Valerie Orth
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Bio
Valerie understands song as revolution, whether personal or political, and as evolution, making change within herself and consequently in her listeners. She writes of hard realities, without bowing to any dogma. There is no artificial sweetness, but deep embraces accompany the punches.
Bridging multiple genres, Valerie incorporates her own style of groove into rock, and soul into folk. Her melodies rise, glide, and dive while her lyrics hide nothing: “I prefer to be mysterious/ but I slip up every time/ I don’t know the first thing about you/ but I’m telling you everything on my mind.” (from “Beyond This Song”.) You will find yourself stepping in tune to her rhythms and humming her lines, caught in the fury and the beauty.
About
Described as "soulful, genuine, and edgy" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and an "indie folk powerhouse" by The Source Weekly, Valerie Orth is a fearless and genre-bending songwriter, who makes the personal political. Valerie's "songs and vocalizations are unpredictable and highly original - just when you think she's going to settle into a familiar groove, off she flies into the stratosphere with phrasings you never saw coming,” writes The Jefferson Agrarian.
Valerie’s second full-length album is due to be released in December 2009. Produced and engineered by Jon Evans, the upcoming album includes Scott Amendola on drums (Charlie Hunter), Julie Wolf on piano/organ (Ani DiFranco and Indigo Girls), Jon Evans on bass and electric guitar (Tori Amos), Bob Sanders on nylon guitar (LoCura!), and Valerie Orth on acoustic guitar and vocals.
Valerie's dynamic all-female live band consists of Abigail Picache on drums and backing vocals, Veronika Safarova on bass and backing vocals, and Eryn Pola on keys. While a frequent headliner of San Francisco’s best venues, the Valerie Orth Band also tours along the West Coast and is looking to take its poignant energy across the U.S. and Europe as soon as the new album is released.
A grassroots organizer for seven years, Valerie co-founded WomenROCK (www.myspace.com/womenrockmusic) in 2005, empowering women rockers in the Bay Area while producing concerts to raise funds for local non-profits.
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