L.A. Based Alt.Pop Singer/Songwriter AMILIA K SPICER Set to Play at the Hotel Cafe on April 17th
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Spicer's Follow-Up To Her Critically Acclaimed 'Seamless' Is Slated For An Early Fall Release
Amilia K Spicer is taking her smart, edgy, acoustic based rock-pop to the Hotel Cafe -- presently among L.A.'s hottest spots for singer-songwriters -- on April 17th.
Amilia's voice is often described as haunting and seductive, but it's her writing that really separates her from the rest of the new generation of literary songwriters. Ethereal textures abound on her latest release, Seamless , and remind one of Daniel Lanois. One of the most unique aspects of Spicer's songwriting is that it fuses together the different places she calls home- the languid textures of rural Pennsylvania , the swing and melody of Texas Americana, with an edgy turbulent LA bite. Amilia has already garnered two of the top awards at LA's 2005 DIY music festival (Song of the Year and Producer of the Year). Seamless was recently chosen by Independent Songwriter Web-Magazine as one of the Winter 2005 TOP 12 INDIE PICKS. Ryan Townsend of Indie-Music.com has described her as a singer "with a stunning and angelic voice that channels the best attributes of Stevie Nicks and Emmylou Harris without mimicry… the L.A.-based Spicer delivers intelligent-pop gems.”
Spicer, whose music has been compared to Leonard Cohen, Emmylou Harris and Jeff Buckley , is a star on the rise and a musician to watch.
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RECAP DETAILS:
WHO: L.A. Based Alt.Pop Singer/Songwriter AMILIA K SPICER
WHAT: Performance with full band
WHERE: The Hotel Cafe , 1623 1/2 N. Caheunga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
WHEN: Monday, April 17th, 2006, 8:00pm
L.A. Based Alt.Pop Singer/Songwriter AMILIA K SPICER To Make 4 Appearances in Denver Area
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"Spicer is a formidable talent with a unique and courageous style." - New Texas Magazine
L.A.'s Amilia K Spicer is taking her smart, edgy, acoustic based rock-pop to the Denver area at the end of March. Her first performance will take place at the Swallow Hill Cafe in Denver on Thursday, March 30th at 8pm. The next day, March 31st, tune into KRFC 88.9's "Live at Lunch" program to catch Amilia on the air. That evening, she will perform at 8pm at the Cannon Mine Coffee Company in Lafayette. On Saturday, April 1st, Amilia will be at Cornerstone Books and Coffee in Englewood at 7:30pm. Finally, Amilia is set to play at Avogadro's Number in Fort Collins on April 2nd at 7:30pm.
Amilia's voice is often described as haunting and seductive, but it's her writing that really separates her from the rest of the new generation of literary songwriters. Ethereal textures abound on her latest release, Seamless , and remind one of Daniel Lanois. One of the most unique aspects of Spicer's songwriting is that it fuses together the different places she calls home- the languid textures of rural Pennsylvania , the swing and melody of Texas Americana, with an edgy turbulent LA bite. Amilia has already garnered two of the top awards at LA's 2005 DIY music festival (Song of the Year and Producer of the Year). Seamless was recently chosen by Independent Songwriter Web-Magazine as one of the Winter 2005 TOP 12 INDIE PICKS. Ryan Townsend of Indie-Music.com has described her as a singer "with a stunning and angelic voice that channels the best attributes of Stevie Nicks and Emmylou Harris without mimicry… the L.A.-based Spicer delivers intelligent-pop gems.”
Spicer, whose music has been compared to Leonard Cohen, Emmylou Harris and Jeff Buckley , is a star on the rise and a musician to watch.
Click here to be added to the AMILIA K SPICER Complimentary VIP Guest list - Just type your name and affiliation and you will receive an Email confirmation, or call Luck Media & Marketing, Inc. at (310) 860-9170 to be added to the list.
RECAP DETAILS:
Thursday, March 30th, 2006
Performing live...
Swallow Hill Cafe
71 E. Yale Avenue
Denver, CO 80201
(303) 777-1003
8:00 pm $7 at the door
Friday, March 31st, 2006
Listen in...
KRFC Radio 88.9: Homegrown Radio for Northern Colorado
"Live at Lunch"
Fort Collins, CO 80521
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Performing live...
Cannon Mine Coffee Co.
210 S. Public Rd.
(Between Cannon & Cleveland)
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 665-0625
8:00 pm
Saturday, April 1, 2006
Performing live...
