Member Since: 27/05/2007
Band Members: so far: Susan Ackerman (Vocals, Guitar, Songs) Haskel Joseph (Guitar)
Influences: Early Influences: Joni Mitchell, The Roches, Kate Bush, Billy Holiday, Neil Young, Lou Reed, David Bowie, The Talking Heads, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Buffalo Springfield, Shelia Chandra, Brian Eno, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Al Green, Parliament/Funkadelic, The Beatles, The Rollings Stones, The Supremes, The Jackson 5, Patti Smith, Blondie, Iggy Pop, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Ken Booth, The Specials, Martin Denny, Paul Simon, Public Image, Gang of Four, Joy Division, Prince, Pink Floyd, Hair, Westside Story, Carole King, Steely Dan, Tom Waits, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Mrs. Silver (the lady across the street that gave me piano lessons for a while when I was 11 years old). . .The many talented musicians I have played with in the past including (but certainly not limited to) Haskel Joseph (a huge and continuing influence), Stephanie Shayne, Jim McGrath, Alison Chesley (aka Helen Money), Julie Smith, Victor Stone, Larry, Dean, Jim Mitchell, Bruce Zeleznik, Rick, Richie West, Darryl Tewes. . . Later and recent Influences: Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Beck, Imogene Heap, Mshell Ndegiocello, Macy Gray, Prince, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, The Andrews Sisters, The Carpenters, Elvis Costello, Nina Simone, The Andrews Sisters, Hank Williams Jr., Dolly Parton, Lucinda Williams, KD Lang, Emmy Lou Harris, Loretta Lynn, Bjork, Stew/TNP, The White Stripes, Olu Dara, Carla Bley, David Sylvian, Blossom Dearie, Burt Bacharach, Hal Wilner, Brian Wilson . . . Places and times: Los Angeles, the desert, Big Sur, the volcano on the Big Island Hawaii, Golden Gate Park (especially the tea garden), Las Vegas when I walked there as part of the Great Peace March, Al's Bar (especially "No Talent Night"), Bebop Records, Canters circa 1975 - 1985, Lhasa Club, Acme Theater and performing with the Liquid Radio Players, the gem room and rose garden at Natural History Museum, the Miracle Mile, LACMA, La Brea Tarpits, Farmer's Market, Fairfax High School, and all the other local haunts of my childhood, the Central California coast. . .
Sounds Like: Mrs. Joseph's Kitchen is recipe that has not yet been taste tested. Try mixing a little bit of The Roches with some Lou Reed, a touch of Joni Mitchell and perhaps a bit of Brian Eno.
Record Label: Unsigned