April Smith and the Great Pictu...

- Brooklyn, NY Pop / Indie / Rock

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Members: Bass: Stevens, Drums: Nick, Keys: Ray, Guitar: Marty

Sounds Like: Regina Spektor, Fiona Apple

Manager: otherstuff@aprilsmithmusic.com

Bio: Momentum continues to build behind April Smith and the Great Picture Show’s new album, Songs For A Sinking Ship. The self- released, fan-funded album has earned high praise, with Paste magazine saying, “April Smith is quite the burlesque bad girl.... packing a sound full of sassy hooks and swingi... See Full Bio

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““she’s too good…. She’s one of those people that seems so timeless. To be honest, I just heard the music, and had to have her.” ”

— Jay Sweet, Newport Folk Festival producer, on NPR’s “All Songs Considered”

““An intriguingly skewed lyrical sensibility… the relentless clap-along boogie of the album’s standout track, ‘Colors.’” ”

— Entertainment Weekly Music Mix

““Judging from some tracks on her new album ‘Songs for a Sinking Ship,’ Brooklyn singer/songwriter April Smith is quite the burlesque bad girl. Verbally smacking down the competition for her man’s affections (‘Dixie Boy’) and confessing to sins apparently too atrocious to mention (‘Terrible Things’), Smith takes a ride into the annals of vintage Mason-Dixon pop, packing a sound full of sassy hooks and swinging rhythms.” ”

— Paste

““April Smith was born to be an entertainer… She radiates sunny energy and stage-ready sauciness…. ‘Colors’ is the buoy that fl oats to the top of the record… at least as much a ballad of heartfelt yearning as it is a stomp-and-swagger jam.” - NPR Song of the Day”

— NPR Song of the Day

“It’s possible you haven’t heard much about April Smith but all that is about to change. She’s got a rich, plummy voice, and she lays it on thick over a taut guitar strum, making for music as long on charm as it is on melody.”

— J. Edward Keys, RollingStone.com

““This Brooklyn musician turns out sultry updates ragtime and swing, pouring her rich voice over tight guitar strumming.””

— RollingStone.com (Hype Monitor)

““Despite the steady raindrops, Smith’s juke-joint cabaret remains almost universally sunny. The singer, who looks something like a collectible doll with her lacy skirt, shoulder-length brown hair and porcelain complexion, belts out tunes both acidic (’Drop Dead Gorgeous’) and swooning.””

— Chicago Tribune

"It's the kind of tune you'd hear on an episode of Grey's Anatomy or in the next iPod commercial. It's sweet (which we love), quirky (which we love) and hooky (which we love)."

— -Perez Hilton

“Smith and her band’s entertaining theatrical sass and stage class stage a smoky, sexy cabaret show for the ear. Her jazzy vocals swoop up and down with such grace and emotion that it entices bystanders to pull up a chair and stay for a spell.”

— Deli Magazine

“Blessed with a voice comprising both immeasurable strength and grace - coupled with songs laden with bold, exuberant lyrics - Smith transforms the rawness of a live show into something far greater...with talent like this she’s bound for glory”

— Joel Crane, NME, Q, Mojo

“Here is April Smith. You see this beautiful, smart little woman with a big guitar and a bigger heart just flat out going for it and you hear, gloriously, that what she goes for; she gets. Gets it all done right. Go hear her and then pass it on.”

— John David Souther

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2012
Apr 30

The Riot Room
Kansas City, MO, US | 8:00pm
The Riot Room
Kansas City, MO, US
Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:00pm
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2012
Apr 29

Larimer Lounge
Denver, CO, US | 7:00pm
Larimer Lounge
Denver, CO, US
Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:00pm
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2012
Apr 28

Plush
Tucson, AZ, US | 9:00pm
Plush
Tucson, AZ, US
Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:00pm
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Opening for Leila Lopez and April Smith and the Great Picture Show. We perform at 9:30 PM!
2012
Apr 28

Plush
Tucson, AZ, US | 8:00pm
Plush
Tucson, AZ, US
Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:00pm
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2012
Apr 26

The Hotel Cafe
Los Angeles, CA, US | 10:00pm
The Hotel Cafe
Los Angeles, CA, US
Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:00pm
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DRAGATIS INSIDE t...
Cheers April Smith! Great band and great singer and great songs!!! I love great music, so of coarse I love you guys!!! jimmie d(new Canadian Fan) Dragatis Inside the Mind
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Hey, I really love your music. :] I hope you'll be able to come to the west coast one day.