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iris leu

About Me


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the official iris leu website
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WINNER: Quick Magazine's NEXT BIG THING 2009
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press
Quick Magazine “…one hell of an artist.” –Hunter Hauk
Ghost of Blind Lemon “…one of the best hidden musical gems in this city.”
babysue “...we wouldn’t be surprised in the least if this young lady ends up hugely successful over the course of the next few years.”
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hushaboo (february 24, 2009)
CD Baby (online)
Bill's Records (Dallas, TX)
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permanent transient (EP)
CD Baby (online)
iTunes (mp3)
Borders Uptown (Dallas, TX)
Borders Lovers Lane (Dallas, TX)
Waterloo Records (Austin, TX)
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for booking: [email protected]
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from "resurrecting the kessler" documentary: aug25, 2009
vetiver (excerpt): captured by hal samples.
thanks also to jeffrey liles, paul quigg, and denny doran.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/12/2005
Band Website: www.irisleu.com
Band Members: the live band-
guitar: hanzu
bass: greg pierce
drums: earl darling

Influences: I collect and come back to the libraries of Bjork , Jeff Buckley , Claude Debussy, Sarah McLachlan , Dmitri Shostakovich , Nina Simone, Tom Waits, and Stevie Wonder.
Sounds Like: "a nightingale in heat." -Marvin C.

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

review / collected sounds

latest review of hushabooby amy lotsberg of collected soundsplease check it out: here.shifting gears.gonna visit some new citiesduring the pumpkin season.(the days slip by,are u closer to who u wanna ...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:09:00 GMT

july2009 buddy magazine interview

buddy magazine, the july2009 issue that's out now, has in it my interview w/ tom geddie. we put it up online: here.you can pick up a free copy at bill's records right now. bill has a bunch of awesome ...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:01:00 GMT

vote for quick's next big thing

back from great times inAR, TN, AL- good to see old friendsand v.happy about new ones!i've been nominated for quick magazine's "next big thing"plz take a minute to vote-non-dallas ppl too-every vote c...
Posted by on Sun, 03 May 2009 15:10:00 GMT

business plan

some examples from a recent business plan:music-book /prep for 2-week support tour again in the northeast for the fall by end of june.-book 3 more full-band shows in dallas by end of summer.-submit so...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:30:00 GMT

thank u + cd reviews

a big THANK U to everyone who came to the cd release party to celebrate hushaboo. hope u enjoyed your evening w/ hawkenbrew, dj pendergrassin', and giggle party. and what a treat to hear everyone sing...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:03:00 GMT

info for CD RELEASE PARTY

------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------     when: thurs, feb 26, 7:30p     where: live[at]mokah (2803 taylor st / dallas tx 75226)     cost: $...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:24:00 GMT

blog love.

i think the cds are on a truck,truckin' down to me. blogs are featurin' 'ipso facto' --plz visit and download for free.speed of darkfriday afternoon in the universeheartache with hard work
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:46:00 GMT

an apology

to those who showed up for this past saturday's borders gig and didn't get the memo that we'd canceled the show. it was just a matter of logistics. making it up to you on saturday, november 22, 2p at ...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:44:00 GMT

hushaboo is finished.

hushaboo.have you heard? that's the new album's name.nolan and i mixed our ears off last week. we're done.tracklisting needs to be turned over tomorrow, so i've been playing with it on richa...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:30:00 GMT

iris miyamoto

found out grandpa on dad's side had last name changed to 'miyamoto' during taiwan's occupational period. i coulda been iris miyamotoand people might've asked if i were related to mario/zelda...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:19:00 GMT