Member Since: 3/7/2005
Band Website: jodishaw.com
Band Members: Jodi Shaw on piano, guitar, and vocals.
Influences: Deb Silver, Anne Sexton, Pablo Neruda, Harvey Milk, Henry Fool, Alice Neel, Jackson Pollack, Moby Dick, Tyson Grumm, Elliott Smith, J.S. Bach, Steven Shainberg, Jane Campion, Frank O'Hara, Tori Amos, Bill Bradley, Carl Jung, Henry Darger, Diane Arbus, Woody Allen, Henry Chinaski, Patty Griffin, Jesus H. Christ, Gonzalo Silva, Martin Buber, Gordon and Annie, Anna O, Robertson Davies, Winnie-the-Pooh, pigeons, grafitti, snow, cranes, tugboats, New York City, Copenhagen, the Atlantic Ocean, a three-legged dog, snow falling through the grates of the subway station ceiling, two sparrows fighting over a tissue, etc. etc. etc.
Sounds Like: What others have said:
"Snow on Saturn . . . a must hear on Earth."
-Mike Jurkovic for F.A.M.E.
"...a cross between Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin."
-Renatt Brodsky for New York Resident
"...this Newfoundland poetess sounds as much like Suzanne Vega (circa her debut LP) as anybody you've ever heard."
-The Village Voice (NYC)
"If you are a fan of folk or singer/songwriter in the vein of Christine Kane, Dar Williams, and Suzanne Vega or the oddly executed acoustic moments of The Monkees or John Lennon then you should check this out."
-Mark Fisher for 1340mag.com
Record Label: Moon Rocket
Type of Label: Indie