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February 2008

Please visit my Myspace page for current shows and updates. I'm trying to figure out what to do with this website! Thanks for visiting.

September 14, 2007

Home again, home again. I'm back after a summer of folk festivals with Dyad and travelling in North Carolina (recording interviews etc. for an OutFront documentary). But not for long.

Next week I'm going to San Francisco to record some vox with The Crooked Jades, and then, in October, I'm in a van touring as part of Octoberman, on the road with The Mohawk Lodge (I'm trying not to think of myself as Smurfette).

So I think it's the year of being in a million bands. I hope someday to get back to my own songs, but I'm learning a lot from this right now. For more regular updates and ramblings, visit my Myspace page.

June 13, 2007

Things are keeping busy over this way. I'll be starting my new "Abramson Singers" EP with Brodie Smith at the end of the month. It'll be full of vocal goodness, and a few special guests. Expect lots of harmony and experimentation.

I'll be on the road this summer with Dyad playing folk festivals. All details are in the events section.

Also, if you pick up the new Montag album out on Carpark Records, you'll find I guested on the track "Hands off Creature." I'll also be touring across Canada as a member of Octoberman and Mohawk Lodge this fall.

February 22, 2007

It's been a year of plentiful projects. Most obviously, Dyad, my old-time trio in which I sing and play guitar, takes up most of my time, but please take the time to check out the other projects in which I am a guest vocalist: Octoberman, Montag and A Pale Blue. All three have amazing albums coming out this year.

December 21, 2006

Acoustic house show in Vancouver on December 27th. It's with Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup, at 6pm at the Blue House, which is close to Commercial Drive and 1st Ave. Open to anyone, so please call 604 254 2066 to reserve a place.

November 29, 2006

I'm enjoying the snow in Vancouver. I don't think it's snowed in November since 1985. Not that I really remember that far back.

Anyway, lately I've been playing a lot of Old-time music with Dyad, and otherwise keeping busy rehearsing with my new band for my solo L. Abramson project -- no longer solo! I'd like to welcome Patrick Metzger and Tyson Naylor to the band. More rad additions to come. I'm hoping my shows in the new year will feature a full band.

Also, I've started recording demos for my new record, which will probably be mostly vocals. Its working title is, L. Abramson presents: The Abramson Singers. Lots of layered harmonies, a choir of one. You can hear a sample demo on my myspace page. I will try to change them up every once and awhile.

September 2006

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Dyad CD Release show. St James Hall. 16th September.
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August 23, 2006

It's been a short summer. Probably because I played a lot of music and collaborated a lot. Along with Dyad stuff (our CD release show is Sept. 16 at St. James -- check events), I also sang on Octoberman's new record, and joined another project called "a pale blue," which you can check out here, and on Sept. 1 at Pat's Pub. Otherwise, still planning on going out east in Oct/Nov (TBA), to do some solo shows. Time to unpack my scarf collection.

July 12, 2006

It's been a bit hectic lately getting ready with my band, Dyad, to play the Vancouver Folk Festival this weekend. Our new CD will be available there, but after that you'll have to wait until August. Otherwise, I'll be heading up to Wells, BC in August for the music festival there, which you can check out at the Artswells Festival link HERE. I'm also hoping to make it up to the Yukon and make friends with some grizzlies. After that, it's a tour out east in October!

June 28, 2006

Late show announcement: A solo show opening for Damanta in Bowen Island this Friday (June 30th). And if you're in Vancouver, don't forget the show with Corbin Murdoch at Cafe Deux Soleils this Saturday.

June 15, 2006

There's a review of Bedroom/City in this week's Georgia Straight. You can find it HERE and there are links to other reviews on the Press page. Go buy your copy of the CD now. It's definitely available in Redcat, Zulu and Highlife in Vancouver, and we've been told it's also in HMV. Alternatively, you can get it from iTunes or buy it online from CD BABY or Divine ... or all of the above.

June 12, 2006

Dyad island tour dates (June 23 to 27) are now up on the Events page.

