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Hurts to Purr

About Me

Hurts to Purr, the now-defunct Austin, Texas trio, was formed in 2003 by Liz Pappademas, Tom Benton and Jeremy Bruch. They released a full-length self-titled album in 2005. Producer Kevin Ryan and the band flew to Los Angeles to mix the record with Brian Kehew and earned a slot on NPR's All Songs Considered Open Mic program, but the band parted ways in January of 2006 citing diverging future plans as the cause for the split.
Liz Pappademas is pursuing a solo project in Los Angeles. Her album 11 Songs is available on iTunes and via her website: www.lizpappademas.com
Jeremy Bruch is playing drums for What Made Milwaukee Famous
Tom Benton is playing with Woody Russell and several other local Austin bands.
You can reach Liz, Jeremy, and Tom via their personal myspace pages linked at left and below.

Purchase the Hurts to Purr album.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/06/2004
Band Website: This is it.
Band Members: Liz : vocals, piano Tom : bass Jeremy : drums
Influences: Beck, Wilco, Ray Charles, Randy Newman, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, Iowa, San Francisco, sub-urban Houston, my brother's tape collection, Mars Volta, Spoon, Gershwin, Vonegutt, Tony Bourdain, Dylan, Radiohead, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, our parents, our friends, Kevin, Brian, each other, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, New Pornographers, Amon Tobin
Sounds Like: Patterns and swimming pools you see from planes. Hitting an air pocket and losing level flight. End of your life guilt. Loneliness paired with a weird love for everyone around you and all your past loves. The cold sweat recovery. Landing at home.
Record Label: none

My Blog

"Matinee" on One Tree Hill TONIGHT!

Hurts to Purr rises from the dead!  "Matinee", as performed by your favorite broken up band, will appear as background music on the popular drama One Tree Hill, tonight (Sept. 22nd) at 9/8 centra...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:47:00 GMT

We are no longer a band!

Hey guys,Thanks for all the offers, maybe they were automated, maybe they weren't, but we're no longer a band! Which means we can't play your show, we don't need any new t-shirts, or web designs, or ...
Posted by on Sun, 13 May 2007 19:01:00 GMT

Too Much Money demo

While making our record, I told Kevin I specifically didn't want any sounds of kids playing in a playground, harpsichords, or lo-fi, radio-sounding vocals.In response, he made this version of Too Much...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:57:00 GMT

Irene Rehearsal Tape

So, since there still seems to be a lot of folks interested in the late Hurts to Purr, I'm posting this low, low-fi tape of a rehearsal at Music Lab. I'm guessing it was recorded last November since ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:45:00 GMT

Remnants of Hurts to Purr

Though Hurts to Purr has parted ways, there are several things that will remain:1. Our record. It will continue to be available via our website: www.hurtstopurr.com/buy It's a document of our time...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:13:00 GMT

Last Show

The last Hurts to Purr show was December 2, 2005. That was the last time Tom, Jeremy and I all played together. None of us were aware that that was our last show and that's probably best because it ...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT

NPR Open Mic Feature

Hey Everyone, As an avid NPR listener, I'm proud to let you know that we're currently being featured on NPR's program "Open Mic", a division of "All Songs Considered". Read it here Mak...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Feb 2006 15:06:00 GMT

CD Release

Hosted By: Hurts to Purr When: Friday Dec 02, 2005 at 7:00 PMWhere: Momo's618 W. 6th above Katz's DeliAustin, TX 73301USDescription:Ohmigod.  Click Here To View EventCD Release Party is FRIDAY!!!...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:56:00 GMT

My band went to LA and all I got is this lousy NEW ALBUM!

Los Angeles Phillipe's original french dipped sandwiches.  If you are ever in LA, you must go to this restaurant.  Sawdust on the floor, hairnetted ladies behind a big deli counter who pas...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:01:00 GMT

Los Angeles My Love

Hurts to Purr is coming to Los Angeles to mix our debut album.  We would love to play while we're there.  If you can help us get a show during the week of Oct. 1st, please let us know. ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Sep 2005 14:10:00 GMT