Well, it looks like summertime has finally come. My favorite time of year! I do admit, here in LA, it’s like summer three-fourths of the year. However, soon there will be a weekend holiday that is the widely-accepted real true beginning of summer: Memorial Day Weekend! And what better way to kick-off the summer, than with a new show with new songs and new sounds. AND (and this may be the best detail of all) its an ice cream social!
Stories is releasing a new, hand-made ice cream. We will be playing and they will be giving samples. — what? Delicious = Awesome.
Be sure to come to this tasty, free show in Echo Park.
MAY 27th, 7:30pm
Stories Books & Cafe
1716 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Also, for the next few months, we will be playing around our favorite town: Los Angeles. Check us out in locations west and east and north and south.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Enough of Your Love
In the lead-up to the show yesterday, we made a little video inlieu of a regular-smegular flyer. This is an original song that i wrote for a friend’s film (“Secrets” Dir. but Simone Drehmer).
Please, enjoy our fabulous back-up drinkers.
PS --Sorry i didn't post this on Saturday–it all happened so fast. The show went very well, we had a lot of fun playing mostly all covers as part of our new “UNDER WATER is UNDER COVER” series. Look for more secret shows this summer. :) Check out our facebook– link in the right column.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Under Water Under Cover
Under Water is fluid, like... well... like water.
Its latest manifestation is a duo including steve sims, percussion, and erin, the lady singer.
Look for us in LA, performing dozens of shows throughout the summer. If you are lucky, you might be able to catch one of our super-secret-cover shows. In case you dont make it, you can always watch this video over and over again. It's the least we can do for our lovely fans :)
Under Water plays Under Cover, "Fell in Love with a Girl" by the White Stripes
Sunday, November 29, 2009
collecting
Erin and Lee played at the Community Pool tonight. I didnt know what to expect; this time around it was at the Improv Space in Westwood. Last time I played it was poolside in Reseda.
Even though the space was different, and the collection of artists and musicians were fresh, it had the same friendly vibe that i like about the first show. People are there to really watch a show and
create a fun community environment and everyone was awesome.
Its always a new show. This tuesday we played the Cat Club again. This time we included some new songs, and introduced a new friend on guitar, Jeremy Tague!
check out this awesome Bike PSA by Erial Tompkins, featuring "The Road" by Under Water!
Monday, October 5, 2009
we love west hollywod
November 17 9:30pm. That's a tuesday. Write it down. We are playing a little show at our favorite spot, The Cat Club in west hollywood. Check out the CALENDAR page for flyers and details.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Park playing in the fall...
Im back playing at Ruisseau Espresso in the park this fall. Every Saturday around noon, i play ukulele songs for about an hour.
it seems like its always sunny in California. Even though its fall now, it still feels like summertime.... only a little breezier.
Ruisseau Espresso
3rd & Burnside Hollywood, CA
Burniside Circle in Park La Brea.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
The Newest Addition
Isn't she just lovely? This new wahine Ukulele is made out of Mango wood and sounds like a gorgeous bell.
The best part -- BUILT-IN Pick-up! My little Swedish Uke, Sheila, has done such a great job so far, but it's time for a different sound. Or maybe we'll do some multiple ukulele experimentation. I know Lee ADORES playing the uke too.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
beautiful videos
There are two guys, Tyler Harrison and Brandon Roberts, and they are making a beautiful fantastic music video for Under Water? song ?an of Green Mt.
Its going to be animated and what ive seen looks marvelous.
Ill be sure to post it here when its available.
Tuesday September 1, 2009
Return of the Cat!
Playing tonight at our favorite spot!
Tuesday August 25, 2009
...seaside...
show at Air Conditioned Supper Club on August 23rd. It was bright and shiny inside and breezey and westsidey outside.
Monday, August 17, 2009
How Nice to Flatten Cats
Lee and Erin went on the radio! INTERNET RADIO (the most powerful of radios).
It was a great time. we played a lot of tunes, including never-before-heard ?ohn Dean which i guess will have to revived: i didnt know it was such a hit!
if you missed it, you can hear a podcast for the next 6 weeks at FlatCatRadio.com or myspace.com/flatcatradio
Scroll down till you see a little B&W photo square of me playing labeled ?nder Water 8-16-09″ click and listen!
Thanks Dave for a really fun time! Flat Cat radio is on every Sunday at 7pm and streaming archives 24/7 on the site
Friday, July 31, 2009
Pleasing the Princesa
played a show in a small cafe in Eagle Rock. They didnt know what to expect but we pretty much rocked the joint!
This venue helped us realize we can be very flexible. Big sounds for rock shows, low-key fun stuff for smaller shows. Hurray for us!
It was a lot of fun, and thanks to the few who came out: Jess and Fred D. are officially our regulars.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Weekend Practice at the Compound
Spending quality time with the boys and rehearsing for the show this Thursday in Eagle Rock and me and sims and melissa end up at subway? dont know how but i definitely ate that entire sandwhich in about 10 minutes.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Clowning Around
last night i played at an awesome in event in Reseda. Who even knew things happened in Reseda?
Anyhow it was called Community Pool and it included artists/DJs/Musical performances/improv/and clowns!
I didnt know being a clown was sucha serious affair.
The shows were all collaborative so there was a clown performance while i played, which was awesome!
The clown is Margot. and she was just adorable.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Last Show at The Park
It was fun playing in the cafe in the Park the last couple of months. Every Friday playing for two hours in the sun.
There were always a lot of friendly faces, free tea, and dancing babies (yes, actual dancing babies).
Ive always wanted to play a residency somewhere, and this was the perfect summertime gig.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Under Water
Under Water is the passion project of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Erin Hickman. Erin began singing at the age of 7; later going on to train with Jazz Vocalist Azure McCall. Singing professionally through her teens, she went on to compose and record her first EP at 17.
Growing up in Hawaii and drawing from influences such as Jolie Holland, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, and Roy Orbison, Erin combines her loves for traditional Hawaiian folk music and jazz vocal styling to create a complex sound that is at once lyrically haunting and engaging in its pop sensibilities.
Under Water is currently at work on a new EP and performing in Los Angeles.
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