I had always wanted to go to Kansas. In my child-mind, the letter K was synonymous with grasshopper green, which also meant the letter K could leap. They traded properties. K for Kansas. Kansas for hopping green. Kansas for the real home we are all seeking when we are somewhere foreign, which for me was everywhere, always. Kansas, wind, green, flight, home. I still have a habit of identifying people once they are no longer in my life as being the scarecrow, the tin man, or the cowardly lion. Everyone who has left me must be missing something, have left [...]
May 2, 2011 Chris Pureka Minneapolis Aster Café Chris Pureka has one of the quietest speaking voices you've ever heard. As she introduces herself softly to the crowd at the packed Aster Café
Chris Pureka performs "Wrecking Ball" live from the Caffe Vita Bean Room at the 2010 Capitol Hill Block Party. Recorded 7/24/10. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Facebook Post on Google Buzz Share this on...
Her recent set featured: Song For November Barn Song Hangman August 28th Download all tracks here. Visit Chris Pureka at her official site. MP3: Chris Pureka - Wrecking Ball
A songwriter since 8 and a guitarist at 16, it still took a while for Chris Pureka to get her musical career off the ground. But a little maturity and experience seem to have payed off; since 2004 this talented musician has released three acclaimed albums, and her latest--entitled How I Learned to See in the Dark --has really made an impression on me. Pureka makes gorgeous and often haunting Americana music, relying on her expressive voice and compelling songwriting to stand out from among her many like-minded peers. At times Pureka sounds withdrawn and delicate, but these quiet [...]
This was released on 6/2/2010 at 11:00 AM. There will be updates. The concert boasts "over 60 bands in 3 days" Friday: Saturday: Sunday: MGMT Yeasayer Holy Fuck Shabazz Palaces Bear In Heaven Head Like A Kite Macklemore Unnatural Helpers Jaguar Love Champagne Champagne Fences Chris Pureka Stay Hi Brothers [...]
With a little help from her friend and tUnE-YaRdS mastermind Merrill Garbus, Chris Pureka 's third LP, How I Learned To See In The Dark , burns with an intensity you rarely hear in the singer-songwriter/alt-country genre. Admittedly, we're suckers for straightforward, strong chord progressions tinged with dissonant sounds around here, so it's no wonder that Pureka cites 24B faves Ryan Adams and Josh Ritter as influences ("Lowlands," in particular, recalls some of Ritter's finest work). I could go on an on about Pureka's dusty voice and Garbus' pitch-perfect production on this fine record, [...]
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Hard to believe that it took me so long to get out to Music Hall of Williamsburg but after getting married, the last two years have really been a blur. Monday night, Radio Exile grabbed a staff photog ( yay photographer buddies! ) and headed over to check out Peasant [ MySpace ] at the urging of several close contacts. I'm always game for discovery; playing a game of musical cat-and-mouse with my inner geek as I try to pin the influences that I hear upon each artist is a hobby. On this [...]
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Chris Pureka - Wrecking Ball (mp3) * New song from folk singer-songwriter Chris Pureka's upcoming album How I Learned To See In The Dark , to be released April 13th. Buy @ Amazon *mp3 provided by & posted w/ permission of artist's PR rep ************************ Jen Olive - Wire Wire (mp3) * Retro-influenced, somewhat psychedelic folk song from singer-songwriter Jen Olive's recently released debut album Warm Robot . Buy @ Amazon [...]
4/12 @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg. Wanna attend with a guest? If so, then e-mail us ASAP! A winner will be randomly chosen on 4/10 @ NOON. How I Learned To See In The Dark will see daylight on 4/13. Visit Chris Pureka at her official site. MP3: Chris Pureka - Wrecking Ball
**EXCLUSIVE** In an age of fleeting success and temporary notions, Chris Pureka is an artist of substance, armed with an eye for detail and an emotional intelligence that can switch from withering to compelling with a subtle inflection. Her third studio album, How I Learned To See In the Dark , adds bold new elements to the base she has built over her six-year career. [...]
Though Chris Pureka has been making music for years, it wasn't until more recently that she started to get some buzz around her. Her newest record, How I Learned to See in the Dark , will be released on Sad Rabbit Music (her own label) on April 13. In addition, Pureka will be hading out on the road starting on April 7, including a show at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsbug on April 12. Check out the full list of tour dates after the jump. Chris Pureka tour dates: [...]
New England singer/songwriter Chris Pureka creates notoriously heartbreaking music. Just take a listen to the dripping-with-emotion "Hangman" below, which features Pureka's dynamic, breathy vocals a la Chan Marshall alongside a weeping violin. The track is from Pureka's third full-length, How I Learned To See In The Dark, which is out April 13 via her own [...]
Chris Pureka has an EP out with some studio tracks and a handful of live tracks that is Americana-tinged singer/songwriter fare. Actually quite good (as in way better than I expected it to be even though I'm not sure why I didn't think it would be good). This song is especially great. RIYL : Indigo Girls, David Gray, Iron & Wine, etc… MP3 | Chris Pureka - Wagon Wheel Chimera I just finished a 3 [...]
SIDE A 1. The Sarcastic Dharma Society - Our House (Crosby Stills & Nash Cover) 2. Elbow - Running To Stand Still (U2 Cover) 3. The Antlers - Tears Are In Your Eyes (Yo La Tengo Cover) 4. Adem - Bedside Table (Bedhead Cover) 5. Lex Land - Miss Misery (Elliott Smith Cover) 6. The Pernice Brothers - Up The Down Escalator (The Chameleons Cover) 7. Chris Pureka - Everything Is Free [...]
You Should Know How about some unpretentious, authentic alt. country-flavored singer/songwriter action? After a stint performing in coffee houses, New Englander Chris Pureka released her self-titled EP in 2001. Through tireless touring and a grass-roots approach, Pureka has since garnered an impressive fan base. Now Pureka is back with a seven-track EP entitled Chimera (which by definition means: a mythical creature compounded of incongruous parts) which precedes an upcoming third full-length due out later this year. "California" and "Hold It Together" are new songs while three of [...]
Covers happen for all sorts of reasons, from sincere tribute to mere musical opportunity. Some result in successful reinvention, others in mere parody; as other cover bloggers have noted, all are worthy of mention somewhere, if only for the kitsch, or the shock of the genre bait-and-switch. But regardless of impetus, for an artist, the choice of a few songs among so many in the vast catalog of found sound culture is hardly an arbitrary one. As much as we analyze and revel in the ultimate [...]
Chris Pureka The music of Chris Pureka plays like a long, serene drive in the middle of a deserted countryside. There are no pretenses. No fancy bells and whistles. Just bare honesty and solid storytelling, all performed by a woman who seems to have lived far beyond her twenty-seven years. At the age of sixteen, New Englander Chris Pureka learned to play guitar, but during college, Pureka focused much of her studies on science. Still, after graduation, an unrelenting pull for music ultimately won out over a career in a laboratory. [...]
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