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Nora Thunderstein

About Me

Greetings and salutations. You might say I've been musically inclined my whole life. I'm told I whistled when I could barely talk. I danced to the choir in church (and no, we weren't baptists, we were catholics.). I've always had a love affair with music.
I started playing the organ when I was 6 years old. I barely practiced, which drove my mom nuts. With only 4 years of formal training, I have to say that I am mostly self taught.
In school, I learned to play the clarinet, and eventually the bass clarinet and contrabass clarinet. These were my first performances before an audience. I was blessed to have gone to CASQUE for my last 2 years in highschool. This meant that there was a slam once a month where I got to perform my own original material.
For about 4 years after highschool, I did little when it came to music. But I'm back in the swing of things again, performing when I can, writing, learning songs, looking for more gigs, looking for new projects to start, and trying to figure out what to do about a demo.
Most recently, I've relocated from Queens, NY to Austin, TX. I'm hoping to find a community of like-minded artists here. Hit me up if you'd like to jam.
A previous project. Check em' out:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/08/2006
Band Website: none
Band Members: Ms. Thunderstein herself of course, playing one of a plethora of many instruments.
Influences: The Cranberries, Tori Amos, Sheryl Crow, The Beatles, Radiohead, Beck, Dar Williams, Sarah McLachlan, Cher, Rogers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, and assorted hymns.
Sounds Like: Bizarro Carly Simon, Aimee Mann, a splash of Tori Amos, Church music, and broadway showtunes all at the same time. Yes, it is entirely possible.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

See the Dump @ Ace of Clubs

We're making our debut. Its gonna be friggin' awesome!!!
Posted by on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:42:00 GMT

Back with the band

That's right kids, I missed the motherfuckers. Come and check us out:
Posted by on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:16:00 GMT

Yeah yeah, I know....

As you may have noticed, there is still no music on my profile. That's because despite the fact that I would like to record a demo, I have no money. Also, at the recommendation of a friend, I've decid...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:31:00 GMT

Gotta love passive aggressiveness...

My show at Roadhouse has been cancelled yet again the day before the actual gig. So, it is fairly apparent that I no longer have a monthly gig. The owner didn't even have the common decency to call me...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:56:00 GMT

Whats new...

I've been tired as fuck being as the semester has just started on the plus side, my band DumpBody has some upcoming shows...   9/17 THE TRASHBAR (BROOKLYN)9/24 THE VILLIAGE PUB SOUTH (AMITYVILLE ...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:06:00 GMT

Sorry kids, shows been canceled...

Yeah, the A&M Roadhouse has been canceled this week. I should be playing there the first wednesday of next month if all goes well. Sorry for the short notice. I've been alternately busy and lazy l...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:16:00 GMT

As you can see, this a work in progress...

Just started putting up the page a couple days ago. Hopefully within the next week I'll be able to put up a song or two. Meanwhile, I can be seen with my band Dumpbody @ the Continental on tuesday at ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:41:00 GMT