Rykarda Parasol shares new track from latest album, announces SXSW and NYC appearances.

“Covenant” is the second single from Rykarda Parasol’s For Blood and Wine out now! Praise for the San Fran-based singer floats in.

“Covenant” is the latest single from Rykarda Parasol’s new album, For Blood and Wine.

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/rykardaparasol-covenant
[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/rykardaparasol/mp3/rykardaparasol-covenant.mp3

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Praise already received for Rykarda Parasol’s For Blood and Wine:

“You should listen to Rykarda Parasol if you don’t already. This is gorgeous, gothy, dark, sensual stuff...” – Crawdaddy.com

“Her music owes much to Nick Cave, but while he is grotesque and gothy, like some erudite, cave-dwelling mutant, Parasol’s more a precious vixen -- an inhumanly elegant entity that emerges from an ice palace each sunset, poured into a smoky evening gown, ready to wield her piercing stare in the service of some unsavory end..” – San Francisco Weekly

“...Rykarda Parasol is at once raw and earnest, sensual and callous with just enough wit and wry humor to make it all go down sweet and easy. For Blood and Wine is an intoxicating swig of bitters and a trace of lipstick on a stubbled cheek.” – The Big Takeover

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See Rykarda Parasol Live in Austin at SXSW and in NYC at Pianos:

03/17/10: South By Southwest at Threadgills (301 W. Riverside, Austin, TX – 7PM)
04/15/10: Pianos (158 Ludlow St. New York, NY – 8PM)

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RYKARDA PARASOL
For Blood and Wine
Self-Released
Release Date: Out Now

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Born of a holocaust orphan and distant Swedish royalty, Rykarda Parasol uses her life story and a love of literature to craft music that is vacuously dark while simultaneously a celebration of life and its vices.

With a voice and lyrics compared to the likes of a female Nick Cave, and drawing influence from The Doors, Serge Gainsbourg, and Oscar Wilde, Parasol describes her music as “rock noir,” evoking moody cinema drenched in gin and white-collar crime. Parasol’s nature is strong, her prose is starkly sincere, and she could drink Tom Waits under the table.

Parasol’s new self-produced album For Blood and Wine is a true-life narrative depicting the progress and downward spiral of a rake, which in this case is female. “It’s witty, darkly romantic, edgy and elegant… It’s tales of infidelity, addiction, and death. Mostly sad, but some real moments of joy and hope,” Parasol states.

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RYKARDA PARASOL LINKS

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : MYSPACE : YOUTUBE

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Sarah Elizabeth Foster offers up a haunting new track from her growing "Gardening" EP.

Classically trained vocalist enchants with video for “Gardening From The Ground Up.” American Folk Art Museum show set for April 16th.
“Be My Friend Always” is the latest single from Gardening From The Ground Up Part 1 by Sarah Elizabeth Foster

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/sarahelizabethfoster-bemyfriendalways
[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/sarahelizabethfoster/mp3/sarahelizabethfoster-bemyfriendalways.mp3

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Check out the single and video for “Gardening From The Ground Up” by Sarah Elizabeth Foster

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/sarahelizabethfoster-gardeningfromthegroundup
[VIDEO]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNmeKFFB_c4&fmt=18

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“…it's the simple, startling vulnerability of ‘Be My Friend Always’ that could make Foster a contender for the This Generation's Laura Nyro title…” – Mary Leary, San Diego Reader

Houston native Sarah Elizabeth Foster began studying music at the age of four. A classically trained vocalist, pianist and ballerina, she grew up performing in church and school choirs, winning numerous awards. But along the way, Sarah found it was other genres of music that truly inspired her. After perfecting her vocal technique with a degree in music, singing in French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, Sarah embarked on extensive travels throughout Asia and Europe expanding her cultural horizons. All this being an irrepressible quest to turn towards the music that inspired her and to fulfill her ultimate dream of a life as a singer/songwriter in New York City. Where now, for the first time, Sarah unearths words and melodies that are all her own.

See Sarah Elizabeth Foster performing live at the American Folk Art Museum in NYC (45 W 53rd St, btw 5th and 6th) on April 16th, 2010.

Gardening From The Ground Up Part 1 is Sarah’s first collection of deeply charged tunes. Filled with raw emotion and wistful reflection, the record hints liberally at Sarah’s stated influences which are rare for a singer-songwriter (Dusty Springfield, Sam Cooke, Judy Garland, and Edith Piaf) and her exceptionally broad vocal range -- moving effortlessly from crystal clear purity to shuttering vibrato -- places her in a league with contemporaries such as Ingrid Michaelson, Regina Spektor, Norah Jones and Feist. The record is an unusual acoustic blend of 60‘s-inspired pop, fresh folk and classical motifs wrapped around Sarah’s deep, pure vocals and emotionally rich, informed lyrics.

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Sarah Elizabeth Foster
Gardening From The Ground Up Part One
Studio Sarah Records

[MP3]: “BE MY FRIEND ALWAYS”

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SARAH ELIZABETH FOSTER LINKS

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : YOUTUBE : MYSPACE : STUDIO SARAH RECORDS

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CONTACT JOSH BLOOM | FANATIC PROMOTION

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Richard McGraw to perform at American Folk Art Museum on March 5th.

“Hurting Heart,” the first single from new album, Burying The Dead is an undeniable slice of dark Americana. PLAY and POST

“Hurting Heart” is the new single and video by RICHARD MCGRAW

[STREAM + WIDGET]: http://fairtilizer.com/track/richardmcgraw-hurtingheart
[MP3] http://www.fanaticpromotion.com/projects/richardmcgraw/mp3/richardmcgraw-hurtingheart.mp3

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“McGraw expertly navigates the waters of our communal subconscious, showing us the beauty in even our bleakest moments.” – Performing Songwriter

Self-described anti-anti-folk artist Richard McGraw will perform at NYC’s famed American Folk Art Museum (45 W 53rd St, between 5th and 6th Avenues – just down the street from the Museum of Modern Art) next Friday, March 5th. The performance is part of a night to celebrate the work of Nineteenth century maritime painter Thomas Chambers. Read more info about this event HERE.

While McGraw might describe his music in terms that deem him an outsider, his single “Hungry Heart” (MP3) from his latest album Burying The Dead is actually quite accessible amid its dark and gruff overtones. A great melody and an urgent vocal can’t be denied no matter how “anti” McGraw may claim to be.

Following in the footsteps of the poet-songwriters like Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, and Lou Reed -- McGraw contemplates the trials and tragedies of the human condition with beautiful and poignant honesty. His uncommon vocals tremor and plead heavenward, relaying woeful tales of love and loss, existential terror and a longing for transcendence.

McGraw has now unleashed his third record upon the world. Burying The Dead, a lyrical tour-de-force, covering familiar themes (life, death, religion, love, heartache, God and Godlessness) with a candid freshness.

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RICHARD MCGRAW
BURYING THE DEAD
NON-UTOPIAN RECORDS
RELEASE DATE: OUT NOW

STREAM: “HURTING HEART”

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RICHARD MCGRAW LINKS

EPK : WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : MYSPACE : TWITTER : PURCHASE

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CONTACT JOSH BLOOM | FANATIC PROMOTION

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