Lisa Bianco
New York, USA
New York, USA
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Finding a balance between the visceral and
intellectual is one of the trickiest things to pull off in
music, but Lisa Bianco manages to do just that.
Her songs, evocative and inventive, straddle the
line between punk rock passion and
singer/songwriter introspection to create something
uniquely her own. On her new album, Post-Data,
Bianco takes on the new and constantly evolving
relationship between people and a data-saturated
world, searching for the personal connection that
breathes life into humanity…and music.
A performer emerging from New York City’s
underground scene, Bianco has earned laudatory
notices from publications such as CMJ ("Distinctive
NYC underground songstress"), the Village Voice
(“galvanizing”) and East Coast Rocker ("Bianco is
spreading a unique sound throughout the New York
underground. An interesting blend of alternative,
guitar rock, and pure punk aggression has led to a
very distinct calling"). That praise has come in the
wake of her electric live performances - shows that
erase the distance between artist and audience.
Lisa says, “I play and tour because it provides a
sense of purpose. I often feel like a messenger.
When I’m on stage, I feel so alive, and I work to
convey that to everyone.”
Subsequently, her fan base has been a strong and
growing one, cultivated by years of hitting the NYC
club circuit at venues such as the Knitting Factory,
Arlene’s Grocery, the Bitter End, CBGB’s and the
Saint in Asbury Park, NJ. She has recently done an
east coast/Canadian tour, performed several times
at NYC’s Anti-Folk Festival on a bill with
contemporaries such as Nicole Atkins and Regina
Spektor, as well as playing the CMJ Music Marathon
and the Wave Gathering Festival in Asbury Park, in
addition to several other music festivals and
conferences. Her influences, an eclectic mix of
artists such as Radiohead, Patti Smith, Led
Zeppelin, and power-pop artists like the Bangles
and Blondie, have informed her musical sensibility,
a combination of the hard and the heady, with an
intensely emotional foundation.
For her new album, Post-Data, Lisa enlisted
producer/engineer Bryan Russell (Envy on the
Coast, Straylight Run, assistant engineer on
Coldplay’s X&Y) to man the boards. According to
Lisa, it was a great match: “When we first met,” she
recounts, “I went to his studio and he had tons of
guitars and effects. I’m big into effects so I knew we
would sync. We just bounced ideas off of one
another and had a great working relationship. He’s
a rock guy and I wanted to make a rock record that
mixes the feel of a traditional rock band with my
more experimental tendencies.”
From the opening notes of “Tumble Like Weeds,”
Post-Data is an album that reaches out to break
through the wall between artist and listener.
“Something To Prove” occurs as a statement of
purpose, and with its driving guitars and rhythm
section, the song opens up into an anthem of sorts
– an announcement of the stakes that Bianco is
playing for. Bianco’s voice is luminous in the album’
s first single, the heart-rending “Sideways,” a
melodic ballad that inspires with its urging to hold
on through the hard times. “It’s a song about how
the unthinkable sometimes happens – that thing we
thought was impossible, like losing a member of our
family. And then it’s about how we deal with it,” she
explains.
The album’s closer, “Post Data – We Communicate”
is the tie that binds the album, and it’s Post-Data’s
magnum opus. A rollicking and emotionally
affecting rocker, it incisively describes the realm of
modern communication; people speaking to each
other through terminals, developing an emotional
attachment to data. Lisa goes further, “We’ve
locked ourselves into this media in the way we run
our lives. We’ve replaced seeing each other
physically with texts and emails.” Hypnotic, hooky
and experimental, the song encapsulates the
unique vision that is pervasive throughout the
album.
As she begins to play and tour in support of Post-
Data, Lisa will be bringing her vision to life on
stage, with the power and passion that is how she
expresses herself. “I had a fan tell me after I played
that I showed them the difference between merely
living and being alive,” she says proudly. “That’s
why I don’t mind carrying my guitars and amp up
two flights of stairs after every show.” And with
Post-Data, she has made the most affecting and
thought provoking music of her young career.
Instrumentation
Solo Performance
Lisa Bianco: Lead vocals
Electric and acoustic guitars
Band Performance:
Lisa Bianco: Lead vocals
Electric and acoustic guitars
David Leatherwood: Bass guitar
Dan Duggins: Drums
Gerry Perlinski: Guitar/Harmonies
Discography
"Post Data"(Full length album) - March 2009
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FACEBOOK: Lisa Bianco
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Links
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intellectual is one of the trickiest things to pull off in
music, but Lisa Bianco manages to do just that.
Her songs, evocative and inventive, straddle the
line between punk rock passion and
singer/songwriter introspection to create something
uniquely her own. On her new album, Post-Data,
Bianco takes on the new and constantly evolving
relationship between people and a data-saturated
world, searching for the personal connection that
breathes life into humanity…and music.
