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PRIYA THOMAS

PRIYA THOMAS

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everything i had to say - i've said already. i said what you said and i done played it over and over in ink in black notebook all spilt and spent. i'm never looking at it again. analog tape is shedding with song that went over song over song over song. Blood Heron is a bird that shines like silver foil and crackles like lightning, and washes over the red water at dusk. the record's done now - should be out by fall.
For more info, check out the official website at http://www.priyathomas.com

People say:
"Onstage she unleashes a swagger that would make Mick Jagger proud"- Daniel McCabe, Elle Canada

"Her music hails from the full-on rock and roll side of punk, but it’s her moves, angular yet flowing like a staccato ballet, that really grab your attention"- BBC Manchester

"Priya Thomas emotes so much devout passion on this ten-tracker, that you'll wonder if God is stuck in her throat"-Christine Estima, The Gate

"Thomas herself is wild: a dark, skinny, suicide-blonde dervish of a performer...Big on originality - there's nobody else like her, really." -Howard Druckman CMW

Each song is literally the best two to three minutes of your life! She was fiendishly dancing right off the top, all over the cramped stage...She even fell a few times! She was like a caged animal, pacing through her territory" -ChartAttack Live Review, Christina Estima

..."fantastic...confrontational" -The Globe and Mail, Canada


Motherfucking West
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Music:

Member Since: 1/20/2006
Band Website: priyathomas.com
Band Members: PRIYA THOMAS -writer, guitar, keys, vocals; & an ever changing cast of intinerant musicians incl: brilliantfish-drums; bob mckitrick-bass; racerboy-guitar;
Influences: Odetta, Nina Simone, Karen Dalton, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Patti Smith, Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Scott Walker, The Replacements, Lee Hazlewood, Gang of Four, Smog, The Fall, The Pixies, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Wendy O'Williams, the Velvet Underground, Serge Gainsbourg, T-Rex, Suicide, Roxy Music, The Birthday Party, Neil Diamond, Leonard Cohen, Crime and the City Solution, Sam Philips, Johnny Cash, Maria Callas, John Cale, Kate Bush, Ennio Morricone, Maria Callas, 16 Horsepower, Einsturzende Neubaten, Nick Drake.
Sounds Like: what you hear.
Record Label: Sunny Lane
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Priya Thomas as part of Weewerk Showcase NXNE Dakota Tavern Friday June 13


Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:43:00 PST

Priya Thomas on CBC Bandwidth this week

if you're in the Ottawa area, you can listen to an interview I'll be doing with host Alan Neal of CBC's Bandwidth. Seems the feature story is a cover i've done of an old 80's tune by a Hasbro toy star...
Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:53:00 PST

new blog at http://priyathomasrecords.blogspot.com

i'm writing on everything i've got -scraps of paper - kitchen napkins - my left hand... in some kind of torrent of documentation. i even have the old dv camera out. we'll see how long it lasts. anyway...
Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:49:00 PST

Blood Heron new record & Canadian dates for summer

So the new record is nearly done. I can't tell if it's going to be called "Blood Heron" or I'm turning into Blood Heron. I'm letting it have a life of its own for now. It's being co-produced with Stev...
Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:53:00 PST

LIVE AT THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, TORONTO SAT NOV. 17

Priya Thomas and the band will play at the Horseshoe Tavern on Sat Nov 17th in Toronto as part of a benefit event for the Regent Park School of Music. More details shortly at www.priyathomas.com
Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:54:00 PST

New Photos from NXNE 07 at the Bovine Sex Club

Some pics from the NXNE show are up on Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/photendo/sets/7215760039 5581926/show/and here on myspace as well.Photos courtesy of Ryan Couldreyhttp://www.photendo.comhttp:...
Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:05:00 PST

Motherfucking West to Screen in Vancouver Sun. June 24

The video for Motherfucking West will screen later this month - June 24th - in Vancouver as part of the LADIES ONLY! Indie Music Video FestivalSunday June 24LADYFEST VANCOUVERChick Flicks at BLIM -1...
Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:00:00 PST

PRIYA THOMAS & blast of 7 at Pride

Priya Thomas & Blast of 7 have been confirmed to headline the Alterna-Queer stage on Sunday June 24th at Pride 07 in Toronto. Check for details at http://www.priyathomas.com in the coming wks.
Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:55:00 PST

This Weekend CBC Radio One airs the recent taping of FUSE w. Priya Thomas & Royal Wood

The recent taping of FUSE on CBC Radio One will air this weekend.Catch the show with Priya Thomas and her band Blast of 7 along with Royal Wood on Saturday and Sunday May 5th and 6th -Broadcast Time:S...
Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Thu, 03 May 2007 09:08:00 PST

Priya Thomas to play CBC's FUSE with Royal Wood this Friday April 20

Priya Thomas will play CBC's national radio show FUSE with Royal Wood this Friday April 20th. Information on watching the show live from the CBC studio can be obtained from the CBC Fuse site. More det...
Posted by PRIYA THOMAS on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 03:21:00 PST