Sounds like:  Treading water

Bio:  Angela Leo, born in New York, has traveled extensively and lived for several years in Asia and in Costa Rica.  She grew up in Northern California playing the guitar she received from her grandparents on her 10th birthday.  Miss Leo has walked on redhot coals, jumped out of an airplane, and believes in conquering fears (and having fun).  An award-winning poet, Angela came to Los Angeles to get more serious about her music, and she recently was interviewed on KCLA FM in Hollywood with four of her songs featured, and has been performing at numerous Los Angeles venues including the famous BB King’s, The Cat Club, The Mint, and The Viper Room.

Influences:  Morrissey, Peter Gabriel, Cat Stevens, Jimi Hendrix, Souxie and the Banchees, Ani DiFranco, Eurythmics, John Denver, Fleetwood Mac, Indigo Girls, the Beatles, Vreny Van Eslande.





Guitars:

     Martin J12-15

     Yamaha LLX6

     Ovation  VXT-SB


Spring , ethereal and haunting, imparts the soul’s ability to live, to grow, to feel, and to truly take flight.


In Magma, Miss Leo looks for meaning and deeper levels of understanding in this apparently senseless world.  A passionate melody wraps around a questioning of how to move forward in life.  The driving force of the rhythm echoes the emotion of the lyrics.


The One mourns a lost love, and with its haunting Brazilian sound, conjures images of beach and moonlight, as it sweetly comforts.


Trying conveys a wandering soul, no longer at home anywhere.  She longs to be on the other side of the globe reunited with her lover, reunited with her own soul.  The guitar work in this piece demonstrates some of Miss Leo’s precision and passion.


The Beach Song is a fabulous toe-tapping song of existential angst.





    
    

    Upcoming Shows


July 29  Amsterdam Cafe
 North Hollywood

July 30   Kauai Music Festival
 Hawaii

August 9  Womyn's Music Festival
 Michigan

August 21  House Party
Hollywood Hills

Sept. TBA  The Mint
 Los Angeles





Debut CD
"Magma"
April 2009

For booking, please contact Melissa Phelps at:   XieLex@yahoo.com







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