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under laura's covers

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About Me

in a sea of original artists, laura strives to be unoriginal by singing other people's songs. and singing them damn well, she might add! that said, laura once played a character named "lillian the loud" in a play about nine little princesses. as it would turn out, any of her friends or family would know that she's always singing pretty loudly wherever she is. mostly in the shower, but who's really counting? big on karaoke? oh yeah. she's talking total eclipse of the heart, old school style.
but anyway, laura most definitely is not trying to sound witty with her bio written in the third person. let's be honest, who is she kidding? all of these artist bios sound the same anyway, so she thinks she should just cut to the chase.
she loves singing and harmonizing. with herself. laugh all you like, but she thinks her voice is the perfect complement to...her voice! she plays guitar and piano--both with a level of passable mediocrity, but likes to think her voice can carry a song along. she'd like you to be the judge. but please, not too harsh of a judge.
enjoy!
other quick factoids about laura:
she has a day job, likes to cross stitch, and is obsessed with lost , commander in chief, grey's anatomy, and sex and the city. oh, and she has a knack for being incredibly corny and telling awful, yet endearing, stories. but she'll pass on the whole long walk on the beach thing.
that's laura in a third person nutshell.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/23/2005
Band Website: soundclick.com/silverchick
Band Members: me, myself, and i.me=sings myself=plays guitar i=do backup harmonies.
Influences: jason mraz!!
the beatles, no doubt, the beach boys, chester french, sublime, dispatch, phantom planet, martin sexton, avp, ben folds [five], weezer, incubus, dave matthews band, rolling stones, guster, paul mccartney, maroon5, queen, bonnie tyler, pat benatar, madonna, prince, michael jackson, bon jovi, paul young, journey, blondie, dire straits, velvet underground, violent femmes, dexy's midnight runners, pink floyd, led zepplin, aerosmith, mxpx, the darkness, red hot chili peppers, josh goode band, coldplay, ari hest, lenny kravitz, soul (otis redding, smokey robinson, al green), hanson, third eye blind, ben harper, avril lavigne, harry connick jr, rilo kiley, timothy daniel, billy joel, johnny lloyd rollins, bob dylan, elvis presley, norah jones, justin farren, the cure, pete thurston, lauryn hill, tristan prettyman, frank sinatra, dixie chicks, pete yorn, jack johnson, the band, radiohead, bob schneider, shane hines, the cranberries, keane, bobby darin, sam cooke, jeff buckley, old-skool bluegrass (bill monroe, earl scruggs), smashing pumpkins, leon russell, nine men's morris, katie's dimples, carbon leaf, counting crows, the wallflowers, oasis, del shannon, lesley gore, the shangri las, ottmar leibert (guitar virtuoso), bushwalla, amber rubarth, alison kraus, the supremes, temptations, damien rice, four tops, james taylor, ken oak band, jem, sarah mclachlan, the commitments, bob marley, selena, ray lamontagne, jewel, ace of base, carlos olmeda, tracy chapman, the amity front, rocking horse winner, matchbox 20, dr. dog, the drawing board, o.a.r., sade, damien rice, nelly furtado, the sketches, eoin harrington, benjy davis project, neko case, kelly clarkson, green day, blues traveler, brian benham, glenn miller, stevie wonder, the corrs, enya (great for relaxing), la oreja de van gogh, owen beverly, save ferris, the watson twins, the avett brothers, juanes, clare diane/g barre, off peak fare, shakira (en espanol), brandi carlile, regina spektor, reese galido, palominos, will hoge, hanz erik and the hims, nicole atkins and the sea, andrew stein, ingrid michaelson, brett dennen, paolo nutini, amy winehouse, elvis costello, john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison (yep-- we're talking their solo careers!), van morrison, elliott smith, rent soundtrack, movie (disney included!) scores, classical, a capella, motown.
how's that for an eclectic taste? the list grows by the day.

Sounds Like: herself! check out her soundclick site.
Record Label: www.myspace.com/silvergurl
Type of Label: None

My Blog

SHANE HINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by under laura's covers on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:23:00 PST

countdown...to...my....one...year...

...sobriety...anniversary.  tomorrow's the big 1-year and i've come so far.  i'm a much happier person now.  i love life and my family and friends and nature and chocolate...and someon...
Posted by under laura's covers on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:28:00 PST

yay for greg!

mad props to greg, (http://www.myspace.com/derisoryiam) for making my awesome new banner!!!  this guy is my music bff...two of our duets are up on my player--"the foreign pictures" and "people." ...
Posted by under laura's covers on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:55:00 PST

im yours!

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Posted by under laura's covers on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:55:00 PST

soundspin.net --something new

ok...so this guy brian may be on to something.  helping indie musicians rocks.  go check his page out :)*********************if you are in a band or a musician soundspin.net is for you. my n...
Posted by under laura's covers on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:24:00 PST

chester french!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i highly suggest you do everything in your power to get over to www.myspace.com/chesterfrench and listen to probably the most original and fun poppy/hip hoppy/beach boysy music you'll hear all year! y...
Posted by under laura's covers on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:21:00 PST

elevators are weird...and i <3 zac efron

yep, it's true.  i and in other news, our office moved to a bigger and better building... ...we're on the 8th floor so it requires some elevator-age.  elevators are these places where you s...
Posted by under laura's covers on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:05:00 PST

the sketches!!!!!! :)

one of my favorite local bands, the sketches, are so flippin' sweet and will have a new release off their album, secret alphabets on 1/15.  check out their music!!!!!!!!!!!!  i swear--you wi...
Posted by under laura's covers on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:50:00 PST

whee! open mic pic :)

yay!  i played an open mic a couple weekends ago and i have a lovely photo at the bottom of my pics page.  soooooooooooo....go check it out pleeeeeease.  :)as for my set list, for the o...
Posted by under laura's covers on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:19:00 PST

9/11 reflection

in light of today being the 6th anniversary of the horrendous 9/11 attacks, i'd just like to say something short and sweet:i'm so sorry for all those who had to die for no reason at all.  my hear...
Posted by under laura's covers on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:29:00 PST