May 23, 2006

I'm finally recovered from touring, so next month I'll be at it again, but with Dyad, my old-time band, which you can check out HERE. Dates in June will be posted soon, and then it's the Vancouver Folk Festival, which we are thrilled to be playing. Otherwise, a solo jaunt to Portland in August is in the works, and a few assorted local shows. And for goodness sake, sign my guestbook already!

April 10th, 2006

So I'm back now after my epic tour with Bob Wiseman. Ask me about it later. Actually, it was great, but I'm a bit of a wuss (you can ask Bob about that). On the agenda is some shows with my old-time band, Dyad, quitting coffee, and writing some new songs. Don't forget to sign my guestbook and join the mailing list. Also, book me for a bedroom show! (I will play you songs in your bedroom for a small fee.)

oh yeah, i forgot:
I've got a song on the latest Killbeat podcast.

February 10th, 2006

So here we go, winter's almost over (at least in Vancouver the flowers are coming out), and I'm getting ready to go on tour with Bob Wiseman in March! Check events for tour dates, and tell everyone you know in different cities to come and say hi. Also, my site's getting regular updates now, so keep checking back, and leave me a note in my new guestbook, which you can find in the contact section! And sign up for my mailing list while you're there.

A bunch of cool things happened this month: I got played on CBC 3 and CBC 1, I got a nice review at i (heart) music, which you can read HERE , I got back from playing out east and have some new friends in Waterloo, and my band Dyad is set to release a new album and play festivals this summer.

If you're in Vancouver, check out my last show before my tour at the Railway Club on Feb. 21 opening for Gregory Hoskins. And oh yeah, my album Bedroom/City will be released in stores across Canada on March 7! If you can't wait, you can buy it HERE now!

January, 2006

Lots of news: CD release, Ontario and BC shows, a tour (an exciting one), website problems (sorry!)... Here goes. Bedroom / City is now available online as well as at shows, and will get full Canadian distribution in March. Click HERE to buy online. Next shows are in Toronto and Kingston towards the end of January, and in Abbotsford in mid-February. Then, it's a tour across Western Canada and down the US West Coast with great Bob Wiseman plus his film projector! Click the Events button to the left for show and tour details. Finally, the website: Sorry it went inactive for a time. It's back now, and will be updated regularly from now. (We hope.) And just in case you think there's some news you're missing here, check the MySpace page www.myspace.com/leahabramson or the Copperspine Records www.copperspinerecords.com events listing. The webmaster at Copperspine is just phenomenal, and has show dates up even before the artists know about them! (OK. OK. You caught me! This is the Copperspine webmaster doing double-duty on Leah's site in her absence. Look out for a proper update from Leah very soon ... and daily (!?) from then on.)

September, 2005

Happy fall, everyone. My new album Bedroom / City is now available at shows, with distribution coming in January. Album versions of a few songs are also available for download on this site. I have a few shows coming up, including a tour to Winnipeg (check events). Also, me and Roger Dean Young have been interviewed for the first ever Copperspine podcast, which you can check out HERE. Thanks to Arliss and Emily for this! And come and check out my CD launch party on September 30 at the Butchershop. My album Bedroom / City is now being mastered. It has nine songs on it. Oh boy. Next week I'm going to California to go camping and forget about the music industry. Then I'll come back and manufacture the darn thing and release it in October. This is the plan.

June 9, 2005

My album Bedroom / City is now being mastered. It has nine songs on it. Oh boy. Next week I'm going to California to go camping and forget about the music industry. Then I'll come back and manufacture the darn thing and release it in October. This is the plan.

May 9, 2005

This month I'm finishing my record! All of you nice people who pre-bought CD's last year will be happy to know that you will get yours before the official release date (which will probably be in early October, or late September if I'm feeling lucky). The artwork is looking really good so far, thanks to my friend Matt Shane, who also did the drawings for this website.

In other news, my friend Lara and I have started a band called "Loan." We play Sloan songs exclusively, so I suppose you could call Loan a cover band. Our first show is this Saturday at our JamSpace at 111 E. Pender St. Put on your hideous glasses and check events for details.

March 21, 2005

I'm back home in one piece, though I could rip a Jetsgo airplane in half with my bare hands- those bastards! Other than that, my trip was excellent and I met some very nice people and played some very fun shows.