A performer emerging from New York City’s
underground scene, Bianco has earned laudatory
notices from publications such as CMJ ("Distinctive
NYC underground songstress"), the Village Voice
(“galvanizing”) and East Coast Rocker ("Bianco is
spreading a unique sound throughout the New York
underground. An interesting blend of alternative,
guitar rock, and pure punk aggression has led to a
very distinct calling"). That praise has come in the
wake of her electric live performances - shows that
erase the distance between artist and audience.
Lisa says, “I play and tour because it provides a
sense of purpose. I often feel like a messenger.
When I’m on stage, I feel so alive, and I work to
convey that to everyone.”
Subsequently, her fan base has been a strong and
growing one, cultivated by years of hitting the NYC
club circuit at venues such as the Knitting Factory,
Arlene’s Grocery, the Bitter End, CBGB’s and the
Saint in Asbury Park, NJ. She has recently done an
east coast/Canadian tour, performed several times
at NYC’s Anti-Folk Festival on a bill with
contemporaries such as Nicole Atkins and Regina
Spektor, as well as playing the CMJ Music Marathon
and the Wave Gathering Festival in Asbury Park, in
addition to several other music festivals and
conferences. Her influences, an eclectic mix of
artists such as Radiohead, Patti Smith, Led
Zeppelin, and power-pop artists like the Bangles
and Blondie, have informed her musical sensibility,
a combination of the hard and the heady, with an
intensely emotional foundation.
For her new album, Post-Data, Lisa enlisted
producer/engineer Bryan Russell (Envy on the
Coast, Straylight Run, assistant engineer on
Coldplay’s X&Y) to man the boards. According to
Lisa, it was a great match: “When we first met,” she
recounts, “I went to his studio and he had tons of
guitars and effects. I’m big into effects so I knew we
would sync. We just bounced ideas off of one
another and had a great working relationship. He’s
a rock guy and I wanted to make a rock record that
mixes the feel of a traditional rock band with my
more experimental tendencies.”
From the opening notes of “Tumble Like Weeds,”
Post-Data is an album that reaches out to break
through the wall between artist and listener.
“Something To Prove” occurs as a statement of
purpose, and with its driving guitars and rhythm
section, the song opens up into an anthem of sorts
– an announcement of the stakes that Bianco is
playing for. Bianco’s voice is luminous in the album’
s first single, the heart-rending “Sideways,” a
melodic ballad that inspires with its urging to hold
on through the hard times. “It’s a song about how
the unthinkable sometimes happens – that thing we
thought was impossible, like losing a member of our
family. And then it’s about how we deal with it,” she
explains.
The album’s closer, “Post Data – We Communicate”
is the tie that binds the album, and it’s Post-Data’s
magnum opus. A rollicking and emotionally
affecting rocker, it incisively describes the realm of
modern communication; people speaking to each
other through terminals, developing an emotional
attachment to data. Lisa goes further, “We’ve
locked ourselves into this media in the way we run
our lives. We’ve replaced seeing each other
physically with texts and emails.” Hypnotic, hooky
and experimental, the song encapsulates the
unique vision that is pervasive throughout the
album.
As she begins to play and tour in support of Post-
Data, Lisa will be bringing her vision to life on
stage, with the power and passion that is how she
expresses herself. “I had a fan tell me after I played
that I showed them the difference between merely
living and being alive,” she says proudly. “That’s
why I don’t mind carrying my guitars and amp up
two flights of stairs after every show.” And with
Post-Data, she has made the most affecting and
thought provoking music of her young career.
Instrumentation
Solo Performance
Lisa Bianco: Lead vocals
Electric and acoustic guitars
Band Performance:
Lisa Bianco: Lead vocals
Electric and acoustic guitars
David Leatherwood: Bass guitar
Dan Duggins: Drums
Gerry Perlinski: Guitar/Harmonies
Discography
"Post Data"(Full length album) - March 2009
FIND VIDEO HERE:
MYSPACE: Lisa Bianco
YOU TUBE: Lisa Bianco
OTHER WEBSITES:
FACEBOOK: Lisa Bianco
TWITTER: Lisa Bianco
REVERB NATION: LisaBianco
Links
Lisa Bianco Website
Post Data
1. Tumble Like Weeds
2. All The Things That
Remind Me
3. Sideways
4. Whatever The Cost
5. Already Gone
6. Catch & Weave
7. Something To Prove
8. Falling Leaves
9. As Good As It Gets
10. Post Data / We
Communicate
1. Tumble Like Weeds
2. All The Things That
Remind Me
3. Sideways
4. Whatever The Cost
5. Already Gone
6. Catch & Weave
7. Something To Prove
8. Falling Leaves
9. As Good As It Gets
10. Post Data / We
Communicate
(Lisa's former band.
Available on CD Baby only)
1. Hunted Rebirth
2. Five-Four
3. Point Of View
4. Sun Glare
Available on CD Baby only)
1. Hunted Rebirth
2. Five-Four
3. Point Of View
4. Sun Glare