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Featured in Time Out NY! More Shows Coming Soon! |
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| Location: | NEW YORK, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Aug 5, 2008 (520 days back) |
About Me |
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| Serena Jost is a Swiss-American singer/songwriter and cellist living in New York City.
Her just released record, Closer Than Far, was produced by Brad Albetta (Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson) and mixed by Brad Albetta and Brian Fulk at Monkeyboy Studios in NYC. This stunning debut features Serena singing and playing guitar, cello and piano. Some of NYC’s tastiest musicians help to bring these remarkable songs to life, which “seamlessly merge classical and pop melodies”. (Lucidculture) CLOSER THAN FAR WAS RELEASED MARCH 3rd, 2008 AT JOE’S PUB, NYC!!! Serena has performed at seminal NYC venues such as The Living Room, Barbes, Joe’s Pub, Tonic, Banjo Jim’s, Pete’s Candy Store, The Bowery Poetry Club, The Kitchen and St. Mark’s Church. She is an original member of Rasputina, the well-corseted cello group, has collaborated with numerous other artists including poet Dan Machlin, “Above Islands” (Immanent Audio), and has toured the United States and Europe extensively. Plans are in the works for Winter/Spring 2008 tour dates. |
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Music:Member Since: 6/26/2006Band Website: serenamusic.com Band Members: Musicians: Serena Jost (lead vocals, cello, keys, guitar) and The Core: Julian Maile (guitar/piano/bu vox), Brad Albetta (bass & so much more), & Colin Brooks (drums). Plus: Bill Dobrow & Matt Johnson (drums), Rima Fand (violin), Todd Horton (trumpet/flugel), Jim Brunberg (banjo) & Greta Gertler-Alice Bierhorst (vocals). Forthcoming CD produced by Brad Albetta and Serena Jost. Supremely made and mixed by Brad Albetta & Brian Fulk at Monkeyboy Studios. Influences: Skirts with pockets. "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity" (George S. Patton). Sounds Like: Time Out New York / Issue 667 : Jul 10–16, 2008 Top live shows Barbès; Thu 10 "Serena Jost writes gently eccentric songs and sings them in an elegant alto, often accompanying herself ..o, but it isn’t quite right to call her a singer-songwriter. The term art song—normally tied to 19th-century concert music—usefully characterizes Jost’s carefully arranged pieces and succinct lyrics, neither quite rock nor folk. If this sounds a bit highbrow, fear not. One of the highlights of both Jost’s live show and her recently released CD, Closer than Far, is a straightforward, almost rollicking take on Iris DeMent’s bittersweet “Our Town.” Several of her own catchiest vocal hooks (such as on “Vertical World” and “Halfway There”) basically consist of one note, relying on the instrumental chord changes underneath to give them momentum. The slightly old-world, cabaret quality of Jost’s music should be underscored by the intimately curtained back room at Park Slope’s Barbès." — Bob Bannister, Time Out New York "A richly melodic, stylistically diverse masterpiece." — Lucidculture "A few years back Serena Jost was a member of the modern progressive cello trio Rasputina. We hesitated to even mention this fact, however, because Jost's own music comes from an almost completely different universe. Whereas Rasputina incorporated elements of industrial rock and chamber/classical music, Closer Than Far presents subtle and intriguing modern progressive pop. But instead of writing and recording modern pop that sounds like every other twenty-first pop artist on the plant, Serena instead presents tunes that have much more in common with some of the more artsy British bands from the late 1970s. Pop fans seeking something immediately familiar and catchy may be somewhat confused by this album. Instead of writing easy pop, Serena composes rather complex and mature melodies that involve different elements from folk music and beyond. Subtlety is the key word here. These songs may not clobber you over the head at first. But multiple spins will reveal cool nuances that are not immediately obvious. Beautiful compositions include "Our Town," "Halfway There," "I Wait," "Awake In My Dream," and "Stowaway." Recommended." (babysue.com) Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Alternative / Folk Rock / Pop) |
My Blog |
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Featured in Time Out NY 7/10/08 - lovely piece by Bob Bannister |
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| YES, its true: TIME OUT NY wrote a preview for our show at Barbs! Please read the great preview below, and thanks to everyone who came out to the show - we had a great time. See you soon, SerenaTime... Posted by Serena Jost on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:09:00 PST |
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Music + Jewelry: TINA TANGs WEEKLY SPECIAL! Serena loves TT! |
