 Founded
in 2002 at a crossroads between Los Angeles and the infamous
Inland Empire, emith ("the good life") is
an original band of the old and new, of humor and sadness,
of the pristine and the profane. The band plays both as
an acoustic duo, featuring new songwriter Carol Ann Ives on vocals
and guitar, and highly respected guitarist Stevie Gurr
(Dr. John, Elvin Bishop, and others) on guitar, bass and
harmonica, and also as a full band supplemented by various
local favorites on bass and drums.
emith's style of music features melodic, haunting
influences from rock, folk, country, blues, and Celtic
genres. One of the members of Peter Paul and Mary, apparently
so overcome with a powerful inspiration in writing one
of his songs, once started a foundation for songs that
are inspired by spirits "calling from a distant
place." This is the kind of music emith features,
ethereal but rootsy, lyrically compelling but catchy,
and full of humor, passion and a wry sex appeal. The
band brings a modern energy to melodies that sound as
if they were written centuries ago. Accessible by both
youthful and mature audiences, emith is a fresh new
arrival producing compelling songs and an in-the-flesh
impression that is hard to forget.
emith has won and/or been nominated for a number of
independent music awards and is currently playing regionally
throughout Southern California, in addition to upcoming
dates in New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago,
and Utah. Their 4-song EP Connecting is available at
cdbaby.com and artistlaunch.com, as well as through
their website, www.emith.com.
The act is currently recording new material for their
debut full-length.
Biography provided by Carol Ann Ives & Stevie |
