Arthi Meera - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Past Shows:
Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA
Grove House- Claremont, CA
The Motley- Claremont, CA
Around The Coyote Festival - Chicago, IL
The Fixx Coffee Bar - Chicago, IL
Heartland Cafe - Chicago, IL
Hot House - Chicago, IL
MoJoe's - Chicago, IL
Pint - Chicago, IL
Playground Theatre - Chicago, IL
Red Line Tap - Chicago, IL
Silvie's Lounge - Chicago, IL
Spareroom - Chicago, IL
Speakeasy Supper Club - Chicago, IL
South Union Arts - Chicago, IL
Town Hall Pub - Chicago, IL
Uncommon Ground - Chicago, IL
Another Bookstore - Mishawaka, IN
The Blue Room - Highland, IN
Abbey Lounge Pub Stage - Somerville, MA
Java Hut - Worcester, MA
Raven Coffeehouse - Port Huron, MI
State Grounds Coffeehouse - Hastings, MI
Treehouse Coffee Shop - Collingswood, NJ
Ace of Clubs - New York, NY
Red and Black Cafe - Portland, OR
FAIR & KIND:
The Good Hurt - Venice, CA
The Mint - Los Angeles, CA
The Redwood Bar - Los Angeles, CA
10-song debut cd available on CD Baby:
and on iTunes
For booking: [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/4/2005
Band Website: arthimeera.com
Band Members: Arthi Meera - vox, guitar, occasional keys
Influences: The following just make me want to be better in all ways: Cocteau Twins, the Smiths, early REM, Ben Gibbard/Death Cab, early Cardigans, colors, the Sundays, Jeff Buckley, sun/moon, Lakshmi Shankar, Doves, Sigur Ros, Metric, water, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jenny Lewis/Rilo Kiley, the Autumns, Echobelly, Smashing Pumpkins, the Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Nada Surf, Stars, The Dears, Ella Fitzgerald, Pernice Brothers, Phantom Planet, Travis (The Man Who), "Easy Read" by Trash Can Sinatras, my friends, and there's gotta be some early Weezer somewhere in there.
Sounds Like: a refreshing all-natural tonic
Type of Label: None

My Blog

On tour with 1997

Hello FriendsI'm playing a show this Friday, Aug 15 at the Underground Lounge . I'll be playing before the Sometimes Family. Also, I recently joined a band called 1997 as their (temporary)...
Posted by Arthi Meera on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:26:00 PST

weaver at the loom + shows + etc

Dear Friends, I have a few shows coming up in Chicago, opening for some wonderful and talented friends: Wednesday, July 23 at Uncommon Ground with Andrew Pelletier Friday, August 15 at Undergroun...
Posted by Arthi Meera on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:28:00 PST

where is all the water?

I've been on the road for two weeks, finding my way back to the Midwest, where I will stay for an indefinite amount of time. I thought this time spent traveling would help me come to some sort o...
Posted by Arthi Meera on Tue, 20 May 2008 10:00:00 PST

Recording

HiyaFair and Kind (my band with my brother) are now busy recording our first full-length record with producer Jamie Seyberth and we are quite excited for it. We'll definitely let you know when i...
Posted by Arthi Meera on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:23:00 PST

Revenge Letter

In my writing class last night we wrote revenge letters. The intention was to make the subject quite angry. This is not that letter. Dear Wife of Singer of Band I Love,I think you ma...
Posted by Arthi Meera on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:04:00 PST

ema and the ghosts

Listen to my co-worker and new favorite musician, ema and the ghosts!
Posted by Arthi Meera on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:27:00 PST

Review from Indie Launchpad

Hey allHere's a review from IndieLaunchpad.com . I will be featured on their podcast at some point.Sometimes with life running at a mile a minute, it's a good idea to mellow out and let your fracture...
Posted by Arthi Meera on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:27:00 PST

legwarmers

I'm thinking I need to write a song about sweaters or how cold it is, or maybe about galoshes in the spring or bathing suits in the summer. So it can get picked up by Old Navy for a commercial a...
Posted by Arthi Meera on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:52:00 PST

The Other Boleyn Girl

I just saw an ad for The Other Boleyn Girl, which features my two of my favorite actresses, Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, acting opposite...Eric Bana? I'm not a huge fan. If you were to re...
Posted by Arthi Meera on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:52:00 PST

to my dearest friends...

you inspire me. i love you and i miss you every day.
Posted by Arthi Meera on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:26:00 PST