Member Since: 12/15/2005
Band Website: www.tamaradearing.com
Influences:
i am insatiable. i love almost anything (excluding most top 40...unless it is 80s top 40 and then it's like i'm a kid again). however i have probably been most influenced by other singer-songwriters like cat stevens, melanie safka, elliot smith, jeff buckley, tori amos, liz phair (pre-top 40), bruce springsten, joni mitchell, andrew bird, joanna newsome, hank williams, ben harper, bob dylan, eddie reader, erin mkeown, kimya dawson, edie carey, rufus wainwright, ani difranco, pj harvey, beck, bjork, sinead o'connor, sarah mclachlan...this is by no means an all inclusive list i've just gone blank.also influenced by classical, tin pan alley, musical theatre, silver screen singers (particularly judy garland or gene kelly), 50-60s music, 80s alternative, lots of women, bands (like radiohead, U2, squirrel nut zippers, weezer, the murmurs, indigo girls, velvet underground, violent femmes, veruca salt...), early jazz, most anything i can get the time to hear...i am very supportive of my fellow musicians and i glean from each what i can whether by character or sound. it is the combination of influence that sets each musician apart. you cannot make something from nothing:)
Sounds Like: rythmic piano + poetry + big voice + humility + spunk = tamara
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie