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salix

more punk than a magnolia

About Me

salix is a singer-songwriter in the true style of the poet-lyricist, who is not afraid to use lush vocabulary to describe the world she inhabits. Her songs are rich, layered in meaning, and invoke strong visual imagery. Her lyrics are raw, brutally honest, and transmute her soul's journey in an ever evolving emotional exorcism. Her vocal style is destinct and unique , with a strong voice that draws her audience in to deep examinations of the inner world. Her live show flows with an intensity that speaks to the spirit, captivating the audience with her dynamic control and passionate guitar playing. She has performed locally in a multitude of guises: as performance poet, ambient sound sculptor, member of the Yin-Yang Music Collective , rhythm guitarist/back-up vocalist for local pop-punk band GIGANTIC!

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Member Since: 6/5/2005
Band Website: salixmusic.com (it links to this page...)
Band Members: salixwhere does salix come from?
Influences: Pain, torment, forgotten childhood memories, crates of musty vinyl, music that hasn't been made yet, every sound she has heard and plenty that she hasn't.I love music, all of it. Musicians, bands and noises that have influenced me include: Molly's Head, Ray Charles, Tool, Perfect Circle, Ani DiFranco, Deftones, Chet Atkins, Tori Amos, the Rhue Family bands, breaking glass, Prince Paul, Dr. Octogon et. al., Jean Grey, J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, the hissing that a car engine makes afer a rollover, Brian Eno, Creatures of Habit, Nancy and Frank Sinatra, everything ever put out on the Ninja Tune and Tresor labels, my crew at the HugeMassif, Johnny Cash, Robert Johnson, Daniel Johnston, Low , the traffic light control pannel outside of my previous bedroom window, the hum of a full fridge and all other electronic equipment in my life. The Wifeys, Julie Novak, Michael Truckpile, and all the diy peeps that I have seen and met in the last year. Oh yeah, and that sound that your computer makes when it connects to your dial-up ISP...i love that shit...fortunately i don't have to hear it anymore to get online ;), bonz purring, feedback, chime time, my boy Kai laughing @ 8am, bleeding lighters, harmony amongst friends.
Sounds Like: My voice has been compared to Tracy Chapman and Beth Orton, yet I've also been told that it sounds as unique as Maynard from Tool/Perfect Circle. My performance style has been compared to Richie Havens and Jim Morrison. Come see me play and tell me who I sound like...I think I sound like my soul tearing it's way out from inside the cage of my body. At least that's what I feel like when I sing...On the experimental thing i embrace all things different. I like to take sounds that I hear that evoke a strong emotional response within the core of my being, and offer them up to people to see if they open them up to another place in this space/time continum that they may have missed due to conflicting schedules.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

i ching #49 - the well (so i've gone deeper)

so yeahi'm fucking trappedevolving through the mysteriesthe spheres of influenceimposed upon the tender heartof a childbody caught in the mix of feelingless with each passing bodyi pass time withterri...
Posted by salix on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:15:00 PST

Upcoming salix shows (Friday, Monday and beyond...)

This Friday, 06/08/200708:00 PM Salix and Friends @ Muddy Cup Kingston       516 Broadway, Kingston, New York 12401Cost:by donationCome out and check out what the Salix has been wo...
Posted by salix on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:24:00 PST

oh, father (in memorium)

the last visitwas the best we ever hadbut there a questionsthat will never be askedyet you gave meso much that i still wishi wasn't rememberingsudden was your passingunexpected only in it's quietvanis...
Posted by salix on Tue, 15 May 2007 11:13:00 PST

so i found them...

so, as a rather scatterbrained artist who depends on notebooks to store my memories, losing one is akin to having brain damage...i thought i lost a really good one. one which contained most of the wor...
Posted by salix on Thu, 10 May 2007 09:08:00 PST

download salix's music and come see her play for free!

Hi y'all, salix is this week's featured musician on Our Hudson Valley Network, the home of Carl's List!  It's a phenomenal community networking site which lives by the tenet "Think Globally, Act ...
Posted by salix on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:29:00 PST

inknotsinknotsinknots

passing on the streetevery word spokendrew a stringof feigned interestthat i picked upin the hopes that it led somewhereknot the darkest cornersforgotten chasms of fearwhere i fell silent to beginclaw...
Posted by salix on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:49:00 PST

shatter the lens

its so easy to convince yourself that the projections are real inside a theater of nightmares dreams become the screens we place in front of a repetitive onslaught of images light playing b...
Posted by salix on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:34:00 PST

humans are the worst creatures

from somewhere that was so beautiful your energies came through like a whirlwind altering an existence that i've been cultivating to empower your own selfish needs in some skewed reality your s...
Posted by salix on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:43:00 PST

Upcoming Shows...

..>..>..>Tuesday, April 24th - 7:30 PMSalix @ Community Music Night @ The Rosendale Cafe [Edit] [Cancel] ...
Posted by salix on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:38:00 PST

Salix and Meryl Lammers TONIGHT @ Vox Pop in Brooklyn 9pm

Salix and her cohort Meryl Joan Lammers are making another trek to the NY Metro area to shower y'all with some musical love and light from the darkest reaches of our souls. We'll be playing together a...
Posted by salix on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:45:00 PST