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 Rachel Ries's Profile |
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something about heartfelt sincerity? |
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| Location: | Chicago / South Dakota, |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 7, 2008 (552 days back) |
About Me |
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| There's something about this one lonely farm in South Dakota where there was dirt under my nails & paint in my hair. A typewriter in the kitchen and a piano in the other room. Now I find it's Chicago and all these dear & temporal homes scattered about. It's travel and trying to be good. It's trying to shake off this one shaky muse without shaking myself loose. A video for Chicago. Created by Amy Lynn Kazymerchyk, the Stone Fox. .. |
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Music:Member Since: 10/30/2005Band Website: rachelries.com Band Members: Other than Miss Ries, it often involves one Ms. Ariel Bolles (of royal blood and in line to inherit a castle in England) on upright bass & harmonies. In Chicago & on records, it's a revolving cast including Kevin O'Donnell on drums (Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, Jon Rauhouse, Neko Case), Nathaniel Braddock on rip-roaring guitar (Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Edith Frost, The Zincs, The Ancient Greeks), Casey Meehan on keys (himself, Love Story in Blood Red, The Means), Joel Paterson on guitar & pedal steel (Devil in a Woodpile, Kelly Hogan, the Western Elstons), Alison Chesley on cello (Verbow, Poi Dog Pondering), and Maria McCullough on violin. Scattered across our fine land, the band also involves the awesomness which is Alisa Rose & Adam "Roscoe" Roszkiewicz on violin & mandolin/guitar (respectively), Neil Cleary on drums, keys & sweetness, Andru Bemis on banjo & guitar, Mike Reeb on drums, Mr. Jesse Graber on fiddle, guitar & mandolin, Drew Lindsay on keys, Dan Salyers on drums, Chris Merrill on upright bass, Anais Mitchell as herself, Robert Blake and Louis Ledford . Influences: The Mennonite Hymnal, Tom Waits, Chopin, Nina Simone, M Ward, John Prine, Fats Waller, Sarah Harmer, Townes Van Zandt, The Carpenters, Sandy Denny, Fruit Bats, Neil Young, Anais Mitchell, John Hartford, A.L. Kennedy and the highlands of Scotland, Billie Holiday, Superwolf, Robert Blake, Lambchop, boys, Robert Anton Wilson, The Louvin Brothers, scotch, Matt Fockler, Blind Melon (yes), Faure's Requiem!, Veda Hille, Iron & Wine, Vic Chestnutt, Fairfield, IA, Mr. Cameron McGill, Golden Hits from the 20's & 30's, Goldfrapp's Felt Mountain, Elliott Smith, Jeanette Winterson, Philip Glass, I Monster, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Andrew Calhoun, Pink Floyd, Alasdair Roberts, Philip Glass, Leonard Cohen, Low, Paul Cross, Myshkin's Ruby Warblers, Louis Ledford, Dostoevsky, Kris Kristofferson, Jason Eklund, Devon Sproule, Gram Parsons, Spoon, Umberto Eco, Patsy Cline, red right ankle, REM, Sparklehorse, Ana Egge, Johnny Staccato / Jeremy Messersmith, Cast King, The Handsome Family, my mom & dad and the prairie. Also, and very much so, when the sun is out. Sounds Like: Here's what some say: If Rachel's voice were a tree branch, a ripe russet apple would hang at its end: a gift, there to take... (cont.) - saidthegramophone This record is like taking a luxurious bath in an Art Deco tub on the rooftop of a lived-in brownstone on a starry night... (cont.) - Seven Days, Vermont I've been listening to it for weeks, but continue to hear new things in Rachel's classically trained voice, in the beautiful analog recording, and in the sparse yet perfectly aligned backing band. It's hard to sum up any great songwriter in just one or two sentences, but for me Rachel's songs are such a marvel of simplicity and restraint... (cont.) - Songs:Illinois From the first cascading melody line of “Lonely Spires,” Rachel Ries ensnares the listener in a gorgeous web of silvery vocals, homey fingerpicking and strumming, and literary lyrics wrapped in mercurial, yet soothing tunes... (cont.) - Acoustic Guitar Without a Bird is, without a doubt, a modern classic. Thoroughly engaging music from an individual who is doing everything right... (cont.) - babysue.com Without a Bird (2007) SoDak Records Limited Edition 180 gram Vinyl (includes full CD) / $19 Without a Bird (2007) SoDak Records - CD / $14 For You Only (2005) Waterbug Records - CD / $14 (a secure PayPal shopping cart) it also sounds kind of like this: Record Label: SoDak Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Indie / Americana / Concrete) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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pretty pretty pictures, moving pictures |
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| there was this day when amy lynn kazymerchyk & i set out from my apartment all bundled for winter and carrying her Super-8 camera. we went to that odd flower shop down the street on Armitage - i went... Posted by Rachel Ries on Sat, 31 May 2008 04:10:00 PST |
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you’re alight & i’m alive and here’s a song to show for it all |
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| Today after work I wandered from room to room in this coldcold apartment; a tangle of c(h)ords and puzzling over buttons. It's been awhile since I turned off the heater and recorded a new song, as pr... Posted by Rachel Ries on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:15:00 PST |
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after a blizzard in boston we waltz |
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| This morning I did one of my most-favored things that comes with this life - waltzing in the kitchen with a shining little child. August is 10 months and we spun & sung amongst the pots & pans as the... Posted by Rachel Ries on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:17:00 PST |
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Here. I found this and thought of you because, of course, I do: |
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| In our family we stammer unless, half mad, we come to speech at last- William Carlos Williams, taken from "To Daphne and Virginia" Posted by Rachel Ries on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:51:00 PST |
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a ripe russet apple would hang |
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| Here, I have this: from a music writer who writes in such a way that I want to hold the words on my tongue for extra long and longer than it takes. I want him to tell me stories. I would close my ey... Posted by Rachel Ries on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:36:00 PST |
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a lost toe, an ode to the icy backstairs |
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| today (7/12/7):for awhile now i've been loathing this blog thing. i don't feel like i know how to do it right - but then i feel that way for a lot of things. i don't know how to: lift weights, play... Posted by Rachel Ries on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:35:00 PST |
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Without a Bird, hot off the presses, and available right here. |
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| It's true - the album is oh-so-done and available right here through myspace! I spent the day mucking about with HTML and those little clicky buttons are what I have to show for it. Please appreciat... Posted by Rachel Ries on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:04:00 PST |
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Upon the removal of Elevators |
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| Apologies to those of you who were into my rendition of Outkast's Elevators! I just took it down because it was causing a bit of troubled confusion for some. A couple dear dear family members of min... Posted by Rachel Ries on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:56:00 PST |
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The first review is in! Art Deco tubs and were off! |
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| So today Ari & I embark on the Without a Bird release tour! It's time to load up all that damn homemade jam and the pretty-as-pie Silvertone and kiss the kitty goodbye, yet again. As soon as the shi... Posted by Rachel Ries on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:16:00 PST |
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It's a sad thing but for a good reason. (re: new album / shows) |
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| I have an ancient quilt ("crazy" quilt, if you will) up on my wall. From my bed, where I am just now, I have a perfect vantage point of its colorful chaos. Cumulatively, I've spent hours upon hours ... Posted by Rachel Ries on Thu, 03 May 2007 04:41:00 PST |
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