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Libbie Schrader

the crack in everything is how the light gets in

About Me


Born and raised in Oregon, Libbie Schrader is a songwriter with a passionate alt-pop/rock style. Libbie was the first winner of the Pantene Pro-Voice competition, beating out over 1,200 other female-fronted acts for the award. Prizes included a nationwide tour with Poe and a demo deal with Atlantic Records. The following summer, Schrader’s band also took part in Jewel’s "Soul City Cafe" program for independent artists, and as a result she opened three shows on Jewel’s "This Way" tour. Later that year, Libbie and her band opened for Rusted Root at San Francisco’s famed Warfield Theater. Libbie received a coveted MySpace feature in 2006, and she was also appeared on the 2006 Gilmore Girls season finale performing her song "Sweet When You Wanna Be." Her song "Wish You Were the Woman" was a semi-finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. Watch for Libbie all over the East Coast and at South by Southwest this spring!
Libbie Schrader is a Yamaha endorsed artist.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/27/2004
Band Website: libbieschrader.com
Band Members: Libbie Schrader: vocals, piano, and acoustic guitar. Carson Cohen: bass and backing vocals. Greg Pajer: electric guitar. Adam Marcello: drums.
Influences: U2, Sarah McLachlan, Tom Petty, Fiona Apple, Tori Amos, Radiohead, Azure Ray, Franz Schubert, cheesy 80s songs
Sounds Like: A mixture of all that stuff

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Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

30 video postcards for 30 shows!

Hey all! I’m out touring the east coast (and Texas) this spring, and I’m making 30 video postcards for 30 of my shows. Please check them out at on my YouTube page....and I’ll be post...
Posted by Libbie Schrader on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:38:00 PST

I love the 80s

Okay, so I am really happy and bouncy right now. Why, you ask? Because I am listening to some awesome, awesome, somewhat cheesy 80s songs. I looooove "Alive and Kicking" by Simple Minds. I was also li...
Posted by Libbie Schrader on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:10:00 PST

Al Gore's new movie

Technically this is unrelated to my music, but I wanted to highly recommend Al Gore's new documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." When everyone got mad at Ralph Nader over the 2000 election, I remember f...
Posted by Libbie Schrader on Sat, 27 May 2006 11:33:00 PST

The Gilmore Girls!

Hey there everyone! Just wanted to say how much fun I had on the Gilmore Girls shoot last month. The show will finally be airing tomorrow! Everyone on the shoot was so nice, and I got to meet Dan Pall...
Posted by Libbie Schrader on Mon, 08 May 2006 12:35:00 PST

UPCOMING SHOWS

Hi there everyone! First of all, I wanted to say THANKS SO MUCH to everyone who made it to the Hotel Cafe last night. The place was packed! That was easily my best show ever in Los Angeles, and it'...
Posted by Libbie Schrader on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:31:00 PST

The Hotel Cafe....

Okay so kudos to Marko and Max for starting the Hotel Cafe, but JAYSUS I am spending a lot of time there! I played there last Tuesday, then I went to see friends play on Friday, Saturday, and Monday. ...
Posted by Libbie Schrader on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

San Francisco

I'm in San Francisco right now (well Palo Alto actually) visiting my friend Corinne for her birthday. I'm very lucky because Corinne put "Achtung Baby" on as the party's background music. But how does...
Posted by Libbie Schrader on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Portland

I just got home to my parents' house in Portland. I am always astounded by how completely quiet it is here. The trees are tall and there are lots of them. It's misty outside, not raining. Such a seren...
Posted by Libbie Schrader on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST