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The Paula Kelley Orchestra

Stave it off, 1,2,3, and now we can count to 3.

About Me


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Former frontwoman of Boston indie pop bands the Drop Nineteens, Boy Wonder, and Hot Rod, Paula Kelley is a genuine pure pop auteur who is not in need of bandmates to confirm her considerable talents. In the process [of forging her solo identity], she has emerged as an impressively versatile songwriter, conversant in the various strains of indie pop, bubblegum, and twee pop. After a string of albums with said bands, Kelley bolted from Boy Wonder as a collaborator to fully indulge her pop muse in the less confining role as solo songwriter in 2000. Now free to finally make the undiluted pop masterpiece she has seem primed to make her whole professional career, Nothing/Everything arrived in 2001 and hardly disappointed, showing Kelley's willingness to drift into the more pristine waters of pop music while leaving the volume and vigor of alternative rock behind. Two years later, Kelley's shiny twee stylings got a bit darker with The Trouble with Success or How You Fit Into the World. - Matt Fink, All Music Guide
Buy some great music at the iTunes store:
    Vapour Trail (Ride cover) Some Sucker's Life the Burnin' For You EP The Trouble with Success Nothing/Everything

My Interests

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Member Since: 1/31/2005
Band Website: paulakelley.com
Band Members: The PKO:West Coast: Paula Kelley- Vocals/Guitar/Piano, Peter Aragon- Upright bass, Aaron Tap- Guitar/Vocals/melodica, Lilly Aycud- Trumpet, Rigel Ranciato - Violin/Viola, Eric Skodis- DrumsEast Coast: Paula Kelley- Vocals/Guitar/Piano, Jeff Norcross-Drums, Jim Collins- Bass/Vocals, Aaron Tap- Guitar/Vocals/melodica, Angie Shyr- Violin/Keys/Vocals, Chris Barrett- Trumpet/Vocals/Perc.Auxilliary Orchestra Members: Dennis Cronin- Trumpet, Nathan Logus-Drums, Bass, Betty Widerski- Violin, Scott Burns- Cello, Joe Simcox- Viola, Meredith Cooper- Violin/viola, Wendy Mittelstadt - violin, Karen Langlie - cello, Don Anderson- Trumpet, Justin Tibbets- Drums
Influences: The Left Banke, early Bee Gees, The Zombies, the Association, the Divine Comedy, Marvin Gaye, Margo Guryan, Burt Bacharach, Ennio Morricone, Tahiti 80, Todd Rundgren, Jack Nitzsche, Dusty Springfield, Al Green
Record Label: Kimchee Records/Stop Pop and Roll Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

You brought me through, you make me feel...so blue...

There are songs that make you want to kill yourself, songs that keep you from killing yourself, and, then, songs that do both. These that do both...they hit in just that spot that elevates you, makes ...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:22:00 PST

I implore you to read...

This is especially for those of you in states yet to have primaries...though I think it's a must-read for everyone. It's rare for me to post anything political, but this is important. It's quite a lux...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:53:00 PST

Finafuckingly

We're back in the studio. Today I'll be doing vocals for new PKO tracks "Brave" and "Airports."Did some cool vintage keys last night. I can not wait to finish this record. I feel like I've been in lab...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:12:00 PST

Forced into Submission

I am taking an indefinite break from live performances. This is not by choice, but rather, by doctor's' orders. I have been saddled with crippling lower back pain for the last couple months. As I skew...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:05:00 PST

MySpace sucks my balls (...yet I still use it).

This fucking site is getting the better of me. Grooveva snapped some great pix from our show at Club Good Hurt last Friday. For the last hour I've only managed to upload TWO. I keep getting a file err...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:09:00 PST

On non-artist "artists..."

At the time, Nico was great. Of course she couldn't really sing, but what she did was completely right for who she was, who the VU were, and all that shit Warhol was orchestrating. J Mascis, though a ...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:26:00 PST

The Divine PK

Hi friends. I would like to announce the official live-going of my new professional web site. Here you will find my arranging/composing bio and samples of scores and arrangements I've done, plus bits ...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:49:00 PST

Looks like you're gonna make it, in a big way... well I always knew you would.

I've never been the type to go ga-ga over celebrities. Sure, I live in LA and it's fun to be all "I just saw Danny Bonaduce in the supermarket!*" every so often, but I've met "rock stars" and "famous ...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:57:00 PST

A different kind of surreality

There are fires all the time in southern California. Since I've been here, though, there hasn't been one this close to home. I was driving down the 134 when I saw the flames and smoke tearing through ...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:41:00 PST

Cable them to me...cable them to me

I am a child of the 80s. .. I listened to Casey Casem's American Top 40 religiously. I kept a notebook full of top 40 lists from each week. If I was going to be unable to listen to the broadcast, I'd ...
Posted by The Paula Kelley Orchestra on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:24:00 PST