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On the road with Imaad Wasif and the New Pornographers

Ysanne — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:32:28 +0000

I’m in the middle of the desert somewhere between Palm Springs and Tucson, Arizona. This iPhone tech is crazy! So I am tweeting this tour every day with photos at @ilovestrings Come ride with us as we rock!!!

Private show at Mudrock’s studio

Ysanne — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:33:37 +0000

I played a secret warm-up show with Imaad Wasif on Thursday June 17th. It was at Andrew Mudrock’s studio in Eagle Rock, and was filmed for future release.

Listen to the recordings here
Watch a video here

Imaad Wasif & The New Pornographers

Ysanne — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:58:41 +0000

I’m going on a US tour with two bands: Imaad Wasif, and The New Pornographers. Instead of sitting back stage eating candy, I’ll play for both bands.

Two nights at the Henry Fonda Music Box in L.A., and a zillion nights in far-away places like Tulsa, OK. Two fantastic bands, very different musically, but equally beautiful and great vibes.

Confirmed US tour dates

Imaad Wasif needs my magic strings

Ysanne — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:45:41 +0000

I’m super excited about playing strings for Imaad Wasif. His new album, The Voidist, came out on Tee Pee Records, home of spacey guitar rock bands like The Warlocks, Brian Jonestown Massacre and Ya Ho Wa 13. His biggest gig to date was composing music for Spike Jonze’s “Where The Wild Things Are“.

Imaad is a seriously talented, inventive guitarist, an intense vocalist, and strong songwriter. It’s heavy, psychedelic, intelligent music, with intricate harmonies and catchy melodies. Think Devandra Banhart meets Nick Drake, add some Yeah Yeah Yeah’s and a touch of Pumpkins, and it’s somewhere like that.

The music we make together is truly sublime. It’s one of those projects that seems greater than any of the parts individually. Transcendent.

Here’s us playing at Spaceland in Los Angeles on February 11…