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Avant Bard

Life's Not that Easy, Bob Ross.

About Me

Who/What/When/Where/Why/How is Avant Bard?...good questions that I don't even have an answer to.

Our center of gravity is Queens.

We are socially awkward.

Sorry this page is currently lame-o-saurus rex. Those songs playing in that little box at the top are just parts of longer songs. There will be full music here one bright and sunny day. Other than that, I'm a soprano who wishes she had a lower voice. In addition to creating, I love performing, so feel free to shoot me a message me if you're interested in collaborating or need a female vocalist for something.

This myspace is a work in progress. I apologize if it makes your ears bleed. thanks for stopping by!

I'm an occasional uncool blogger over at: http://www.latenightwallflower.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/28/2006
Band Members: Kerri Fortune (vocals, clarinet, tin whistle, glockenspiel)
Jessica Seligson (vocals, violin)
and an amorphous, currently in the works group of people. maybe you?
Influences: daydreaming. people. visions. tastes. sounds. books. film. theater. comedy. NYC. Spice Girls lollipops. Craigslist missed connections. In no specific order: folk, ambient, progressive, experimental, classic rock, alternative, punk, acoustic, indie, soul, blues, psychedelic, pop, twee, funk, electronica, doowop, spoken word, hip hop, trip hop, jazz, classical, world, old school country, film scores, showtunes, and their subgenres, and their subgenres, and their subgenres' subgenres, and the people who mix a bunch of them together like an awesome recipe.

Wilco, Jeff Buckley, The New Pornographers, Nick Drake, Mars Volta, Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Joni Mitchell, Bjork, Neil Young, Erik Satie, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, The Fiery Furnaces, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Julie Andrews, Regina Spektor, Neko Case, Tori Amos, Patti Smith, Fiona Apple, The Slits, Eels, Coldplay, The Cranberries, Tom Waits, Brian Eno, The Beatles, The Zombies, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mogwai, Under Byen, Jimmy Eat World circa Clarity, Beck, The Clash, British Men Bellyflopping, Fraggle Rock, Funkadelic, Rolling Stones, The Smiths, Dropkick Murphys, Spectra and the Monocle, Saves the Day, Jack White, David Bowie, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fleetwood Mac, Hole, and all the rest of the music I listen to...I could go on for-e-ver.
Sounds Like: a walk through the park on a sunny day. a pissed off teacher scratching her nails on the blackboard. bad recordings on a hidden laptop microphone...oh wait. that's not what it's like, that's what it IS.
Record Label: n/a
Type of Label: None

My Blog

PASSING STRANGE

Passing Strange is an amazing musical that you absolutely must see before it closes on July 20th!!!  It seriously sucks that a musical this good is closing. There's so much passion behind the mu...
Posted by Avant Bard on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:03:00 PST

the tip of the iceberg...

I always thought that expression was kinda silly (and i enjoy all things silly) How goes summer so far?  I wish I could say it was summer vacation time for me, but sadly, I'm a responsible a...
Posted by Avant Bard on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:43:00 PST

Visitors from War

Mis amigos John, Heather, Chris, Johanna, Elona and I were hanging out and jamming and messing around on different instruments. We had a couple of acoustic and electric guitars, bass, violin, glockens...
Posted by Avant Bard on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:57:00 PST

Pianosaurus rex

I just bought a pianosaurus. I'm going to see Wilco in August. If you're going I'll see you there and we'll high five.
Posted by Avant Bard on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:27:00 PST

You know whats fun?

Going back to your high school and drinking in places you weren’t even allowed to go!  That’s me on the right being a winoscerous with some of my girls on the balcony they wouldn...
Posted by Avant Bard on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:47:00 PST

I never...

I remember being little and having this idea in my head that my mother sounded like Carole King did when she sang the song "Care-A-Lot" for the Care Bears Movie.  I think I made the associat...
Posted by Avant Bard on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:06:00 PST

Rusty

I was like "hmmm. I want to play around on the tin whistle" so I go and look...and I can't find Rusty the Trusty Tin Whistle!  :(  It could be because right now I'm re-organizing my room and...
Posted by Avant Bard on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:08:00 PST

spice up your life!

I went to see the Spice Girls last night.   not kidding.
Posted by Avant Bard on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:53:00 PST

he looks like a pink nightmare!

Hope everyone has a very Happy New Year and that 2008 proves to be a better year than 2007. Geez, I sure hope it is! My "picks" for some of my favorite music of 2007 are up over at Late Night Wallflow...
Posted by Avant Bard on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:19:00 PST

ho ho ho (and a bottle of rum)

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season. HAPPY CHRISTMAS/ CHANNUKAH/ KWANZAA / HUMAN LIGHT!!!  (that last one's for Sue) I'm supposed to make a year-end music list for Late Night Wal...
Posted by Avant Bard on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:47:00 PST