Carla Kihlstedt
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Carla Kihlstedt is an American
violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist from Lancaster
, Pennsylvania
currently living in Oakland
, California
.
She is a founding member of Tin Hat Trio
(now renamed Tin Hat), Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
and The Book of Knots. Other musical projects include 2 Foot Yard, Charming Hostess
and Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii. She has also worked occasionally on projects with Tom Waits
and Fred Frith
, and recorded numerous albums as a guest or session musician. Kihlstedt has studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music
.
Tin Hat
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
2 Foot Yard
Leslie Dalaba, Fred Frith, Eric Glick Rieman & Carla Kihlstedt
The Book of Knots
Carla Kihlstedt & Shahzad Ismaily
Carla Kihlstedt, Fred Frith & Stevie Wishart
Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii
Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi & Dan Rathbun
Cheer-Accident
Cosa Brava
Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi, Shahzad Ismaily
Carla Kihlstedt & Matthias Bossi
As a guest or session musician
United States
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violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist from Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
currently living in Oakland
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
She is a founding member of Tin Hat Trio
Tin hat
Tin hat can refer to:* A waterproof hat made of oil-finished cloth, traditionally associated with those who work outdoors in rainy conditions such as loggers* Kettle hat, part of medieval armour...
(now renamed Tin Hat), Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is an American experimental rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The band fuses classical, industrial, and art-rock themes throughout their music...
and The Book of Knots. Other musical projects include 2 Foot Yard, Charming Hostess
Charming Hostess
Charming Hostess is a band that grew out of the Oakland avant-rock scene in the mid-1990s.-Current work:Today, the music primarily springs from three women with an emphasis in the body—voices and vocal percussion, handclaps and heartbeats, sex-breath and silence. The work grows from diaspora...
and Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii. She has also worked occasionally on projects with Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
and Fred Frith
Fred Frith
Fred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
, and recorded numerous albums as a guest or session musician. Kihlstedt has studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, formerly the California Conservatory of Music, founded in 1917, is a music school, with an enrollment of about 400 students. It was launched by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodgehead in the remodeled home of Lillian's parents on Sacramento Street. It was called the...
, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, located on the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, was founded in 1865 and is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Students of Oberlin Conservatory enter a very broad network within the music world, as the school's alumni...
.
Discography
Charming Hostess- 1999 – Eat
- 2004 – Sarajevo Blues
- 2005 – Punch
Tin Hat
- 1999 – Memory Is an Elephant
- 2000 – Helium
- 2002 – The Rodeo Eroded
- 2004 – Book of Silk
- 2007 – The Sad Machinery of Spring
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
- 2001 – Grand Opening and ClosingGrand Opening and Closing-Personnel:* Carla Kihlstedt – Electric Violin, Percussion Guitar, Autoharp, Pump Organ, Voice* Dan Rathbun – Bass Guitar, Slide-piano Log, Pedal-action Wiggler, Thing, Autoharp, Voice* David Shamrock – Drums, Piano* Frank Grau – Drums on "The Stain"...
- 2003 – Live
- 2004 – Of Natural HistoryOf Natural HistoryOf Natural History is the second album by Avant-rock/metal group Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. It was recorded and mixed at Polymorph Recording in Oakland, California during the years 2003 and 2004...
- 2005 – The Face (DVD with Shinichi Momo Koga)
- 2007 – In Glorious TimesIn Glorious Times-External links:* official page* Label* video on YouTube* video on YouTube...
2 Foot Yard
- 2003 – 2 Foot Yard
- 2008 – Borrowed Arms
Leslie Dalaba, Fred Frith, Eric Glick Rieman & Carla Kihlstedt
- 2003 – Dalaba Frith Glick Rieman Kihlstedt
The Book of Knots
- 2004 – The Book of Knots
- 2007 – Traineater
- 2011 – Garden of Fainting Stars
Carla Kihlstedt & Shahzad Ismaily
- 2004 – Flying Low
Carla Kihlstedt, Fred Frith & Stevie Wishart
- 2005 – The Compass, Log and Lead
Carla Kihlstedt & Satoko Fujii
- 2007 – Minamo
- 2009 – Kuroi Kawa ~ Black River
Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi & Dan Rathbun
- 2008 – Ravish and Other Tales for the Stage
Cheer-Accident
Cheer-Accident
Cheer-Accident is an American indie rock ensemble headed by Thymme Jones. Jones took the name of the band from a Hallmark Cards shopping display, and first formed the group in 1981 with singer Jim Drummond and drummer Mike Greenlees.-Biography:...
- 2009 – Fear Draws Misfortune
Cosa Brava
Cosa Brava
Cosa Brava is an experimental rock and improvisation quintet formed in March 2008 in Oakland, California by multi-instrumentalist and composer Fred Frith...
- 2010 – Ragged AtlasRagged AtlasRagged Atlas is a studio album by Fred Frith's United States experimental rock group Cosa Brava. It was recorded in San Francisco in December 2008 and was released on March 5, 2010. Ragged Atlas was the band's first album, and is largely instrumental with a little singing on five of the thirteen...
Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi, Shahzad Ismaily
- 2010 – Causing a Tiger
Carla Kihlstedt & Matthias Bossi
- 2011 – Still You Lay Dreaming- Tales for the Stage, II
As a guest or session musician
- 1998 – 12 Minor – Ben Goldberg
- 1999 – Half-wit Anthems – Deadweight
- 1999 – CaliforniaCalifornia (Mr. Bungle album)California is the final studio album by the band Mr. Bungle.Going by credits alone, Mike Patton contributed more to this album than any other member of the band. Additionally, it is also the most Patton had contributed to any Mr. Bungle album in terms of songwriting.It was supposed to be released...