Cornerstone Books and Coffee
3601 S. Sherman
Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 762-0499
7:30-11 pm
$10 cover
Sunday, April 2, 2006
Performing live...
Avogadro's Number
605 S. Mason
Ft Collins, CO 80524
(970) 493-5555
7:30 pm
$5 cover
L.A. Based Alt.Pop Singer/Songwriter AMILIA K SPICER To Make 3 Unofficial Appearances at SXSW 2006
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New Texas Magazine says "Spicer is a formidable talent with a unique and courageous style."
L.A.'s Amilia K Spicer is taking her smart, edgy, acoustic based rock-pop to Austin, TX during the week of SXSW. Not a stranger to Texas, Amilia will be returning to perform at the Kerrville Folk Festival and will be teaching at the well-respected Kerrville Songwriting School this summer.
You have 3 chances to catch Amilia during the week of SXSW. Her first performance will take place during the "SXSArtz" Singer Songwriter Showcase at Artz Rib House on Thursday, March 16th at 7pm. The next evening at 8:30pm, March 17th at The Cactus Cafe, Amilia's set will be part of the Peter Case & Friends Tribute and Record Release Party to benefit Hungry For Music. Amilia's version of Peter's song "Never Coming Home" is included on the A Case For Case: A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case CD. The evening will also feature performances by Peter Case, James McMurtry, Joe Ely, Bill Kirtchen, Peter Mulvey, and Pieta Brown. On Saturday, March 18th, Amilia's performance at Opal Divine's Freehouse Downtown, presented by Hillbilly Lane, Archer Booking and Rubydog Music, will be part of the TeXchromosome Show and will also feature performances by Nancy Moore, Bonny Holms, Chrissy Flatt, PJP, Elizabeth MQueen, and Anna Egge.
Amilia's voice is often described as haunting and seductive, but it's her writing that really separates her from the rest of the new generation of literary songwriters. Ethereal textures abound on her latest release, Seamless , and remind one of Daniel Lanois. One of the most unique aspects of Spicer's songwriting is that it fuses together the different places she calls home- the languid textures of rural Pennsylvania , the swing and melody of Texas Americana, with an edgy turbulent LA bite. Amilia has already garnered two of the top awards at LA's 2005 DIY music festival (Song of the Year and Producer of the Year). Seamless was recently chosen by Independent Songwriter Web-Magazine as one of the Winter 2005 TOP 12 INDIE PICKS. Ryan Townsend of Indie-Music.com has described her as a singer "with a stunning and angelic voice that channels the best attributes of Stevie Nicks and Emmylou Harris without mimicry… the L.A.-based Spicer delivers intelligent-pop gems.”
Spicer, whose music has been compared to Leonard Cohen, Emmylou Harris and Jeff Buckley , is a star on the rise and a musician to watch.
RECAP CONCERT DETAILS:
Thursday, March 16th, 2006
"SXSArtz" Singer Songwriter Showcase
Artz Rib House
2330 S. Lamar
Austin, TX 78704
7:00 pm No cover
Friday, March 17th, 2006
Peter Case & Friends
Austin CD Release for "A Case for Case" To benefit Hungry For Music The Cactus Cafe
24th and Guadalupe (in the Texas Union)
Austin, TX 78712
8:30 pm $10
Saturday, March 18th, 2006
Hillbilly Lane, Archer Booking, and Rubydog Music present:
TeXchromosome Show
Sponsored by KFAN
Opal Divines Freehouse Downtown
700 W. 6th St.
Austin, TX
1:00 pm No cover
Amilia K Spicer To Perform At McCabe's On January 27th As Part of the Peter Case & Friends Tribute and Record Release Party That Will Benefit Hungry For Music
Amilia K Spicer is taking her smart, edgy, acoustic based rock-pop to McCabe's on Friday, January 27th. Her set will be part of the Peter Case & Friends Tribute and Record Release Party to benefit Hungry For Music. Amilia's version of Peter's song "Never Coming Home" is included on the A Case For Case: A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case CD. The evening will also feature performances by Peter Case, Dave Alvin, Victoria Williams, Marvin Etzioni, Mike Martt, Gary Heffern, and Claire Holley.