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| So sometimes you just love things, objects. They can be wonderful and light, beautiful and uplifting - Tina Tang makes stunning jewelry which I'm delighted to model this week!http://www.tinatang.com/w... Posted by Serena Jost on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:21:00 PST |
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New Interview: http://rivetingriffs.com/serena_jost1.htm HOPE YOU ENJOY IT! |
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| Interview by Riveting Riffs out of Vancouver, BC. They are big supporters, and have a wonderful site full of substantive reviews and interviews. Check it out!!! Posted by Serena Jost on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:54:00 PST |
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CANADIANS CAN WRITE: New Review by Riveting Riffs, http://www.rivetingriffs.com/serena_jost.htm |
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| Our northern counterparts, at in once again. What does a fifteenth century troubadour get to wear?! Thanks to Joe Monatague for this wonderful review... Posted by Serena Jost on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:28:00 PST |
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BUY NEW CD ONLINE: Scroll down to "BUY NOW" button below |
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| THE NEW CD IS HERE!!! Closer Than Far was produced by Brad Albetta, and features my songs plus an Iris Dement tune. The musicians who contributed to the CD are outstanding...you’ll see.The packa... Posted by Serena Jost on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:22:00 PST |
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REVIEW OF THE NEW CD! |
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| The first review of CLOSER THAN FAR just arrived...READ ON...http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/cd-review-
serena-jost-%e2%80%93-closer-than-far/ Posted by Serena Jost on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:38:00 PST |
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REVIEW OF RECORD RELEASE PARTY AT JOE’S PUB! |
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| THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the SOLD OUT Joe's Pub CD Release Party!!!! We had a fantastic time, and hope you enjoyed yourselves. A REVIEW OF THE SHOW:http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2008/... Posted by Serena Jost on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:34:00 PST |
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Lucid Culture Strikes AGAIN, aren’t we lucky? 12/21 Banjo Jim’s Review |
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| Concert Review: Serena Jost at Banjo Jim's, NYC 12/21/07December 22, 2007 No CommentsArguably the best show we've ever seen her do. We've given Jost a lot of space here this year, because she's earn... Posted by Serena Jost on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:44:00 PST |
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NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW of The Kitchen performance w/choreographer Kathryn Sanders (link here) |
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| http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/arts/dance/04kitc.html?_r=
1&oref=slogin Posted by Serena Jost on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:14:00 PST |
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Good music is good but good music with good clothes is better |
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| It's been my pleasure to model some clothes for the amazing NYC designer, Jill Anderson. Please go to her website, www.jillanderson.com, for a peek, or better yet stop by her lovely East Village store... Posted by Serena Jost on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:28:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Tina Tang, Joe's Pub, Barbes Records, Brad Albetta, Julian Maile, Robert Di Pietro, Rob Jost, P.G. Six, Greta Gertler & The Extroverts, Pete Galub, _++_, rustonplastic, HELVETICA BOLD, Marie, Matt Kanelos, Mary Lee's Corvette, Catherine Bent, John Kelly, Arthur Russell, Mudville, Carol Lipnik And Spookarama, ETHEL, Chris Rael, Jill Anderson Designs, The Candides, Dr-KAOLIMBA, Life In A Blender, Daryl's Music Space, Bass-O the Maestr-O, Akiko Pavolka, Henry Bliss & The Sidewalkers, The Broken Remotes, Monika H, Bee and Flower, Sweet Spot Strings, Sylvia Sass, :.. x ..: mari :.. x ..:, Todd Giudice, Ursa Minor, mOnsieur, Single Car Garage, PROWLER, Dudley Saunders, Isabelasnacho, Thomas Truax, austin publicover, Jeff Padovani, Uwe Felchle, bEN, MARCO GIROLAMI Photographer, Crybaby Tom, JODELLE, Rambles.NET Reviews, merry fortune, Masculin Feminin, mike davis - producer, evil genius lab, vered, cloudchair, Steve Griffiths, Fabio Nosotti Photographer, friedrich
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