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Anna Soltys and the Familiar

About Me

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..Anna Soltys and the Familiar is a modern Chicago based Folk Rock band with a captivating new sound. Anna's unique enchanting vocal slylings sit on a bed of seasoned musical arrangements melting together into a fresh, and soothing kind of unfamiliar "familiar". Anna spent the first part of her childhood in Poland followed by 6 years in Paris before she moved to her self-proclaimed home Chicago. It is this cross cultural awareness that may awaken the type of delivery that is so unique to her sound. On top of the music, her lyrically poetic content fills the heart with an awareness of the self we could all use a little of. "My goal as an artist is not only to explore my ride on the roller coaster that is life," says Anna, "but also to explore and unveil the strands that make all of us so much the same."Her music explores and embodies elements of pain, strength, honesty, and sorrow. From start to finish, lyrically driven simple melodies leave you with a sense of honest sorrow. In 2009, Anna Soltys and the Familiar won the 2009 Undergound Wonderbar Talent Search, opened up for Toby Lightman, and Terra Naomi. Anna has performed at many of the Midwest's finest venues as well as several venues in L.A.Producer Chris Steinmetz sums it up simply, "When you hear Anna's voice, you get a sense of the timeless and the original . . . a gentle whisper in your ear that speaks of darkness and of beauty."

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Member Since: 07/07/2007
Band Website: stonecutterrecords.com/annasoltys
Band Members: Anna Soltys (Guitar, Vocals) Larry Beers (Drums) David Smith (Bass) Adam P (Pedal Steel)
Influences: Bob Dylan, Karen Dalton, Neil Young, the Kinks, 2 dollar bash, Jayhawks, Fiona Apple, Town Van Zandt, Tom Waits, Gram Parsons, Johnny Cash, Gillian Welch, Joe Armstrong, Holly Golightly, Andrew Bird, Family of Souls
Sounds Like: Photography by Taka Masa Ota www.otaphotography.com
Record Label: Stonecutter Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Soltys plays at LaSalle Power Co. July 9th...

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Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:51:00 GMT

Come out this Saturday 12/13

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Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:18:00 GMT

Show on Nov 26th (Art and Music)

Hello there and thanks for taking a minute to read about this my upcoming show : )I'll be playing original music with a great pedal steel player...and showing some new paintings. Three other artist wi...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:07:00 GMT

Friday Sept 19th...you busy....come join me!

I hope hope hope not! My band -Way of Man- will be performing in Chicago at the Elbo room, and we would be delighted to see you! "They sound like a combination of Brian Jonestown Massacre, P.M. Dawn, ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:15:00 GMT

All too familiar

It's all too familiarthe roars on those leaches you can hear them for milesespecially on romantic beachesThe ideas seem so goodin the moment it teachesto deal and deal wellcry less and eat more peache...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:36:00 GMT

Looking to play

Hello Cyber friends...I'm part of a pop rock/hip hop/experimental band called Way of Man, and we are looking for gigs. If you have booked shows for this month or next and need an opening act...we have...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:27:00 GMT