Amilia's voice is often described as haunting and seductive, but it's her writing that really separates her from the rest of the new generation of literary songwriters. She has already garnered two of the top awards at LA's 2005 DIY music festival (Song of the Year and Producer of the Year). Her album, Seamless , was recently chosen by Independent Songwriter Web-Magazine as one of the Winter 2005 TOP 12 INDIE PICKS. Ryan Townsend of Indie-Music.com has described her as a singer "with a stunning and angelic voice that channels the best attributes of Stevie Nicks and Emmylou Harris without mimicry… the L.A.-based Spicer delivers intelligent-pop gems.”
WHO: L.A. Based Alt.Pop Singer/Songwriter AMILIA K SPICER
WHAT: Performance at the Peter Case & Friends Tribute and Record Release Party that will benefit Hungry For Music; $20
WHERE: McCabe's, 3101 Pico, Santa Monica, CA 90405
WHEN: Friday, January 27th, 2006, 8:00pm
Amilia K Spicer's Performance At The Bitter End On January 23rd Will Reveal Her 'Seamless' Musical World
Amilia K Spicer is taking her smart, edgy, acoustic based rock-pop to The Bitter End on Monday, January 23rd.
Amilia's voice is often described as haunting and seductive, but it's her writing that really separates her from the rest of the new generation of literary songwriters. She has already garnered two of the top awards at LA's 2005 DIY music festival (Song of the Year and Producer of the Year). Her album, Seamless , was recently chosen by Independent Songwriter Web-Magazine as one of the Winter 2005 TOP 12 INDIE PICKS.
For those who missed Seamless , one of the most critically acclaimed indie CDs of 2003, Amilia K Spicer —inspired by the growing enthusiasm of her loyal fans and the buzz from the media the disc did reach —is giving many a second chance via a fresh marketing effort. This new push for Seamless is geared to whet the music world's appetite for Amilia's eagerly anticipated next collection, which is due in 2006 from her label Free Range Records.
Amilia's performance at The Bitter end will feature songs from both Seamless and her upcoming 2006 release.
WHO: L.A. Based Alt.Pop Singer/Songwriter AMILIA K SPICER
WHAT: Performance with full band
WHERE: The Bitter End, 147 Bleecker Street, NYC 10012 (between Thompson and LaGuardia)
WHEN: Monday, January 23rd, 2006, 7:30pm
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Amilia K Spicer's Performance At Molly Malone's Pub on December 16 Will Reveal Her 'Seamless' Musical World
Amilia K Spicer is taking her smart, edgy, acoustic based rock-pop to Molly Malone's Pub on Friday, December 16th. It will be her last Los Angeles show of 2005.
Amilia's voice is often described as haunting and seductive, but it's her writing that really separates her from the rest of the new generation of literary songwriters. She has already garnered two of the top awards at LA's 2005 DIY music festival (Song of the Year and Producer of the Year).
For those who missed Seamless, one of the most critically acclaimed indie CDs of 2003, Amilia K Spicer —inspired by the growing enthusiasm of her loyal fans and the buzz from the media the disc did reach —is giving many a second chance via a fresh marketing effort. The new push for Seamless is geared to whet the music world's appetite for Amilia's eagerly anticipated next collection, which is due in 2006 from her label Free Range Records.
Amilia will be performing songs from both Seamless and her upcoming 2006 release.
WHO: L.A. Based Alt.Pop Singer/Songwriter AMILIA K SPICER
WHAT: Performance with full band
WHERE: Molly Malone's Pub, 575 South Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036
WHEN: Friday, December 16, 2005, 10pm
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AMILIA K SPICER
Offers Indie Music Fans Another Chance To Discover Her 'Seamless' Musical World
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Critically Acclaimed Release By L.A. Based Alt.Pop Singer/Songwriter Receives
Fresh Marketing Blitz In Anticipation Of Her Next Collection, Due In 2006
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Darling Of The Americana Underground Featured On Projects For Brian Wilson, Peter Case, David Knopfler And Others; On Film/TV Soundtracks, From Roger Corman To Dead Can Dance
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Who Is This Free Range Artist Some Describe As ‘Part Beethoven, Part Bohemian'?
Fans of smart, edgy, acoustic based rock-pop, take heart! For those who missed Seamless , one of the most critically acclaimed indie CDs of 2003, amilia k spicer —inspired by the growing enthusiasm of her loyal fans and the buzz from the media the disc did reach--is giving many a second chance via a fresh marketing effort.
The new push for Seamless is geared to whet the music world's appetite for her eagerly anticipated next collection, which is due in 2006 from her label Free Range Records. With an underground cult following that is steadily building, there are many places where the secret is already out, but many may have missed Seamless in its initial go-round. Garnering two of the top awards at LA's 2005 DIY music festival, (Song of the Year and Producer of the Year), now the public gets a chance to find out what the buzz is about.
