It's easy to imagine Emily Lacy living inside of a giant old tree, and fairies come to her for wisdom about saving the world. For the past few months, Lacy has been rallying for the revolution with her Occupy shows in town, and she's teamed up with producer Scott Barber to put it on virtual wax. Opening song "Beat" reveals she's riled up with some psychedelic details and plenty reverb. The big tree she lives in, it has great natural reverb chambers. Flowers bloom out of its cracks when the sound escapes. "Country" is a catchy battle [...]
JEFFREY LEWIS AND THE JUNKYARD, EMILY LACY, AND CHEESE ON BREAD ON WEDNESDAY DEC. 7TH AT THE ECHO COUNTRY OUTPOST, 1770 GLENDALE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 7:30PM/ $10/ ALL AGES
An album that has snuck up on me is "Country Singer" from outspoken artist/musician/performer Emily Lacy. I mean it is from 2010 and it might not be everybody's cup of tea, but there is something that draws me to it. It is dark, gothic, beautiful and oddly easy to listen to if you give it a chance to open up and breathe. I keep thinking that she reminds me of a female folky version of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy...on this album. This comparison might not hold up for some, but the way that the music has a bit more [...]
A mighty twenty six bands will play the Folk Fest event at Zorthian Ranch on August 6th. That's something like one band member for every four guests attending this musical feast. Tickets on sale now at http://lafolkfest.com . Listen to Amanda Jo Williams, Ana Caravelle, Cowboy And Indian, The Djin Aquarian Band (that's the Djin of Ya Ho Wa 33), Dustbowl Revival, Emily Lacy, Fabiano Do Nascimento Trio, Ferraby Lionheart, Ghiant, Julia Holter, Matt Taylor And His Laurels, Nasambu And The Mystic Nomads, Nostalghia, Radical Face, Ramona Gonzalez (aka Nite Jewel), RT N' The 44′s, Ruthann [...]
Photo by Marianne Williams The last time we heard from Emily Lacy, the experimental and evocative L.A. singer-songwriter was preparing to brave a freezing January day in Minneapolis and attempt to pe
Wimberley Bluegrass Band Read Tiff Reldon's review of the show after checking out these photos by Kate Rentz. The photo gallery begins with Emily Lacy, then Fort King, Olentangy John, Stone Darling, I See Hawks In L.A., Wimberley Bluegrass Band, The Chapin Sisters, The Driftwood Singers, Jenny O, Tom Brosseau + John C Reilly, RT N' The 442s, and a little bit more Stone Darling. [View with PicLens] [...]
Tom Brosseau and John C. Reilly photo by Kate Rentz The New L.A. Folk Festival put together a cozy Louvin Brothers tribute show at HM157 featuring covers of Louvin classics by an array of L.A. folk-inspired bands. Fort King started the night off a little rocky by cutting a song in the middle when singer Ryan Fuller could not hear his guitar, but the crowd would have preferred he just play through to keep the vibe magical and not stall. When you're only playing two songs, it seems like you gotta be a trooper and keep [...]
Today is the birthday of Ira Louvin, one half of the great country music pioneering Louvin Brothers. He was the dark half of the cookie and God bless him and the wife that shot him. Celebrate tonight at HM157 with The New L.A. Folk Fest and a dozen bands performing Louvin covers. Want to know what songs will be performed tonight by the likes of Tom Brosseau, John C Reilly, Stone Darling, Chapin Sisters, Emily Lacy, Wimberley Bluegrass Band, RT N' The 442s, Olentangy John, Fort King, The Damn Sons, Jenny O and Driftwood Singers? ...We [...]
Mar 10, 2011, 2:35pm
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Springtime is here! Well, it's not technically here, of course... but birds are chirping and kids are playing outside of my open window. This weekend, we'll have the pleasure of "springing forward" and gaining a glorious hour of sunshine in exchange for losing an hour of sleep. Also, my allergies are bad right now and I'm home sick in bed. So - technically or not - springtime is here! To celebrate the spring, I made a mixtape for you. It's less than 30 minutes long, so you can fit all of the songs on a single side of [...]
