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Megan Melara

this...means...something...

About Me

To: You From: Me What: What do you want to know? When: When you ask me, I will tell you. Where: Everywhere. How: Cheap and easy, just how I like my men.Megan writes insightful, powerfully delivered songs about her experiences- real and imagined, the experiences of others, and the serendipitous nature and universality of everything under the sun.Credits:Megan is currently recording her 2nd full length studio album with Merel Bregante at Cribworks Digital Audio in Austin, TX. The album, scheduled for release in Spring 2008, will feature Merel Bregante, Alex Adinolfi, Riley Osbourn, Al Garth, Jon McEuen, Kullen Fuchs, Woody Russell and Tom Benton. She has shared the stage with many diverse performers in Austin and beyond, including David Newbould, Will Taylor and Strings Attached, Patrice Pike, Woody Russell, Jane Bond, Lisa Richards, Matt the Electrician, Troy Dillinger, Charter Bulldogs, Molly Venter, Chelle Murrey, and Matt Williams to name a few.Megan recently embarked on a six-week West Coast Tour in the summer of 2007, playing such legendary venues as the Make-Out Room in San Francisco, Hotel Café in Los Angeles opening for Jesca Hoop, Lestat’s in San Diego, among other venues in California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Colorado and all the way to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Venues and events she has played in Austin: Alligator Grill, Austin Fine Arts Festival, Austin Java, Austin Zoo, Baxter’s, Cactus Café, Central Market, Easy Rhino, Fado, Flipnotics, Gat5 Art Studio (East Austin Studio Tour), Guero’s, Hill’s Café, Lavaca Street Bar, Lone Star Vegetarian Chili Cook-off, Maria’s Taco Xpress, Momo’s, Mother Egan’s, Mozart’s, Ross’ Old Austin Café, Ruta Maya, Saxon Pub, Seattle’s Best, Sky Lounge, Southwestern University, Sullivan’s, Stubbs, Ventana del Soul, Y Bar & Grill, Texas Soberfest 2003 and 2004, and Threadgills. She has also performed in College Station, several times in New York City at the Orange Bear Bar, Cupping Room Café, and The Back Fence, and she plays regularly in Dallas at Opening Bell as well as her annual Day-After-Christmas show at the legendary Poor David’s Pub in Dallas.Her first cd, "Dawn" and her 2007 5-song EP "It’s Love" are available for sale at Waterloo Records, at cdbaby.com, on her website, and at her shows. She is currently in the studio with renowned engineer and drummer Merel Bregante working on her 2nd album, scheduled for release in 2008. MyGen Profile GeneratorGO HERE: http://streams.tvknob.com/video/austinmusicvideo/season_4_10 .wmv

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/23/2005
Band Website: meganmusic.net
Band Members: Megan Melara-guitar and vocals
Sounds Like: hiyo silver, away!!! or a wee bit like Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan if you please
Type of Label: None

My Blog

new website!

www.meganmusic.net check it. revicious and delicious. you like it. you love it. you want some more of it.
Posted by Megan Melara on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:55:00 PST

acl fest 2007

blonde redhead, 1st show of the fest for me m.i.a. brings the crowd to the stage bjork in her golden sack bjork light show muse sleepy sky, pretty clouds. we were the ones with the i35 sign ...
Posted by Megan Melara on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:46:00 PST

Seek to Seek

Somehow it seems silly, like there's only one piece left Just waiting to be discovered I keep searching and looking and turning over rocks Frustrated, feeling that maybe my search is in vain But somew...
Posted by Megan Melara on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:01:00 PST

sweaty hair, neon ghost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQoxgs22jZA 
Posted by Megan Melara on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:58:00 PST

6.18.07: 3rd wheel west coast domination heckler tour 2007 road journal part II

i can't believe i haven't written since may 27! so much has happened since then. i can't even begin to describe it. but i will. from tucson we went to flagstaff. beautiful, beautiful town. did some ex...
Posted by Megan Melara on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:26:00 PST

coffee and second-hand smoke

i feel very alive. coffee and second-hand smoke help with that. tucson is hot. las cruces was beautiful. the driving has been incredibly gorgeous, and at times rainy, hot, and exhausting. truck driver...
Posted by Megan Melara on Mon, 28 May 2007 12:32:00 PST

It's Love EP available Friday!

I am so excited!  You should be too.  Friday's show at Flipnotics will feature the brand spankin new release of the brand spankin new EP "It's Love."  Just finished like, tha otha day.&...
Posted by Megan Melara on Fri, 18 May 2007 04:53:00 PST

new songs

see...it's true, i have been recording for this year's new album (title TBD)!  proof positive! there are 3 freshly recorded tracks on my player- C. Gray, Death Metal, and The Deepest Well.  ...
Posted by Megan Melara on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:37:00 PST

Lyrics that could kill

Well the truth it fell so heavyLike a hammer through the roomThat I could choose another over herYou always said I was an actor, babyGuess in truth you thought me just amateur That you never saw the s...
Posted by Megan Melara on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:15:00 PST

...more ACL 2006 pictures

 Calexico More Calexico Mas Calexico-Joey Burns This is a sweet ass new band called Sucka for Succotash  Local art brought to the big stage Iron & Wine  Iron & Wine again... &nb...
Posted by Megan Melara on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:47:00 PST