The Walking Hellos profile picture

The Walking Hellos

About Me

THE WALKING HELLOS are four Brooklyn musicians (Myla Goldberg, best-selling author of Bee Season, Rose Thomson, Babe the Blue Ox, M Shanghai String Band; Val Opielski, x-Krakatoa, and Heather Wagner, Peng, x-Morex Optimo, x-Renminbi) with eight instruments between them and a taste for mixing things up. A swirling vortex of guitar loops, plucky banjo, sweet vocals with a short temper and an accordion with a private dreamlife combine with vibrant bass, driving drums, and hip-shaking baritone guitar to create a raucous blend of gorgeous, brainy music. An unpredictable and delectable fusion of the thoughtful, the pretty, and the pounding.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/01/2006
Band Website: www.walkinghellos.com
Band Members: MYLA GOLDBERG (accordion, banjo, toy piano, vocals), VAL OPIELSKI (guitars, loops), ROSE THOMSON (bass, vocals), HEATHER WAGNER (drums)
Influences: Thinking Fellers Union, Nino Rota, Heavenly, Barbara Manning, Bela Bartok, The Books, Nobukazu Takemura, Erase Errata, The Pixies, Mission of Burma, The Bush Tetras, Iva Bittova, The Slits, Stereolab, Lydia Lunch, The Stickmen, The Contortions, Minor Threat, Einsturzende Neubauten, Throwing Muses, Terry Riley, Kleenex, Azalia Snail, Rachel's, Beekeeper, that guy standing behind you in the gorilla mask
Sounds Like: Throwing Muses, Thinking Fellers Union, haunted music boxes, Dresden Dolls, poorly-oiled machines, The Slits, Pram
Record Label: Skylab
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

yes yes yes!

we are playing at rockstar bar this next friday 17th. come out come out. rose and myla are still SO moving all of the equipment! plus playing like angels on hotrods. more info TBA.
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:56:00 GMT

Show at the Delancey this Sunday, Feb 17!

The Walking Hellos are playing live again!And Rose and Myla can't use the "ooooh, we're pregnant!" excuse to get out of loading gear this time. We're playing with the Colorways, our new friends, and K...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:21:00 GMT

The Walking Hellos are not deceased!

Just pregnant! (Myla and Rose)...and mixing and recording a new full-length album. With the talented and superb Jay Braun (Negatones, Kapow!). Just the mixing and recording, not the pregnant part, do...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:40:00 GMT