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Angel LaCanfora

About Me

Occasionally Asked Questions
Q: Where are you from?
A: I was raised in Orange County, CA but spent most of my adult life in west L.A. I'm a fairly recent transplant to lovely central Virginia.
Q: Are you playing with a band on these songs listed here?
A: Some of them, yes. Of the tracks displayed now in my player, "Sooner or Later" & "Halo Glows" feature the great Desert Sage of L.A. The other songs are all written, played & recorded by me on my little old Tascam. I am presently trying to assemble some musicians for gigging and recording fun.
Q:. I'm confused. Aren't you ASK? After all, your website is asktunes.com.
A: I was ASK, which stood for Angel Sophia Krasnegor, in my previous incarnation. But now I've reverted to the original LaCanfora. I promise not to change it again regardless what happens.
Q: Who or what is the LLP?
A: That would be my experimental online band, the Learning Lovers Project. Founded by me in 2001, the LLP has featured some wonderful musicians from all over the U.S. and England. It gives us the opportunity to just have fun & make some interesting noises. It may or may not be palatable to you. We collaborate by recording a track then somehow getting that track to the next member, who builds on the idea & so on. Check us out here: .
Q: You're also an artist?
A: Yes, I make mosaic art. My work will be on display come April at Art Upstairs Gallery in Charlottesville, VA.
Q: How long have you been playing music and writing songs?
A: It's been quite a long time now. At the risk of revealing my age, let's just say that when I started, skinny ties and shoulder pads were all the rage.
Q: Are you after fame and fortune?
A: Oh, frick no. I play because I love it! It's absolutely essential to my well-being. The ultimate dream wold be people covering my songs (hint...hint...)
Q: Has success gone to your head?
A: I'm sorry, were you talking to me?
Q: What do you get when no three positive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation an + bn = cn for any integer value of n greater than two?
A: You get Fermat's Last Theorem.
Q: I thought you hated math?
A: I do.


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 18/07/2006
Band Website: http://www.asktunes.com
Band Members: just lil ol' me
Influences:

The big ones for me in recent times have been Robyn Hitchcock, Capt. Beefheart & Dylan, though the Beatles started me on this path when I was about 9 years old. I just love music: give me some folk, some garage band, some punk, some Motown, some reggae. If it's authentic, then I'm there! But I like making lists, so here are some more: Blue Line Highway, The Band, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Beck, Brian Wilson, Blondie, R.E.M., the dB's, the Feelies, Wilco, Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Simon & Garfunkel, Leo Kottke, Paul Kelly, Iggy Pop/Stooges, The Monkees, Syd Barrett/Pink Floyd, the Waterboys, The Rutles, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Frank Zappa, Nick Drake, Neil Young, Faust, The Pogues, Grateful Dead, Bjork, The Doors, The Soft Boys, Tom Petty, The Smithereens, Primus, Stephen Malkmus, Young Fresh Fellows, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Brian Eno, Monty Python, Tom Waits, Old Blind Dogs, Fugazi, Les Negresses Vertes,The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Phish, The White Stripes, Elvis, Buddy Holly & my daddy Pat Fortune.
Some Favorite Films: The Usual Suspects, Life of Brian, Born Yesterday, the Trial, All About Eve, Brazil........
Some Favorite Authors: Stewart O'Nan, James Joyce, David McCullough, Paul Theroux, Tom Robbins, Bill Bryson........
Some Favorite TV shows: Daily Show, Colbert Report......

Feature Video!

Sounds Like: An amalgamation of all of the above.

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New (old) Song Up!

Unearthed a version of my song "Just A Matter of Time," from 2002, a version replete with country fiddle. I've always liked this recording....hope you enjoy!
Posted by on Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:58:00 GMT

Don't Call Me Joni

A Poem-Don't Call Me JoniYes, I know I play acoustic guitarand sport a head of blonde hairand you know I like the folk musicand that my skin is rather fairBut I'm nothing like that other singerDon't s...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:16:00 GMT

New Song Posted! Yes, another!

Written yesterday, recorded this evening, here's "Out There." You might detect a slight Dylan influence. See if you can pick up on it!
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:07:00 GMT

Love Comes in Spurts

...or in my case, songs! Posted a new recording of an older song of mine, "Sister Storm." This song was written in collaboration with my old bandmate, Steve Frutos. He wrote the great lyrics & I the m...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMT

New Song! New Video!

Listen! Hear! My new song! And with visuals! Right here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msdi_R_TZIAThank you & I hope you're having a good MonTuesWedThursFriSatSun-days...and nights...Love,Angelique.
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:10:00 GMT

An Extraordinary Gesture

Today I was toodling down the highway, my mind lost in the beautiful strains of George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass," which I was listening to for maybe the 1,476th time, when I experienced a rand...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:26:00 GMT

Live Music Making

I guess it's never too soon to mark your calendars now for my upcoming Charlottesville debut! Where: C'ville Coffee: the Stage Cafe, 1301 Harris Street, Charlottesville http://www.cvillecoffee.com/ind...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:38:00 GMT

Looking for Morgan

I've been thinking a lot lately about the case of Morgan Harrington. In case you've been living under a rock, I'll fill you in: a young blonde college coed went missing after a Metallica concert here ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:45:00 GMT

Xmas Spirit

When I was a little girl, my daddy & I rewrote some Christmas songs together. So in the spirit of the holiday season, here's one: Here comes Santa ClausHere comes Santa ClausRight down Santa Claus lan...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:18:00 GMT

The LLP

My experimental internet band, the Learning Lovers Project, has officially relaunched after a long hiatus! We presently have 5 members & several "wait & see'rs." Our homebase can be found here:http://...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:07:00 GMT