Though her initial ambition when she moved to LA was to be a film director, Spicer quickly got sidetracked and focused her gift for creating provocative imagery on a more independent means of self-expression—songwriting. Judging from the incredible critical response to Seamless and her debut Like An Engine , the sultry and cerebral pop-rocker made the right choice.
Her voice is often described as haunting and seductive, but it's her writing that really separates her from the rest of the new generation of literary songwriters. With comparisons to Leonard Cohen, Emmylou Harris and Jeff Buckley, Spicer is equally at home in the cozy confines of Hollywood's Hotel Cafe, at the Kennedy Center in DC, and the singer-songwriter's Mecca at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas. She has been invited to teach at the well-respected Kerrville Songwriting School.
One of the most unique aspects of Spicer's songwriting is that it fuses together these influences of the different places that she calls home- the languid textures of rural Pennsylvania, the swing and melody of Texas Americana, with an edgy turbulent LA bite. That dichotomy reveals nuances with every listen. While best known for her moody, cinematic songs, there are other facets to her songwriting that show a scrappy, quirky side - often offbeat and full of humor.
Spicer defines herself as a "free range artist", naming her own label Free Range Records. She laughs and says, "Yes, the slogan is ‘Don't Fence Me In'. I need room to kick a little. Great music sets a mood, creates a scene that is different for each listener. If you can create a movie with your melodies and lyrics, that is powerful stuff. I am often called a visual writer, and that's a huge compliment,” says Spicer.
Ethereal textures abound on this release, and remind one of Daniel Lanois. There's an edge amidst the melancholy to many of these songs, but it appears and disappears mysteriously. Her song “Moving Mountains,” which is also featured on the compilation Songs For A Better Planet , is a spiritual folk influenced piece based on imagery from her home state. “Tangerey” is a dark groove rock song, while in the blues-based "Wasted" you can almost hear her wink in a little run-down bar, playing an out of tune piano while the place breaks in to a tizzy. In one interview, she describes the award winning title track “Seamless” as a cross between Ravel's “Bolero” and Led Zeppelin's “Kashmir.” The journalist called it a “slow build song, like Simon and Garfunkel's ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water,' that sucks you in and doesn't let go until the last note.”
Spicer has also been on several compilation disks including the Brian Wilson tribute Making God Smile with Sixpence None The Richer, Songs For A Better Planet , and the soon to be released Peter Case compilation, A Case For Case the Hungry For Music fundraiser project featuring John Prine, Joe Ely and Dave Alvin.
As a live performer, one of Spicer's greatest moments was being flown in to perform with the Washington Symphony Orchestra for the 2002 September 11th Tribute on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building. Another high point was touring in Germany with David Knopfler of Dire Straits fame. She has appeared both on tour and in the studio with well-known folkies John Gorka and (2 time Grammy nominated) Bill Morrissey and, after a show at McCabe's in LA, Jackson Browne introduced himself and called himself a fan.
In addition to playing scores of festivals, clubs and performing arts centers around the country, songs from Spicer's discs have been included in various high profile DVD and film projects. Tracks from Seamless were included in the DVD releases of the TV hits Dawson's Creek (“Seamless”), Roswell (“Falling In”) and Party of Five (“Long Time”). “Falling In” is also slated to be included in an upcoming independent film. Tracks from Like An Engine are featured in several movies. To further cement her underground cult status, Spicer wrote and performed two songs for a Roger Corman film.
The cinematic quality of Spicer's music makes it a favorite of eclectic radio stations as well. “Like An Engine is a masterpiece,” raved Jim Guyette of WRUW-FM/91.1 Cleveland. “The songs convey a sense of musical grandeur honed to perfection with a razor-sharp edginess…One can easily imagine viewing the tales of these tunes through a film director's editing machine.”
Spicer hasn't left the filmmaking world completely behind, indeed she has a few projects up her sleeve. But the greatest moments for her come on stage. “I love the quiet that follows a song played well, the pindrop moment,” she says. “To me, that's really the whole point - shutting up the room, stopping people in their tracks. That moment of silence before the applause is profound. In yoga, it reminds me of what they call the fourth syllable in the Om chant. And if you are lucky enough to hear it, that's where music can transcend what people brought into the room. It's a magical place to reside, and I can't imagine a time when it wouldn't be exciting to me.”