– Mr. BungleMr. BungleMr. Bungle was an experimental band from Northern California. The band was formed in 1985 while the members were still in high school and was named after a children's educational film. Mr. Bungle released four demo tapes in the mid to late 1980s before being signed to Warner Bros. Records and... - 1999 – BlueBlue (Third Eye Blind album)* "Slow Motion" was originally released with only the chorus, due to concerns about its lyrical content. Soon thereafter, Elektra Records re-released Blue with an instrumental version. However, the full version of the song was released everywhere outside of the States and found its way around the...
– Third Eye BlindThird Eye BlindThird Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup... - 1999 – Pokey in the Bobo – Baby Snufkin
- 2000 – American Pi – Austin Willacy
- 2001 – This Ungodly Hour – Mumble & Peg
- 2002 – Alice – Tom WaitsTom WaitsThomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
- 2002 – Trilectic – Jewlia EisenbergJewlia EisenbergJewlia Eisenberg is an American composer. As founder and bandleader of Charming Hostess she coined the term "Nerdy-Sexy-Commie-Girly" to describe her genre of music which spans an eclectic range of styles....
- 2003 – Rybi Tuk – Už Jsme DomaUž Jsme DomaUž Jsme Doma, , are a progressive rock band from Prague, Czech Republic, who originally formed in the Czech border town Teplice in 1985. The group's complex and genre-bending sound, longevity, relentless touring and diverse involvement in outside artistic media have earned them a large...
- 2003 – Dalaba Frith Glick Rieman Kihlstedt – Erik Glick Rieman Group
- 2004 – I'm Gonna Stop Killing – Carla BozulichCarla BozulichCarla Bozulich is an American musician based in Los Angeles, known for her work as the lead singer, lyricist and founder of both The Geraldine Fibbers and and as a founding member of Ethyl Meatplow. Her 2006 album, Evangelista, was released by Constellation Records, that label's first release by a...
- 2004 – Timelines – Lesli Dalaba
- 2005 – Tommyland: The RideTommyland: The RideTommyland: The Ride is the second solo album by Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, released in 2005. The album is released in conjunction with his book of the same name, as well as his new reality television series Tommy Lee Goes to College...
– Tommy LeeTommy LeeThomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects... - 2005 – Love Songs – Peter GarlandPeter GarlandPeter Garland is a composer best known for publishing Soundings Press, one of the few sources of new music scores and articles while in print...
- 2006 – There Be Squabbles AheadThere Be Squabbles AheadThere Be Squabbles Ahead is the first full-length album from Stolen Babies.The album has received almost unanimously positive reviews, and has helped to expand their fanbase massively.-Track listing:# "Spill!" – 3:21# "Awful Fall" – 3:44...
– Stolen BabiesStolen BabiesStolen Babies are an American avant-garde metal band with significant influences from dark cabaret, signed to The End Records.-History:Stolen Babies formed from a 12+ member high school performance troupe named the Fratellis; the band takes its name from one of the skits performed by the group... - 2006 – The Door, the Hat, the Chair, the Fact – Ben Goldberg
- 2006 – Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & BastardsOrphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & BastardsOrphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards is a limited edition three CD set by Tom Waits, released by the ANTI- label on November 17, 2006 in Europe and on November 21, 2006 in the United States.The set is a collection of 24 rare and 30 brand new songs...
– Tom Waits - 2007 – The Happy End ProblemThe Happy End ProblemThe Happy End Problem is a studio album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith, and is the fifth of a series of Music for Dance albums he made...
– Fred FrithFred FrithFred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew... - 2007 – A Distant Youth – Wu FeiWu FeiWu Fei is a composer, performer, and improviser from Beijing, China. She mainly performs on the ancient Chinese zither called guzheng, and also sings and plays the piano....
- 2007 – A Handful of World; Kafka Songs – Lisa BielawaLisa BielawaLisa Bielawa is a composer and vocalist based in New York City. She is a 2009 Rome Prize winner in Musical Composition and spent a year composing as a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome.-Biography:...
- 2007 – Two Rooms of Uranium Inside 83 Markers – Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra!Moe! StaianoMoe Staiano is an American experimental drummer/percussionist and composer who works in a variety of found sounds and prepared trap set as well as massive orchestra conductions of his own scored compositions.-His style:Mainly an improviser in a solo performance setting, Moe! Staiano Moe Staiano...
- 2008 – Unsquare – Maybe MondayMaybe MondayMaybe Monday is a United States experimental electroacoustic improvisation music ensemble comprising guitarist Fred Frith, koto player Miya Masaoka and saxophonist Larry Ochs. The trio was formed in San Francisco in March 1997 when they performed in a concert at the Great American Music Hall...
- 2008 – Diana and James – Greg Copeland
- 2009 – Nowhere, Sideshow, Thin AirNowhere, Sideshow, Thin AirNowhere, Sideshow, Thin Air is a studio album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith, and is the sixth of a series of Music for Dance albums he made....
– Fred Frith - 2010 – Eye to Ear IIIEye to Ear IIIEye to Ear III is a studio album by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It is a collection of film music composed and performed by Frith, and is the third of three Eye to Ear albums dedicated to his work for short films...
– Fred Frith