#Nessa Grasing

[kurtc0ba1n]

I HAVE A BAND/MUSIC SUGGESTION FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS ITTT

so there's this indie folk rock band that's really local to my area, their called Scarves, Ik for a fact that they're streamed on Spotify and YouTube idk if they stream anywhere else

they're still tg and making new content, also they're still SUPER underground in the folk and indie scene they barely have 1,500 monthly listeners.

the one of the guitarist (Nessa) was the ceramics teacher when I was in middle school and she used to play her band's music and her solo project all the time in the class. the whole band is super supportive in the LGBTQIA+ community, I came out as enby to her she fully supported me and helped me a long the way

i would start with Dead Batteries if you more into melody

and for lyrics: Delicate Creature

and if your interested in Nessa's work:

lyrics: Shortness of Breath

melody: Forest Fires

[elastica1995]

if you get this answer with your top 5 music artists and send it to the last 7 people in your notifications 🎵🖤

i don’t have spotify or anything so here are my top 5 artists off the top of my head (i jusht woke up)

1. tears for fears

2. scarves/nessa grasing

3. devo

4. paramore

5 manic street preachers

[thedaveandkimmershow]

Last night Linzy unveiled her latest Dream Patrol show at the Sunset Tavern. That performance was a revelation.

It was the culmination of hard work, the fulfilment of a vision for an identity separate from the other bands she's in and from the solo work she performs at tasting rooms and cafes. This is her most forward-leaning incursion into pop/tech music on a grand scale, and she delivered... absolutely delivered. The sound, the energy, the attitude...

All there.

The debut of Dream Patrol actually happened in April of this year supporting Foamboy and Clambrain at Fremont's High Dive. Dream Patrol's second show was in July at Capital Hill's Chop Suey in support of Soft Self Portraits, taking the stage after Nessa Grasing.

This third one, though. Dang. I'm gonna remember this one like it was the first.

Why?

Because it's the one where it all came together.

Call the other two shows warm-ups. Chasing proof of concept. Figuring it out. She definitely has the music and the powerful, layered, exquisite production. She has a specific sound. And she has all of it locked in.

But how to package that into a single artist show?

Make no mistake. There are a lot of moving parts when it comes to any production of this nature that are exacerbated when you reduce the number of performers to one.

So what happened?

How did this endeavor that was in its infancy suddenly explode onto the stage?

Well, the planets aligned.

What?

Well... half of what I'm about to say was present in the previous shows.

Ish.

But this time around, four different things locked in together.

1

The production quality of the recorded tracks playing back through the house sound system was perfection. It was loud. It was big, wonderfully layered. You felt it like a stadium concert.

And the songs?

Definitely next level as far as writing, arranging, and mixing go. The vibe was... well...

There was definitely a club vibe but really it had a big performance vibe. As I said before, like a stadium concert with a capacity audience of fans.

2

Linzy expanded this version of Dream Patrol to include her Midnight High bandmates Tim Van Buren on bass guitar and Skyler Mehal on lead guitar. Serious performers. Master musicians.

Prior to this performance, Dream Patrol presented as a solo artist with backing tracks. On one occasion, for two songs, Skylar and Tim stepped in to sprinkle some of their magic.

This time around?

It was Tim and Skylar magic from beginning to end.

Beginning.

To end.

Magic.

😁😁😁

3

Another ingredient contributing to the outright excellence of this show was the house vibe. In this case, a magnificent sound system from highs to subs accompanied by expert stage lighting from mains to accents, smoke, disco balls, and a genuine wizard at the mixing console maintaining a premium mix on the fly.

4

Of course the necessary, essential, most important element of the show was Linzy's performance. The final piece, locked in.

In this case, that performance started with wardrobe, a Beetlejuice jacket over a black cycling outfit. A specific look. An iconic look. One that both draws attention and announces the party's begun. On top of that, a vocal performance with such scope and control to impress the vocalists in the room who know what that ability takes. 

On top of that?

Yeah.

Attitude.

I actually didn't realize how much of a difference that makes until years ago Kimmer 'n I went to a Raiding the Rock Vault show in Las Vegas. The show features former members of classic rock bands performing classic rock tunes. Think of them as the ultimate tribute band. And I noticed the lead singers—there were two different ones taking turns—the lead singers were wicked good at engaging the audience. They projected their outsized personalities down each aisle, across each row. They connected effortlessly from center stage regardless of how close or how far back audience members were from the stage.

It's a helluva thing to be aware of, I gotta say. It's a helluva thing to experience. 

And I was reminded of that experience at Linzy's Dream Patrol show. 

It was big...

It was personal.

And it was a helluva thing.

☺️☺️☺️

[findasongblog]

Find a #mathrock song

Scarves - Crushed Ice

Over the past few years, and through a few different iterations, Seattle-based math-rock emo-punks Scarves has established themselves as, “One of the city’s top notch rising acts,” according to KEXP. In that same paragraph, the words “jarring” and “abrasive” also appear so that starts to paint a picture of the dichotomy that has been at play for the band and its frontperson/founder Niko Stathakopoulos.

Joined by Cael Watts (drums) and Nessa Grassing (guitars), Scarves are now announcing a new LP, Dinner Dates for the End of Days, their first with Good Eye Records, which will see release digitally and on vinyl, including a limited “Green/Blue” Smoke color run, on September 28th, 2018.

Stathakopoulos, Grasing, and Watts wrote and rehearsed Dinner Dates for the End of Days under a cloud of smoke and ash from British Columbia forest fires. If “apocalyptic emo math rock” doesn’t get you excited in 2018, nothing will. Each song is a portrait of an end times that’s positively inspiring and undeniably heart-warming. Even as we lurch toward something unpleasant, it’s hard to be too bummed out with Niko’s vocals and Watts’ driving drums.

[kelseysucenaphotography]

More Photographs from earlier this week with Nessa Grasing in preparation for her upcoming project; Grey. 

Follow her page for the latest on her project!

https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.anne.music?fref=ts

[elastica1995]

laura in the woods by friends and family. greenhouse by nessa grasing. tag! by scarves. if u even care

[elastica1995]

everyone SHUT UP and listen to cocoon by nessa grasing & kirk pearson

[kelseysucenaphotography]

Nessa Grasing Music; Grey coming soon!

Had wonderful photo shoot earlier this week with Nessa Grasing in preparation for the release of her next solo album “Grey”. Watch here for more photographs coming soon and follow her page for the latest on her project!

https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.anne.music?fref=ts

Listen to some of her excellent music here:

https://vanessagrasing.bandcamp.com/