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annielin
» genre:
Acoustic >
Acoustic Folk
» location:
Ariadne Records, c/o Annie Lin
» label: Ariadne Records
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Annie Lin
NEWS
Ongoing - Annie works with Japanese producer gotoisamu.
10.14.00, 7pm, free - Houston, TX - Annie headlines night of acoustic music and java at the Next Door Coffee House. An equally unplugged David Urban (Obliterati, Math Pope, Spontaneous Combustion) opens.
10.27.00, 8-11pm, free - Houston, TX - Annie opens for Los Angeles singer-songwriter Sean Wiggins, straight from the Oxygen Tank tour; Empower 2000 folkster Elizabeth White and Linda Lou at the Travis Cafe.
10.28.00, 2:35-3:10pm, $12
Houston, TX - Annie joins
Terri Hendrix, the Therapy
Sisters, Tina & the B-Sides,
Tret Fure, Elizabeth White, Elaine Townsend and other performers at the Garden in the Heights for the 6th annual Houston Women's Festival.
11.09.00, 9:30pm, $TBA, 21+
Houston, TX – Strange bedfellows indeed: Annie rocks Mary Jane's with Dr. Colossus, the band formerly known as Obliterati, and enigmatic indie pop quartet Matty & Mossy, back from recording in Athens, Ga., and soon to disappear again on national tour.
11.10.00, 8pm, $TBA
Galveston, TX - Annie opens for touring Austin jazz/folk singer-songwriters Emily Kaitz and Mary Reynolds at the Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe.
11.18.00, 8pm, $3 - Houston, TX - Annie plays at The Mausoleum with Amy Lum as part of the Women's Music Fest.
12.02.00, 8pm, $3 - Houston, TX - Annie plays at the second Rice Acoustic Music Night, hosted by The Mausoleum.
10.14.00, 7pm, free - Houston, TX - Annie headlines night of acoustic music and java at the Next Door Coffee House. An equally unplugged David Urban (Obliterati, Math Pope, Spontaneous Combustion) opens.
10.27.00, 8-11pm, free - Houston, TX - Annie opens for Los Angeles singer-songwriter Sean Wiggins, straight from the Oxygen Tank tour; Empower 2000 folkster Elizabeth White and Linda Lou at the Travis Cafe.
10.28.00, 2:35-3:10pm, $12
Houston, TX - Annie joins
Terri Hendrix, the Therapy
Sisters, Tina & the B-Sides,
Tret Fure, Elizabeth White, Elaine Townsend and other performers at the Garden in the Heights for the 6th annual Houston Women's Festival.
11.09.00, 9:30pm, $TBA, 21+
Houston, TX – Strange bedfellows indeed: Annie rocks Mary Jane's with Dr. Colossus, the band formerly known as Obliterati, and enigmatic indie pop quartet Matty & Mossy, back from recording in Athens, Ga., and soon to disappear again on national tour.
11.10.00, 8pm, $TBA
Galveston, TX - Annie opens for touring Austin jazz/folk singer-songwriters Emily Kaitz and Mary Reynolds at the Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe.
11.18.00, 8pm, $3 - Houston, TX - Annie plays at The Mausoleum with Amy Lum as part of the Women's Music Fest.
12.02.00, 8pm, $3 - Houston, TX - Annie plays at the second Rice Acoustic Music Night, hosted by The Mausoleum.
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With one foot in California and the other in Texas, this Taiwan-born singer-songwriter converses through a kind of folk-rock that sounds pretty but gritty, like a rootsy Lisa Loeb or a pop-infused Ani DiFranco. Weaned on pop music, post-L.A.-riot gangster rap and Chinese soap opera soundtracks, Annie draws on pop culture and “old books”—English literature and classical texts—for inspiration. Since hitting the Houston music scene, she has played shows at the Mausoleum, Travis Cafe, Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe and the Houston Women's Festival. Her song “Whole” was featured on "Cake and Champagne" a recently released Lisa Loeb tribute album, and has made a live appearance on KYSR 98.7 radio in Los Angeles. She is currently recording a debut album under her own label Ariadne Records.
Why this name?
Annie Lin is my name, but the name of my band is Math Pope. We were trying to come up with new names for my friends' band Obliterati, and my boyfriend Sol suggested Math Pope. I thought it was a wonderful name, though. One member of the Obliterati is Catholic, and he of course didn't take to the name. I kept joking about the name, and then one day, decided to take it for my own little folk-rock band. So Obliterati's now Dr. Colossus, and Annie Lin's band is Math Pope. Go figure.
Do you play live?
