Nov 22, 2014
Well, not as romantic as a train, but from my mom's kitchen in Moscow! Your browser does not support iframes.
Nov 17, 2014
The show in St. Petersburg was wonderful and terrifying. Wonderful because, well, any opportunity to perform my songs in front of many, many people is wonderful. Terrifying because I was having tech issues 2 minutes prior to my set, and then others IN my set. Fortunately they stopped. But having your microphone misfire in front of 8,000+ people is not something I care to do a lot unless I want to have an early stroke. Anyway. I am in Moscow now and it snowed a bit yesterday. Nothing to write home about, though. I was also fighting off an ear infection for a few days, and only now it seems like it's mostly gone away. I kept myself in denial about it because the last time I had one was when I was 11 or something – but after a couple of days of my ear being distinctly unhappy, I had to admit to myself there may be a problem. All in all I pulled it off, but I am hoping to crush it day after tomorrow. Also, I wasn't able to do my live broadcast with Bambuser because this train we took back to Moscow did NOT have wi fi. It was quaint and quite old and restored etc – but no whiff of wi fi anywhere. Oh well. I am thinking I should do it this Thursday before or after the next concert. Yes, Thursday there's another big show, and it's a big deal for me – home turf and all – also quite a good way to finish up this year of Hero EP, touring Russia...
Nov 17, 2014
Elizaveta has recently recorded and filmed a few acoustic versions of songs from her EP and covers of songs she loves. Here is the first one, in honor of her friendship with the legendary Russian rock band Bi-2: her cover of their beautiful song ‘The Prayer’. Translation from Russian: Be quiet Hearts up on the roof are breathing slowly before they leap I can hear all your thoughts All we care about has gone topsy-curvy How can one say this, without breaking it, tearing it apart We are a like a river, here for ages like the words of a prayer Everything, except love our whole life – so far away I am not alone but I am no one without you Ashes are light and weightless you didn’t notice the swift passage of time the spell runs out and pearls become glass How empty it is, on the inside without mirages, without magic We are here only for a moment let it sound like the words of a...
Nov 14, 2014
I am sitting half dressed in the hotel room and about to get ready and go to perform. I am in St. Petersburg. It is such a beautiful city, I wish I had a bit more time to go out and walk around. This city is very moody, though, even more than Moscow – right now the skies are gray, overcast and look like lead, hanging over the streets, really close to the ground. Anyway, usually I would still go out, armed with an espresso and brave the weather. But I am fighting off a bit of a virus of some kind I picked up somewhere, so my energy has been somewhat limited. We came here via a night train. It left Moscow at midnight. It really is as romantic as it sounds, except there was no one special here to share my train compartment, so I drank my tea, listened to music in my headphones and stared out into the darkness, which pressed against the train windows. After the show – I am opening for Bi-2 and then performing with them, as well – we catch another night train. I will try to do another Bambuser broadcast then. The train we took to come here had wi fi, so I am hoping this one will, too. I also just posted a cover of a Russian song I love – it's called 'The Prayer" by Bi-2. Be quiet Hearts up on the roof are breathing slowly before they leap I can hear all your thoughts All we care about has gone topsy-curvy How can one say this,...
Nov 2, 2014
There is a lot going on in my world these days, and I know I haven't exactly been very visible. But all of this is about to change:) This is a chance to catch up, for me to explain what is coming up, chat live with fans & friends. This stream will go live Tuesday, November 4, at 4:00PM PST and I will be on air for 30 minutes. Be there! You can also follow it from my Facebook Artist page, as well as the actual Bambuser channel, where you can chat with me live, via the Chat feature. Your browser does not support...
Jul 8, 2014
Here I am in my old city again. What is happening in my life, you may ask? Well, lots and lots. First and foremost, I am working on an acoustic EP, called Fairytales and Satellites, to be out by summer's end. It's all just piano and voice… ok voices, and some beautiful strings here and there. The titles are: Icarus Familiar Satellite Fairy Tale for Girls Bella Anima I am very excited about it because unlike HERO, this EP very will be very pure and acoustic. I get so ambitious when I record or arrange these days. Fairy Tales and Satellites is a good counterpart to Hero because it is so stripped down and breathes differently. As a matter of fact, the original takes that are being used were not even recorded to click – they are performances, and it also gives the songs/tracks a different kind of vibe, which is not as polished and very organic. Plus, the full Hero album promises to be pretty ambitious and full sounding, just like the Hero EP, so Fairy Tales and Satellites provides a welcome harbor for those of my fans who miss Beatrix Runs. Also - Bella Anima is a hybrid pop/opera kind of song, just like Odi et Amo, so since the Hero EP didn't have any opera on it, this should soothe the pain;) This past weekend I was a guest of B2 at Russia's largest open air rock music festival, aka NASHESTVIE. It means Invasion, more or less. I guested on one of my favorite songs of theirs – Молитва, or Prayer. Actually, I am going to post a cover of it shortly. By the way, do you see a pattern here:...
