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About Me

Cellar Door is a mystery project of Lauren Smith and Randall Holt. LRN's been singing & playing guitar for ten years. She's a sassy redhead who likes to wear red boots, name her instruments, and generally rock out. RNDL is a classically trained cellist from Albuquerque. He makes hobo meet chic, and is generally fabulous and endearing. Here at CD, we probably love you, so friend us, come out to the shows, and show some love back. Here's what fun people are saying about CellarDoor:"when the light up in the attic of tired pop cliches becomes unbearably bright, there's always an open cellar door." - Jeff Elliott, visiting member of Cellar Door"It's what Cat Power would sound like if she knew how to play instruments" - John-Mike Reed, bleeplabs.com"She sounds like a female singer-songwriter who has never heard Cat Power" - Isaac Martinez, wholefoodsmarketIf you want a fun quote up here, send me a message describing my music. We tend to quote other people when asked as opposed to trying to describe our own music.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/06/2006
Band Members: Lauren Smith (aka, LRN): the voice/brainz. Isobelle: the steel strings Isodora: the nylon strings Twinkle: the ivories (the tiny one) Lowrey: the fancy new organ! Marcel: the wheels[Let it be known that LRN is the only person in Cellar Door. As the thinktank/propeller of CD, LRN sometimes feels the need to speak of herself in the third person, and then name several inanimate objects in order to not feel lonely.]
Influences: Bjork, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Neutral Milk Hotel, and of course my undying love, Jason Mraz.
Sounds Like: Bjork and Patsy Cline. More or less a girl, a guitar, and sometimes a tiny piano.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

fall off the face of the universe, why don’t you.

HELLO FRIENDS OF CELLAR DOORi know it's been a while since i have written to you all. i have been a little bit busy since i got my new computer. i finally got my recording software installed and sor...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:55:00 GMT

playtime.

hey. musicians. come play with me.seriously. i want some more people on stage. the organ gets rather lonely.
Posted by on Sun, 13 May 2007 04:57:00 GMT

(sexual) organs.

HELLP FRIENDS OF CELLAR DOOR you know, lately, there's been a lot of giggles &/or talk about the organ. i'm sure that this is in reference to which organ i'm referring to when discussing the...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:17:00 GMT

Cellar Door @ Artopium's Roving Party - 3pm!

HELLO FRIENDS OF CELLAR DOOR just a little update to let you know about the badass party going down at austin's favorite coffee shop : epoch! it's next saturday, party begins at noon, goes on fo...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:51:00 GMT

the new songs: what is up?

HELLO FRIENDS OF CELLAR DOOR i wish that you all could have the chance to see what dng got to see last night: it was a fabulous evening of sipping on beers, smoking cigarettes in the yello patio...
Posted by on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:43:00 GMT

new songs, etc.

HELLO FRIENDS OF CELLAR DOOR! today has been both exciting and productive. wrapped two new songs : "beck & call" and "licking my wounds". woot! enjoy them. i've been working hard...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:53:00 GMT

Songwriting spree.

So LRN's been a little topsy-turvy as of late. This results in submitting to an abyss, embracing it with eyes as longing as a good lover, then sitting down at the organ.Thus, a new song is born:...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:53:00 GMT

Cellar Door Rants re: Romance.

HELLO FRIENDS OF CELLAR DOOR romance is lame. i always seem to go for the guys that i have no access to. the following categories of men are off-limits to me:- boys that cannot trust me or...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:56:00 GMT

New Song.

HELLO FRIENDS OF CELLAR DOOR This is just a head's up to let you know that I posted a new song. It's a Bjork cover that I usually don't play at shows, but I suppose that if anyone were to come o...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:26:00 GMT

Post-Cove Update

HELLO FRIENDS OF CELLAR DOOR The show at the Cove last night was fan-tas-tic. Good times were had by all. Next up on the CellarDoor to-do list: get a freaking show in Austin. Any venue sug...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:39:00 GMT