is a singer, violist and keyboardist from Minnesota. After some time in LA, she moved to Chicago where she recorded her debut with no other than Steve Albini at his infamous Electrical Audio studios.
Hüsker Dü / Best Friends Forever / Prince / Bob Dylan / The Staple Singers
5 favorite books
Francesco Scavullo: «Scavullo Women» / John Barrett: «Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships» / John Green: «Wonderful World of Horses Coloring Book» / Patrick Nagel: «The Art of Patrick Nagel» / Jo-Anne Christensen: «Ghost Stories of Illinois»
5 favorite cartoon characters
Betty Boop / Animaniacs / Dr. Katz / The Little Mermaid / Elmer Fudd
5 favorite cities
Gothenburg / Los Angeles / New Orleans / Vancouver B.C. / Chicago
Found / Teen Vogue / Metal / Martha Stewart Living / US
5 favorite movies
«Working Girl» by Mike Nichols / «The Gore Gore Girls» by Herschell Gordon Lewis / «Buffalo ‚66» by Vincent Gallo / «Clueless» by Amy Heckerling / «Nosferatu» by Werner Herzog
5 favorite personal tragedies
face planting on the zip line on the playground / appendix was removed / my twin sister died when I was 7 / abandoning my ‚86 chevrolet caprice in a college parking lot in LA / the death of my grandma
5 favorite places in Chicago
my apartment / Lula / The Art Institute of Chicago / The Old Town School of Folk / The Swedish American Museum Center
5 favorite places in LA
Jurassic Museum of Technology / Malibu Beach / St. Vincent DePaul’s thrift store / Machine Project gallery / the IL Corral (former show space in East Hollywood)
5 favorite records
Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
Laurie Anderson - Big Science
Ace Of Base - Ace Of Base
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
5 favorite restaurants
The Golden Spoon (frozen yogurt) / LA Burrito / Dink’s Deli / Choke (biker coffee bar) / The Old Log Cabin
5 favorite TV shows
«Curb Your Enthusiasm» / «Saved by the Bell» / «Law and Order» / «Lost» / «Fraggle Rock»
5 favorite personal victories
pushing myself to draw in my free time even though I am awful at it / writing songs on instruments other than the viola / not laughing while I am singing karaoke / being ok on my own / becoming less expressionless and flat in my communication
are finally back. After their very promising debut they took some time to come back with an album that finally shows the full potential of what Johnny Jewel & co is capable of. Where «In The City» left off ...