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You are Loved, Kim Garrison

June 23, 2010 by Vonette

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Paris. San Francisco. New York City. Galway, Ireland. Singer-songwriter Kim Garrison has been here, there and everywhere… burgeoning, diverse cities all serving as inspiration for her debut album, “You are Loved.”

In 2007, Garrison could be found playing venues in NYC’s Lower East Side weekly. After only the second show with other San Francisco expirates, Garrison recorded “You are Loved” at Brooklyn’s Monkeyboy Studios in less than a week, but its quick turnaround isn’t apparent with beautifully-crafted melodies, powerful ballads and seemingly alcohol-induced emotions.

Listing artist Gustave Moreau and writer Ayn Rand as inspiration (as well as red wine and Jameson, god love her) Garrison, who has made San Francisco her permanent residence for now, delivers a complex collection of melancholy stories on “You are Loved,” with her fiercely poignant voice that sometimes chants like a Native American spiritual guide, but most often remsembles the easy-going, hanging-in-the-bar likeness of Sheryl Crow. In the track “Anything Alive,” she sings “One hand on the bottle, one on my knee/ Too early to decipher which is the enemy.” No whiney, helpless shit here… Garrison is totally in control.

Kim Garrison will be playing The Hotel Utah in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 30. Want to see Kim for FREE??? Yeah, I thought you might. Simply email Julia at julia@vonette.com with “KIM GARRISON“ in the subject line and you win a spot for two on the guestlist! Giveaway ends Tuesday, June 29.

LIVE webcast!! solo/acoustic performances every wednesday in august! woot.

i'm thrilled to announce i will be broadcasting a LIVE concert every wednesday in august from my apartment in brooklyn, ny. my stairwell to be exact ;)

you can tune in from anywhere - all you need is an internet connection. just go to ustream on wednesday nights at 7:30 pm (eastern standard time) to watch, chat and hang out with me :) i will be broadcasting august 12, 19 and 26th.

this is a rare opportunity to see me playing an acoustic set, which most of you know pretty much never happens :) new songs, older songs, cover songs...who knows. there's a chat too so you can request what you want to hear :)

PLEASE HELP spread the word, post the banner, embed the ustream player, forward this blog, etc etc, anywhere you can - myspace, facebook, twitter - EVERYWHERE!

yipppeee. see you then!!

xoxokim

kim garrison band to play the living room in nyc - august 23rd

the kim garrison band will be playing the famed 'living room' in nyc on august 23rd at 10pm.

kim garrison band
@ the living room
sunday. august 23. 2009
10pm. FREE. 21+
154 ludlow st.
new york. ny. 10002
www.livingroomny.com

see you then.

philly show - this monday, june 15th - 845pm at the blinkin lincoln

headed to philly on monday for a lil set at the blinkin lincoln hope you can make it!! please help spread the world.

kim garrison @ the blinkin lincoln
8:45pm
6080 ridge ave
philadelphia. pa

www.blinkinlincoln.com
www.kimgarrison.com

'you are loved' = OUT NOW and available on itunes, amazon, cdbaby and kimgarrison.com

"...lovely, dark, deep songs sewn up with a ribbon of country twang." - Boston Phoenix

"...a fresh and fierce songstress with a penchant for driving rock lullabies and gritty, gut-punching melodic hooks that hang in the air and do flips." - city of dis

"Kim Garrison's music waves between indie rock and willowy folk, between shadow and light, between ether and abyss. Half-angel, half-demon, a kind of spiritual daughter of Jeff Buckley and PJ Harvey."- Election Song

collected sounds - 'you are loved' review

Sweedish music blog did a nice lil review of 'you are loved' :

"Kim Garrison has a voice of a kind that few possess; it’s supple and yet beautifully fierce. Her debut album has songs to match and some choice covers...Beware of Water is minimal and expressive, Garrison recalling Tanya Donnelly’s lovely voice. She sings warningly of a siren hidden in the water."

check out the whole review here.

tour dates announced.

west coast tour dates announced. kim garrrison will be in california with her band playing the viper room in los angeles on may 28th and cafe du nord insan francisco on may 31st.

album review from nyc music community - knocks from underground

pretty long review from the nyc community that is knocks from underground. here's an excerpt:

"Kim Garrison’s incredibly moving voice is the clear star of her debut album You Are Loved (2009 – Red Pants Records). Part of its show-stealing strength is that, simply put, Kim Garrison fits the definition of being “good.” She could easily fill a part in a Broadway musical, where range, crispness, and likability are key. But beyond that cookie-cutter ability, there’s a knowing edge, a hard coreness that understands a thing or two about being thrown around by life and could turn burly heads at a biker bar...You Are Loved is a platform for this singing talent, and an honest declaration from someone not afraid to share."


full article here.

Cool Hunting Interview

i was recently interviewed by Fiona Killackey for this uber hip blog, Cool Hunting = Cool Hunting is a daily update on ideas and products in the intersection of art, design, culture and technology, and features weekly videos that get an inside look at the people who create them. Money can buy you a lot of things, but it can’t buy you coverage on Cool Hunting. All of our content is editorially based using the standard of “stuff we like.” Published since February 2003 as a personal catalog and reference tool, the site today attracts and inspires more than 250,000 regular readers from around the world.

read the entire interview here.

YOU ARE LOVED - Review by M-A Macon [city of dis]

"Come, let’s take this boat out to sea; I won’t let the tides of my heart drown me,” she invites in the opening line of the album’s first track, Treasure. Rife with maritime references and metaphors, this auditory introduction lulls the listener into Garrison’s aggressive, but lilting world of brazen love, loss and longing. Treasure opens the book of You Are Loved and serves as its seafaring table of contents. It’s keen. It’s sexy. It’s simple and it's sanguine."

Read the entire review here

'you are loved' - 1st review/blog mention

yeh! radio campaign/add date is officially tomorrow 2/10 and we have got our first radio station blog mention woo hoo check it -

The debut album from Kim Garrison, You are Loved, is an atmospheric, vocal-driven concoction, satisfyingly heavy but not dense. You are Loved has an ethereal tone to it, somewhat like the vocals of Bat for Lashes combined with smooth, complimentary instrumentation. A highlight of the album is the cover of Jeff Buckley’s “The Sky is a Landfill”, which shows off Kim’s vocal prowess, while still doing homage to the original.

website is here.