LL’s Music Video for Kendl Winter (K Records)

babel — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:06:36 +0000

I had the fortunate opportunity to play a show with the lovely & talented Kendl Winter in Olympia, WA on this past tour. It was doubly fortunate to hang out at Kendl’s houseboat later and show her some of my music videos—then she asked me to make her one! So here ’tis. I adore Kendl’s song, “Mama Will Buy,” and I hope the video captures the tender spirit of it.

Watch the vid, learn more about Kendl, (and buy her new album!) @ K Records Tumblr.

new work coming…

babel — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:27:03 +0000

just me in my February fever dream.

Winter 2011 West Coast Tour ~ Wrap Up

babel — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:20:56 +0000

Photos

This last tour of 2011 really brought together a rare year in my life which gave me experiences and artistic joys that are hard to conceive. I just feel blessed for this experience to play music, and get to know such diverse and inspiring people along the way. Thank you to anyone who has supported me, for I am deeply, deeply grateful. Here’s to a happy and prosperous 2012!

Love,
Melissa

FMLY Fest is here!

babel — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:09:34 +0000

I’m excited, nervous, thrilled to be playing FMLY Fest this year, which kicks off tomorrow in LA. See me play midnight tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 29) at the “chillout tent” at Cat Nap.

Get your tickets at http://fmlyfest.tumblr.com.

Read all about it in the LA Weekly music blog at http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound.

Magical Mistakes remixes Lady Lazarus

babel — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:43:49 +0000

Magical Mistakes (the solo project of Erik Luebs) shifts, cuts up, and creates a startlingly unique soundscape with my song, “Via Elysian Fields: Lake Pontchartrain.” I float in and out amidst natural found sounds, chimes, glitchy tweaks and breakbeats. At one point, Erik has altered my voice to a strangely fulfilling, screaming-eagle-like pitch. It’s a fairly new phenomenon for me, but there’s something really nice about hearing your vocals all spliced and rehashed.

Download the remix for free off Magical Mistakes’ upcoming Special Friends EP: http://magicalmistakes.com.

Thanks also to Zen Tapes for their sweet post on the track: http://zentapes.com.

New Videos

babel — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:36:01 +0000

Here’s a new one I made for “Kurosawa’s Dreams and Me,” an instrumental track off Mantic. (That’s me in the hospital bed, oh my). Hope you like.

And here’s a live video of “Via Elysian Fields: Lake Pontchartrain” shot by Safe // Sound this past summer in a Savannah…

off to the Pacific Northwest…

babel — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:30:25 +0000

I love this region… moody, inclement, cloud-covered. I can’t help but think of woodsy, eerie towns and the mysteries in between a la Twin Peaks. It’s spooky up there, but undeniably beautiful. Here’s to getting lost in it.

Come see me play in Olympia (12/15), Portland (12/16), and Anacortes (12/18). More details: http://ladylazarus.net/shows/.

West Coast Tour begins… nowwwwww

babel — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:28:17 +0000

My existential leap-of-faith/West Coast tour kicks off Friday, Nov. 25, in the fervent, torch-bearing City of Oakland, CA…

Here’s the full list of dates with individual show details right here. I hope to add one more show in Sacramento soon, so please stay tuned. Can’t wait to see you out there.

you no longer believe in anything
movement of train, mauve waves
grammar’s anomie
gets you down or
war at the back and crown of head
… PsyOps, o chicken little the sky! the sky!
– Anne Waldman, “Matriot Acts, Act I [History of Mankind]“

Lady Lazarus West Coast Tour ~ 2011-’12

Friday, November 25 ~ Oakland, CA ~ The Uptown
Tuesday, November 29 ~ San Francisco, CA ~ The Hemlock Tavern
Saturday, December 3 ~ Los Angeles, CA ~ Bootleg Theater
Thursday, December 15 ~ Olympia, WA ~ Le Voyeur
Friday, December 16 ~ Portland, OR ~ Twilight Cafe & Bar
Saturday, December 17 ~ Seattle, WA ~ House Show
Sunday, December 18 ~ Anacortes, WA ~ The Business
Thursday, December 29 – Friday, December 30 ~ Los Angeles, CA ~ FMLY FEST 2011
Thursday, January 5 – Friday, January 6 ~ Oakland, CA ~ FMLY FEST 2012

Photo by Papa Vic Photography.

Artwork by Kristin Farr.

IFC.com Premieres Marshmallow Ghosts’ Music Videos

babel — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:54:55 +0000

Exclusive Premiere: The Marshmallow Ghosts’ excerpts from “Corpse Reviver No. 2″

This is the first I’ve seen of these two new videos from our “supergroup,” The Marshmallow Ghosts, and I must admit I had to watch the first one with my hands over my eyes! Pretty/gory stuff. As I mentioned in earlier posts, the project features Lady Lazarus on vocals, members of Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dreamend, Hospital Ships, and Casket Girls, and is out now via Graveface.

FMLY FEST 2011 in LA, Dec. 29 and 30

babel — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:09:33 +0000

Really excited to be a part of FMLY FEST this year along with Blackbird Blackbird, Pregnant, Yohuna, Steffaloo, and many more amazing bands and artists. The festival takes place Thursday, Dec. 29 & Friday, Dec. 30 across a few venues in LA; tickets are on sale now with set times and more details to come.

http://fmlyfest.tumblr.com/

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=217767964926547

((Will also be playing FMLY FEST in Oakland, Jan. 5 & 6 2012.)) Stay tuned… http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109973825780765.