Laura Tsaggaris
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Folky pop
Status:
Most recent release, Live At The Atlas (live, 2015)
See also:
Laura Tsaggaris's site
Comparisons:
Alanis Morissette, Ani DiFranco
Covers/own material:
Own, occasional co-writing
General comments:
Strong, piano-based emotive pop with a touch of Alanis Morissette (vocally), Ani DiFranco (folky pop styling). Laura Tsaggaris is a powerfully emotional singer and songwriter. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Recommended first album:
Any
Recordings:
- Laura Tsaggaris ep (ep, 2003)
- Proof (2005)
- Keep Talking (2009)
- Everyman (2013)
- Live At The Atlas (live, 2015)
Proof
Release info:
2005—over timerecords—0tr002
Availability:
See Laura Tsaggaris's site
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Laura Tsaggaris—vocals and acoustic guitar all tracks, ebow (5), rhythm electric guitar (7), piano (10)
Guest artists:
John Custer—electric guitars all tracks, acoustic harmics (6), open-tuned acousic (10), "mandolin" (8)
Jim Crew—piano all tracks, Hammond B3 (4, 7, 10)
Matt Brandau—bass
Kevin Neimond—bass (9)
Stephen Levitin—drums, percussion
Brian Regin, Oscar Ozolunch—violins (1, 5, 9)
Alexandra Glinkowski—viola (1, 5, 9)
Lisa Shaugnessy—cello (1, 5, 9)
Produced by:
Ian Schreier
Comments:
Evocative, moody pop. Solid songwriting and vocals. Recommended for nearly everyone—she deserves to be much better known and widely heard. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Live At The Atlas
Release info:
2015—over • time records—OTR006
Availability:
See Laura Tsaggaris's site
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Laura Tsaggaris—vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Guest artists:
Wes Lanch—B3, Rhodes, piano
Bobby Thompson—electric guitar, wissenborn
Patrick Thornton—bass
Ben Tufts—drums
James Candiloro—drums (15)
Justin Jones—backing vocals
Sandy Choi—violin
Kaitlin Moreno—violin
Eric Dewaardt—viola
Yvonne Carruthers—cello
Produced by:
Jamie Candiloro
Comments:
It's a powerful and emotional live album, and Laura Tsaggaris has some great songs that she performs here. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)
Thanks to Sophia Gurley and Anna Maria Stjärnell for work on this entry
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