I do, as often as possible. I used to do anything to get an audience--from playing on curbs to playing at Valhalla, the campus grad student pub. I love playing live. Nowadays, I play more actual gigs, which is good, but sometimes before a big show I still like to march to the nearest random stage and perform.
I think playing live for the first time--at a Rice talent show--was a special moment. The Cheesecake factory gift certificate I won was pretty special, too, but in a gastronomical way...
I think playing live for the first time--at a Rice talent show--was a special moment. The Cheesecake factory gift certificate I won was pretty special, too, but in a gastronomical way...
If you make it big..?
I will open for Lisa Loeb.
I think every artist has musical idol, and even though I don't believe in idolatry, Lisa Loeb is a really big thing for me. She influenced my style a lot, and I admire her, not only for the music but also for her industry clout. It would mean so much to me to share a stage with Lisa.
I think every artist has musical idol, and even though I don't believe in idolatry, Lisa Loeb is a really big thing for me. She influenced my style a lot, and I admire her, not only for the music but also for her industry clout. It would mean so much to me to share a stage with Lisa.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
I think that if you control the supply, like which mp3s are released, you can up album sales. If you release all your songs to mp3, why would anyone want to buy?
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
In a heart beat. Well, not really, unless I read that contract very, very quickly.
Band History:
Umm... for facts and figures and official stuff, you can look at my bio at http://www.annielin.com
The unofficial and very, very brief bio is this. I started playing guitar my freshman year. My then-boyfriend was always saying he'd teach me. Then we broke up. I still wanted to learn, though, so I pulled out my parents' old, dusty Taiwanese no-brand (guitar) from under the bed and downloaded some Internet tab. Within a few months, I was subjecting open mike audiences to my haphazard stylings and wrote my first song, BS#1, or Breakup Song #1. I even recorded a few songs for the first Lisa Loeb Tribute Album. When I go back and listen to that CD, it makes me cringe to think that Lisa actually heard it. I was so bad!
But I kept practicing and practicing and writing songs, and I'm not any sort of guitar whiz like my friend Dave Urban, but I'm a bit less embarrassed about my music.
The unofficial and very, very brief bio is this. I started playing guitar my freshman year. My then-boyfriend was always saying he'd teach me. Then we broke up. I still wanted to learn, though, so I pulled out my parents' old, dusty Taiwanese no-brand (guitar) from under the bed and downloaded some Internet tab. Within a few months, I was subjecting open mike audiences to my haphazard stylings and wrote my first song, BS#1, or Breakup Song #1. I even recorded a few songs for the first Lisa Loeb Tribute Album. When I go back and listen to that CD, it makes me cringe to think that Lisa actually heard it. I was so bad!
But I kept practicing and practicing and writing songs, and I'm not any sort of guitar whiz like my friend Dave Urban, but I'm a bit less embarrassed about my music.
Your influences?
Dave Matthews, Indigo Girls, Liz Phair, Juliana Hatfield, Sarah McLachlan, Vonda Shepard, Jars of Clay and early 90s rap and r&b artists like TLC, Snoop Doggy Dogg and Dr. Dre. I sound like I'm trying to name every kind of music, but I really do like a lot of different things.
Lately, I've been listening to a lot of indie musicians, and they've actually influenced my songwriting. Some incredible singer-songwriters include Edie Carey, Rachael Sage, Jenny Choi, Kevin So, Mackenzie Grant, Amanda Garrigues and Francis Kim.
Oh yes--the Ani thing. Some people say I sound like Ani DiFranco, and I think she's awesome, but I never really started listening to her until recently.
And of course, as I mentioned before, Lisa Loeb is an umbrella influence.
Lately, I've been listening to a lot of indie musicians, and they've actually influenced my songwriting. Some incredible singer-songwriters include Edie Carey, Rachael Sage, Jenny Choi, Kevin So, Mackenzie Grant, Amanda Garrigues and Francis Kim.
Oh yes--the Ani thing. Some people say I sound like Ani DiFranco, and I think she's awesome, but I never really started listening to her until recently.
And of course, as I mentioned before, Lisa Loeb is an umbrella influence.
Favorite spot?
Any place is good, as long as the scenery's always changing.
Equipment used:
Washburn classical guitar with cutaway; Dean Markley K-20 amp; Jim Dunlop thin picks and the wonderful panda pick my sister Kimberly bought me in Taiwan. It has a little crying panda on it and a caption that reads "Don't kill me."
Anything else...?
Always tip the waiters and the bands at the show. Oh yeah, and visit my webpage. http://www.annielin.com