Virago Album Release Performance May 31, 2019 at the Royal Room, Seattle, WA

So excellent. This whole album is filled with beautiful ideas and percision players.

Virago's Lament

Bad Scene

Once Upon a Caterpillar

Once Upon A Caterpillar

Ignoramus

Jane Mabrysmith Guitar1 (sittin' back near the bone couch)
Amy Denio Vox, Sax, and Sounds
Mia Katherine Boyle, 3 string Cigar-Box, Vox, Magick, and Spell Casting
Christian Heilman Engineer and Keys
Steve Turnidge Bass
Jack Endino Drumkit2 
Greg Reid Drumkit1

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Touchy Subjects: Wall of Solstice Mix, June 20, 5:43 EDT
performed by Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars

guitars: Marcelo Andrade, Steve Ball (+ebow), Aileen Bunch, Michael Fisher, Michael Foti, Sudeip Ghosh, Christoph Goezten, Patrick Grant (+ebow), Daniel Reyes Llinas, Reinaldo Perez, Christopher Simpson

touch guitar (+ebow): Jeremy Nesse

bass guitars: Jane Mabrysmith, Sarah Metivier Schadt, Dan Cooper

drums & percussion: John Ferrari

record producer: Patrick Grant
media producer: Jocelyn Gonzales
admin assistance: Nora Elbayoumy

6/20 audio link launches at 5:43 pm EDT ... https://bit.ly/30QWpLV
6/21 video link launches at 8:00 pm EDT ... https://vimeo.com/426311201

"On June 20-21, 2020, Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars will release new music (June 20) and an accompanying video (June 21) in observance of the Summer Solstice. The new work, entitled "Touchy Subjects", is a musical meditation on the real phenomenon of “touch starvation” that many are experiencing since the onset of social distancing. “Touchy Subjects” will explore the tonalities of touch, or the ways in which we physically connect to the world we inhabit have changed.

Tilted Axes is an award-winning project of post-rock composer and performer Patrick Grant, which brings specially composed electric guitar music into public spaces. The group consists of 15-18 electric guitarists playing instrumental music through wearable mini-amps, accompanied by percussionists and other performers. Stylistically the ensemble covers a number of genres, centering on the nexus where rock, classical, and world music meet. Tilted Axes performs in public squares, museums, and festivals of all kinds."

Info: http://tiltedaxes.com/tiltedaxes.html

Tilted Axes "Touchy Subjects” Wall of Solstice Mix, June 20, 5:43 EDT

Virago is a lush, progressive rock project newly created by Seattle based vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter, Jane Mabrysmith (Love and Fury, The Januariez). The band features Amy Denio (Kultur Shock, The Tone Dogs) on bass and vocals and Alex Dillard (Huey and the InFLOWentials) on drums and keys. They began working together in 2016 after Jane reached out to Amy about recording some of her songs, to which Amy responded, “I’ve been wondering when you were gonna ask me to play!”

After sifting through several drummers, Alex, who is also Jane’s oldest son, had already learned the songs by proxy and wanted to try out. Amy was keen, and so it began. They recorded the basic tracks at Studio Litho in Seattle and invited Alex Faide (Los Twang! Marvels), Gretta Harley (Love and Fury, These Streets), and Michelle Brayson into the mix for additional collaboration.

Following a year of recording, writing, improvising, editing, and mixing, the tangible result of this endeavor, titled Virago’s Lament, delivers a dark and moody mix of the whimsical and the ironic. Jane’s lyrics range from the surrealism of fake news in “To Believe in You” to the irrational sense of loss from leaving social media with “Offline”. Amy’s bass lines and harmonies combined with Alex Dillard's drums and keys deliver eccentricity and attitude. The contributions of Alex Faide's preternatural guitar interwoven with Michelle and Gretta's soaring vocals provide texture and depth that make this record a complete sonic experience.

Virago's Lament is set for release Friday, May 31, 2019 with a live performance at The Royal Room in Columbia City, featuring Into The Cold, Beyond Captain Orca, and DAIPANbutoh. The Virago performance team consists of Amy Denio on bass/vocals, Gretta Harley on keys/guitar/vocals, Alex Dillard on drums, and Chris Gibson (The League of Crafty Guitarist North America, King Crimson Fall 2017 tour) on lead guitar. Reservations are highly recommended for this show.

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