Originally from the Washington DC area, Liz has since relocated to Northampton, MA. She is a singer-songwriter and guitar player whose current work incorporates her broad musical background that includes classical training on the upright-bass and studying as a major in sound art at Hampshire College. She's toured extensively- from Maine to Minnesota and all along the eastern seaboard. Her performance resume includes shows with Mount Eerie, Little Wings, David Thomas Broughton, Head of Femur, Curtains, Chris Garneau, Deer Tick, Hockey Night, Thanksgiving, and many others. Her debut album, 'Seeport, Seaport, Seeport' was released by Leisure Class Records in 2006.
Spotlight feature in Northeast Performer Magazine: "Isenberg is a true testament to the DIY aesthetic, and to the idea that makes indie music relevant: if you look hard enough for brilliant new music, you'll be rewarded with someone like Liz Isenberg - a diamond in the rough in a sea of anonymous artists with a guitar, microphone and internet connection....On the heels of a record which is so immediately accessible yet aesthetically challenging, Liz might not remain indie-folk's "best kept secret" for long".
'Seeport, Seaport, Seeport' was ranked the #5 record of 2006 by Indie Folk Forever: "A totally immersive and intimate album of miniature epics from Liz Isenberg, full of great melodies, incredible texture, and an elastic, inscrutable voice that makes every line into an aside you maybe shouldn't hear. Fans of Lou Barlow's Sentridoh, Mirah, Julie Doiron and early Cat Power are all missing out if they haven't got their hands on this."
"This is really gorgeous stuff"- Dave Howell, President of Fat Cat Records
"Listening to Liz's music, I almost feel like an intruder. The way they were recorded as well as the lyrics have such an
intimate feel you want to be quiet even when it's just an mp3 playing on your computer."
donewaiting.com
Click to listen to Song Samples
People Who Die In the Desert
Click here to purchase Liz Isenberg's latest release Seeport, Seaport, Seeport
Links:
Liz's myspace page
Two Weeks To the Midwest
I Want to Sleep in My Party Dress
There's a good interview at indiefolkforever:
And another interview on Masslive