12/30 - Friday :: Elizabeth & The Catapult
Website: www.ElizabethAndTheCatapult.com
A New York band that plays smart, jazz-tinged, sometimes-topical indie-pop music, Elizabeth and the Catapult fuses sweet chamber-pop melodies with the charismatic vocals of Elizabeth Ziman.
Basically, The Other Side Of Zero--the new album by Elizabeth & The Catapult--is a commentary on the parallels of Elizabeth Ziman's New York City life and Leonard Cohen's inability to achieve Buddhist ideals. She describes the album's rawness in the following way:
"The record is more blatantly honest, even rude at times." Elizabeth continues, "Even the happiest sounding pop songs on this record have a tinge of regret and darkness to them...and thank goodness for that. Ultimately, that's the only way I'd feel comfortable singing them. I'm drawn to the ambiguity like a menacing smile."
Special Guest: Taiyo
Website: www.taiyo.ws
Home grown talent. Six years ago Taiyo played a song or two before Elizabeth's Living Room concert. He will perform a song or two tonight with his friend Oskar.
Originally from Long Island, Casey has been surrounded by music her whole life. Her soft melodies and honest lyrics have a way of captivating everyone around her. In the past, Casey has had the honor of playing and singing with the Berstein Bard Trio and the Big Joe Fitz Band. She sings privately for weddings and you can occasionally find her playing at the Water Street Market in New Paltz.