal." --Harp Magazine (now Blurt)

"Dig It: A Scandinavian Pop princess gets lost in the American South and is rescued by a Jazz quartet."--CityBeat, Cincinnati

"...With an undeniable penchant for melody and the ability to deliver inspired vocals with soulful, jazz-inflected phrasing, Morgan is a pop princess on par with Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis and Feist.... Over the course of a handful of releases, regional touring and nods from national media outlets, Stephaniesid has created a serious buzz."--David Brewer, High Country Press

"...with the bustling metropolis of Asheville listed on their drivers' licenses, one would guess stephaniesid, despite its collegiate moniker, is likely some sort of country or folk act. Not bloody likely.... If you're into the Gothic chamber rock of Rasputina or the eclectic electronic pop of Bjork, stephanies--d will fit right into your collection."--The Other Paper, Columbus, OH

"Childlike and grown-up sounds mixing with poetry and pop. Angst and sorrow swirling around with dramatic hop and joyfulness." --Jack Rubin, The Big Takeover Magazine

"...soaring vocals and catchy hooks, odd and thoughtful lyrics, and clever gymnastics."--Berkeley Place, Brooklyn


About stephaniesid

"Although generally referred to as an indie-pop band, their sound is actually far more complex and compelling than that genre label implies. Starting off as a darkly bittersweet piano-bar duo (with Chuck Lichtenberger ..s and Stephanie Morgan singing), the group has since expanded to a full band and become one of the most interesting, experimental and creatively edgy acts in town. And they’ve been successful to boot, ...touring nationally and supporting the local scene through efforts like the POPAsheville music festival (formerly known as IdFest)....may be one of the defining Asheville-based music acts of this era."--Steve Shanafelt, Mountain Xpress

stephaniesid is indie pop revelry! We always play with heart and lust and gusto, because there's no point in doing anything else. We care about things in the world. We often brood about them. But not for terribly long or for too many songs, as there is no long-term gain in taking the human condition too seriously. The music, like life itself, is striving, searching, inconclusive, and (hopefully) beautiful.

We have chosen to live in the best city... Asheville, NC, in the mountains. And they've voted us "best indie band" here, 2 years in a row! People who live elsewhere and read about us are apt to think we've got banjos on our knees. Though Steph wishes she knew how to play a banjo, we are happy that people are slowly beginning to look around obvious identifiers.

We used to have a lot of other stuff about the history of the band up here on this page. But it's boring to read. Suffice to say we've been around for about 5 years, we like to tour, and people in increasing numbers are coming to hear us play.

We have 3 CD's out. We'd love it if you bought all of them, and our T-shirts and buttons and whatnot. Best to get them at live shows (because c'mon, it's best...our shows are awesome), but you can buy our albums or iTunes by clicking the links at left. We also take donations, unashamedly. Despite appearances, bands don't make a lot of money. You can contact us at unmistakablylove@gmail.com about that.

Thanks for listening :)

stephaniesid


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woodsie





Jul 3 2008 2:07 PM

hey id.

hope you are all doing just dandy!
happy 4th.

lots of love,
carly
Amy





Jul 4 2008 11:25 AM

Hope you have a Happy Fourth Of July!! Can't wait to see you at Bele Chere.
OXOX
kala





Jul 4 2008 10:49 AM

this may be the best review i've ever read - "Dig It: A Scandinavian Pop princess gets lost in the American South and is rescued by a Jazz quartet.
" ha! that's fabulous!
Kamea





Jul 3 2008 7:52 AM

Hi Stephanie,
Thanks for adding me recently!

...Aree.sah...





Jul 3 2008 6:10 AM

Beautiful new pics from the Vortex festival!! :)
el capitan!





Jul 2 2008 9:35 PM

hell yeah i know where that place is and hell yeah i'll be there.
~capitan
Parlour Steps





Jul 2 2008 12:20 PM

We listened to your record many times in our cramped mini-van, packed to the tits, as we barreled down the highways of the rock and roll dream. Beautiful work.
jar-e





Jul 1 2008 9:53 PM

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SiXtYs HiPPiE ChICk





Jul 1 2008 6:16 AM

Photobucket
SILVER





Jun 29 2008 3:15 PM

hello steph ID - hope you are all well.

-SILVER
Luna†Nera





Jun 29 2008 6:51 PM

Do I have to pre-order tickets for the July 12th Chick's Rockfest show @ Dirty Jack's or will they be available at the door? I'm so excited you're coming to Cincy (I was out of town for the first show) and I don't want to miss it!
Justyn





Jun 30 2008 11:54 AM

Derrick





Jun 29 2008 5:57 AM

i randomly ran into your stage at bonnaroo for your first show, and was just blown away.. and the whole time was talkin to peeps to get them to go to your 2nd show! i don't know what my life was like without your music in my life, but its definitely better now with it! The fact you're from Asheville makes you even more amazing!
Michelle





Jun 29 2008 12:14 PM

bring, bring, bring my umbrella!
I love that part of quite enough.
Jake





Jun 28 2008 12:50 AM

It was a pleasure hi-fiveing you at the Vortex sound check! I wish I could have been a better hi-fiver during the actual Vortex set.

VORTEX!

Festival Fest
POP!poet





Jun 27 2008 12:23 PM

I really want to try to come out and see you guys in ohio. I live in KY and it's pretty close where youre going to be. I might have to work though.
Mlle. Mademoiselle





Jun 27 2008 3:43 AM

wish we could check ya out in asheville..but alas, not anytime soon. we loved seeing ya in johnson city...and would have at bonnaroo but we decided to hit up rothbury this year instead.
love the music! can't wait to see ya again!
Black white & Co


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Jun 24 2008 11:38 PM

Merci pour l'ajout du groupe 100% pur funk french 80's
We want the funk, I gotta make that funk
Thanks
Vortex Music Festival





Jun 23 2008 7:12 PM

come support Stephaniesid this weekend in Asheville!!!
.:carito:.





Jun 23 2008 3:05 PM

oooooooh banaroo looked like fun! wish i coulda gone. glad it was awesome.
:) miss & love you guys!
Sir Thomas Gunz





Jun 23 2008 8:33 AM

Whut's up with the Blogaroo? I await curiously.
Mike Gones' Smo Foothly





Jun 22 2008 3:00 PM

Play in New Orleans
Charles Allison





Jun 22 2008 7:16 PM

Did anyone keep a count of how many faces ya'll melted at Bonnaroo?
Will





Jun 21 2008 9:11 PM

Thanks for accepting the request. I really like your music. Keep up the great work and best wishes.

-Will
marquita★





Jun 21 2008 5:13 PM

You guys are awesome. I just bought the CD yesterday.
See you in August at the Showroom
Jaybird Music


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Jun 19 2008 9:21 PM

thanks!
Prater Publicity





Jun 19 2008 10:31 PM

Rooeries....Like the corner of my mind.... Misty water colored rooeries...of the way we were...