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mia katherine boyle

The truth is psychedelic.

About Me

This band is a convergence of great musicians and magicians. As for me... I am a singer who plays rhythm guitar and writes songs. I grew up on West Coast and the East Coast. Place and experience are reflected in my music. My aim is to bring passion to the ordinary in song form, to realize the essence of the present, to organize the past into a valid picture of the now. I paint and I teach yoga. I live in Seattle. For me music is a map. I dream of far away places...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/21/2007
Band Website: For solo cd 1 check cdbaby.com/cd/miaboyle
Band Members: • Mia Boyle: Rhythm Guitars, lead vocals • Marcus Pina: (myspace.com/marcus) Bass, vocals • Rob Dent: Drums ~Other musicians on the record include: Maggie Bjorklund: Pedal Steel Guitar/ Johnny Sangster: (sangstermania.com) Guitars, keys, tamborines/ Jason Staczek:(www.chromasound.net) Piano, B3/ Erik Roper:(myspace.com/thepresscorps) Trumpet, vocals/ Lori Goldston: (blackcatorchestra.com) cello/ J.R. - (myspace.com/j.r.) Back up vocals/ Alicia Dara: (aliciadara.com) Back up vocals/ Fiia McGann: (myspace.com/fiiamcgann) back up vocals/
Influences: The delta blues, Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Fletcher Henderson, Cab Calloway, The Flamingos, The Ink Spots.. The 60's girl groups, motown, wall of sound, queen of soul, the supremes, Aretha, Dusty Springfield, Ronnie Spector, The Beatles, The Doors, WEEN, The Kinks, The Kinks and also The Kinks, The Small Faces, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Stones, Otis Redding, Sam Cook, Curtis Mayfield... Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, The Band, The Velvet Underground, Nico, Nick Drake, Al Green, Roy Orbison, Marvin Gaye,.the 70's psychedelic flower power, voodoo sounds, soul, r&b, disco, acid rock, jazz, southern rock, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle, Bonnie Raitt, Carol King, Joni Mitchell, The Ohio Players, Kool and The Gang, Donnie Hathaway, Blue Cheer, Deep Purple, Alice Coltrane, Neil Young, CSNY, Van Morrison, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Aerosmith, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, disco....Can, Captain Beefheart, The NEw York Dolls, Johnnie Thunders, Klaus Nomi, the 80's punk underground, electronica, british invasion, Thelonious Monk, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Elvis Costello, The Police, Cheap Trick, Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen, LKJ, The Specials, The Ramones, The Clash, Blondie, Television, Patti Smith, Nick Cave, X, The Germs, Fugazi, Roxy Music, Nick Lowe, The Fearless Four, Konk, Liquid Liquid, The Cops, The Beastie Boys, Bside, Fab 5 Freddy, Grand Master Flash, Run DMC, 4AD, Einsterzende Neubauten, the 90's: seattle sound, Nirvana, The Screaming Trees, TAD, Coffin Break, The Green Pajamas, Built to Spill, Sub Pop, Ensign, CZ, The Gits, Mudhoney, Fletcher Henderson, The fastbacks, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Steve Fisk, Jack Endino, L7, Team Dresch, the rrriot girls, The Melvins, Husker Du, Bob Mould, Dirt Clod Fight, Glue, Robert Roth, The Jellyrollers, freshly wrapped candies, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Mercury Rev, the Manchester bands, Jeff Buckley, Fishbone, Tribe Called Quest, Eryka Badhu, Jill Scott, D'angelo, Louise Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Benny Goodman, Elvis, Public Enemy, The 4 Tops, Teddy Pendergrass, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Ned Rorum, Throbbing Gristle, Gogol Bordello, Vivaldi, Mozart, J.S. Bach, The Surreal McCoys, Frank Sinatra, Betty Levette, Toots and The Maytalls, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Ian Moore, Mahalia Jackson, Luther Vandross, .... Ned Sublet,
Sounds Like: Alternative folk-rock-blues-soul.
Record Label: Chroma Sound
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Late One Night while listening to Zasppa

There is no satisfaction in deceptions, defeats and magnified plectrum analysis. My gingerbell saint went running down the aisle when the clock struck 4, 4pm. With a single grand gesture defeat was an...
Posted by mia katherine boyle on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:13:00 PST

France

I took a vacation after painting several large projects in a row. I was invited by a former room mate tunred current friend of mine to visit her family place in the ancient town of Avignon in the sout...
Posted by mia katherine boyle on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:23:00 PST

Patti Smith

Saw the new Patti Smith documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival. It's really great to see more of Patti. I am noticing something remarkable about Patti Smith:that is that she is able to...
Posted by mia katherine boyle on Sat, 31 May 2008 09:48:00 PST

Videos, shows, hauling gear, paranoid vinionary

It's been forever. OK, since I last posted here I shot a video for the song THE LIST, it was wild and fun, I'll try to uplaod pics. We shot it in an old foundry in South Seattle... very old school - I...
Posted by mia katherine boyle on Thu, 29 May 2008 10:49:00 PST

Howlin Wolf, covers...

I love Howlin Wolf... the man, the myth, the legend....AND his guitar player for so many years Hubert Sumlin. Check out Hubert Sumlin. Cover songs I'm enjoying playing: my recent cover of Elton John's...
Posted by mia katherine boyle on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:03:00 PST

Bob Mould, X, Television

I saw Bob Mould and it was great. His band is really freakin good. I have never seen a bass player with so much energy and all out rock attitude without a shred of pretention! Jason,is the man on the ...
Posted by mia katherine boyle on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:11:00 PST

flogging

Who came up with the word blog? They must be flogged...
Posted by mia katherine boyle on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:40:00 PST