Photography by AMMO Producer Nicole Disson takes theater out of the 'theater' and drops it out of the sky into places like the rooftop of the Standard Downtown, where confused and bemused businesspeople wonder at the dancers in the pool and the actors in the fire pits. Her March performance of her one-night-only The Series put L.A. RECORD alumni like Julia Holter and Emily Lacy in strange new performing environments—even for them! This interview by Drew Denny. You've got a thing for rock operas, eh? [...]
Nestled deep within California's Morongo Basin, the tiny desert outpost of Pioneertown welcomed THE NEW L.A. FOLK FEST to legendary roadhouse Pappy and Harriet's. I'm not sure I can articulate the ambiance, but the warm, radiant glow of Pappy and Harriet's was an idyllic haven for folk fans brave enough to mix it up with a junior snow flurry. The festival was an intimate gathering intended to promote and document new folk music in Los Angeles as it happens. The lineup consisted of Amanda Jo Williams , Tommy Santee Klaws , Turn On The Sunlight [...]
Nestled deep within California's Morongo Basin, the tiny desert outpost of Pioneertown welcomed THE NEW L.A. FOLK FEST to legendary roadhouse Pappy and Harriet's. I'm not sure I can articulate the ambiance, but the warm, radiant glow of Pappy and Harriet's was an idyllic haven for folk fans brave enough to mix it up with [...]
Give yourself a good reason to escape town this weekend by winning tickets to The New L.A. Folk Fest Desert Weekend . See He's My Brother She's My Sister, Amanda Jo Williams, Tommy Santee Klaws, and Turn On The Sunlight this Saturday night at Pappy & Harriet's, and on Sunday morning wake up for Mia Doi Todd, The Driftwood Singers, and Emily Lacy at Joshua Tree Saloon. In between fill your time with a bunch of enlightening experiences the Fest has laid out. To win tickets, email LAFolkFest with your most memorable escape from [...]
Dan Kern Emily Lacy "Dawn" (From her self-released LP Country Singer) I'm wrapped up in the idea of Emily Lacy and her comforting voice, and the strange, beautiful ways she pronounces words. "Take" turns me into little particles, the ghost of reverb following behind her elongated vowels and pinched syllables. I whistle along with the simple guitar melody and occasionally grasp an image or feeling as it passes. Emily Lacy is a beacon of light and joy, but her album is full of [...]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS1cIX hXnmc If we get another ice age, ya better hope Emily Lacy's igloo is in your village so you can stay warm through these post-apocalyptic times. Emily Lacy recently embarked on a cross country tour to the cold part of the country, which included an igloo performance in Minnesota, repping Machine Project. Watch this, I hope you cry a little. The song is "Man On The Mountain," from her album Country Singer , which we reviewed in the new issue of L.A. RECORD. So we couldn't follow her to the igloo, but [...]
EMILY LACY AND ANNA OXYGEN ON TUESDAY DEC. 21ST AT THE ECHO COUNTRY OUTPOST, 1930 ECHO PARK AVENUE, LOS ANGELES. 7:00PM/ FREE/ ALL AGES.
The lineup for the Murder Ballads event organized by LA RECORD's Daiana Feuer and James Cartwright (aka The New Los Angeles Folk Festival ) has been announced. Taking the stage on Oct 26 with their renditions of old murder ballads will be: Frank Fairfield, Simon Stokes, Boy Scout Jamboree (Spindrift acoustic), Vaud & The Villains, Amanda Jo Williams with Olentangy John and Horse Thieves, Triple Chicken Foot, Driftwood Singers, RT N' The 44's, Julia Holter, Emily Lacy and Henry Wolfe October 26, 2010 , 8:00pm, $8.
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