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Marissa Nadler/Katie Delwiche Fools Saturday!
Posted by brian f on 2007-06-19 9:23:04pm

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Fools Foundation
Saturday 6/23/07 10PM
$6 members/$8 non-members

Marissa Nadler (Providence, RI)
http://www.myspace.com/songsoftheend

Katie Delwiche (Nevada City)
http://www.myspace.com/delwichemusic

Marissa played our fair burg a couple of years ago on her first west coast tour, with Jack Rose at Fool’s Foundation. Her third album is already out in Europe, and is due out in the US on Kemado Records in August.

From wikipedia (hell, it says it as well or better than I can!):

“Nadler is often categorised as a member of the "New Weird America" movement, which may or may not be an appropriate grouping for her strange, yet classic, melancholy songs. Her voice (often bathed in a wash of reverb or space echo) has been compared to artists as varying as Marlene Dietchrich (pitchforkmedia.com), [[Hope Sandoval], Sandy Denny, Vashti Bunyan, Neko Case, and Kate Bush. People have recently compared her unique guitar playing style to the intricacies of John Fahey and Basho. She is also often classed as a part of the recent folk revival, yet many critics note a more traditional, ancient influence. "My music comes much more from an Americana traditions. I really like gritty old blues singers and Country & Western. I like the British stuff, but it was never an influence of mine." So, it appears that she grew up on more of a diet of Hank Williams and Patsy Cline than the British Isles singers.

More accurate would be to describe Nadler as a balladeer with American Gothic leanings; her songs often take place in an imagined, idealistic time with a cast of characters of her own creation. Her links to American Gothic are reinforced by "Annabelle Lee", the last song on her debut album, Ballads of Living and Dying, which puts the poem of the same title by Edgar Allan Poe to a musical backing. Singing in a haunting mezzo-soprano, the foundation of her songs are her delicate 12-string acoustic guitar, often accompanied by variety of instruments, ranging from banjo to tin whistle. "The biggest of my influences are Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, in terms of song writing," says Nadler. "Sonically, I was into Pink Floyd, The Poppy Family, and a lot of space folk and space rock."”

You want reviews? Check here:

http://marissanadler.com/reviews.shtml

Pitchfork, The Wire, Forced Exposure, Aquarius Records, and MANY more.

Want some actual visuals with yr music? Check these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7G0vUI1ZLo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN7NmIIBg2U

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Marissa Nadler/Katie Delwiche Fools Saturday! - brian f - 2007-06-19 9:23:04pm

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message:	:Fools Foundation :Saturday 6/23/07 10PM :$6 members/$8 non-members : :Marissa Nadler (Providence, RI) :http://www.myspace.com/songsoftheend : : :Katie Delwiche (Nevada City) :http://www.myspace.com/delwichemusic : : :Marissa played our fair burg a couple of years ago on her first west coast tour, with Jack Rose at Fool’s Foundation. Her third album is already out in Europe, and is due out in the US on Kemado Records in August. : :From wikipedia (hell, it says it as well or better than I can!): : :“Nadler is often categorised as a member of the "New Weird America" movement, which may or may not be an appropriate grouping for her strange, yet classic, melancholy songs. Her voice (often bathed in a wash of reverb or space echo) has been compared to artists as varying as Marlene Dietchrich (pitchforkmedia.com), [[Hope Sandoval], Sandy Denny, Vashti Bunyan, Neko Case, and Kate Bush. People have recently compared her unique guitar playing style to the intricacies of John Fahey and Basho. She is also often classed as a part of the recent folk revival, yet many critics note a more traditional, ancient influence. "My music comes much more from an Americana traditions. I really like gritty old blues singers and Country & Western. I like the British stuff, but it was never an influence of mine." So, it appears that she grew up on more of a diet of Hank Williams and Patsy Cline than the British Isles singers. : :More accurate would be to describe Nadler as a balladeer with American Gothic leanings; her songs often take place in an imagined, idealistic time with a cast of characters of her own creation. Her links to American Gothic are reinforced by "Annabelle Lee", the last song on her debut album, Ballads of Living and Dying, which puts the poem of the same title by Edgar Allan Poe to a musical backing. Singing in a haunting mezzo-soprano, the foundation of her songs are her delicate 12-string acoustic guitar, often accompanied by variety of instruments, ranging from banjo to tin whistle. "The biggest of my influences are Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell, in terms of song writing," says Nadler. "Sonically, I was into Pink Floyd, The Poppy Family, and a lot of space folk and space rock."” : :You want reviews? Check here: : :http://marissanadler.com/reviews.shtml : :Pitchfork, The Wire, Forced Exposure, Aquarius Records, and MANY more. : :Want some actual visuals with yr music? Check these: : : :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7G0vUI1ZLo : :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN7NmIIBg2U :

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