This week I'm recording vocals and bass over in Surrey, which means we'll have most of the tracking done very soon. We'll be mixing when Bryan Seely gets home in May (he's going on the road with Strapping Young Lad), and then I might jog down to San Fran for a little touring vacation. I will play in your living room if you want me to.

March 10

Please note a venue change in Montreal, check the events section for details.

Feb 27

Welcome to my revamped, x-tra special, ego-tastical, monolithically spectacular new website. I'll soon be out east from March 1 to 14 to play shows, a showcase at Canadian Music Week, and do lots of futon napping at friends' houses in Montreal.

On this site you can listen to some new demos from my upcoming album, Bedroom City, and in a short while, sign my guestbook and leave me crude messages.

Thanks for stopping by.
xo
L-borg.

The Unauthorized Biography of Leah Abramson

Experimenting with a rotating cast of jazz stars on keyboards, accordion, bass, and drums, Leah crafts her unusual indie folk-noir in East Vancouver, sings with her hollow-body electric guitar, and attempts to not to take herself too seriously. When she is not working, writing, touring or performing solo and with her old-time band, Dyad, she is watching movies in her bedroom and trying not to be a hermit. Leah released her first full-length album, Bedroom/City, in 2005/06 on Copperspine Records, and it is available to buy online at Divine Industries.com or download from iTunes Canada.

Listen to Songs from Bedroom/City

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download Letters to b

download Hallmark Poultry Ltd

download Alligators

click here to read Bedroom/City lyrics

Upcoming Events

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October 1 - November 1
Vancouver to New York
and everywhere between
Octoberman Tour
Full dates HERE

October 12
Ontario Council of Folk Festivals
London, ON
Dyad show

October 22
House Concert
Waterloo, ON
opening for Octoberman and Mohawk Lodge


•Past Shows•


September 26
Railway Club
Vancouver, BC
w/ Greg MacPherson and Roger Dean Young

August 9
Lunenberg Folk Festival
Lunenberg, NS
Dyad show

August 7
Ginger's Tavern
Halifax, NS
Dyad show

August 3
Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
St. John's, ND
Dyad show

July 26
Calgary Folk Festival
Calgary, AB
Dyad show

July 19
Media Club
Vancouver, BC
Dyad show
w/ Neins Circa and Portico

July 5
Winnipeg Folk Festival
Winnipeg, MB
Dyad show

June 17
St. James Community Hall
Vancouver, BC
Dyad performance at Whiskey Hollow Bound compilation release show
w/ The Breakmen, Mountain Bluebirds, et al

June 10
Hoko's
362 Powell St.
Vancouver, BC
Music Waste
w/ Tarran the Tailor et al

May 16
Railway Club
Dunsmuir St.
Vancouver, BC
w/ The Shiftless Rounders

April 30
Railway Club
Dunsmuir St.
Vancouver, BC
w/ Lyn Heinemann (Portico), Marc Morrisette (Octoberman), Melisa Devost, Brock Allen (A Pale Blue) and Ryder Havdale (Mohawk Lodge)

March 31
51 Powell St.
Vancouver, BC
w/ Catlow, Sarah Jane (doer), Sean Wesley Wood
9pm

March 25
Radha
Main St.
Vancouver, BC
Dyad vegetarian brunch show
11am

March 18
Railway Club
Dunsmuir St.
Vancouver, BC
Dyad show
w/ Ora Cogan

January 29
Railway Club
Dunsmuir St.
Vancouver, BC
w/ T. Nile and Indio Saravanja

January 10
Media Club
Cambie St.
Vancouver, BC
w/ The Sumner Brothers et al

December 27
House Concert
East Vancouver, BC
Acoustic performance
w/ Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup
Phone 604 254 2066 to reserve a place.
6pm

December 17
ANZA Club
Vancouver, BC
Dyad show
Bluegrass Compilation Benefit

December 16
Western Front
303 E 8th Ave.
Vancouver, BC
Dyad show
w/ 21 Tandem Repeats

December 12
The Druid
Edmonton, AB
Open Stage
w/ T. Nile

December 9
House show
Calgary, AB
w/ T. Nile

November 19
Salsbury Drive
Vancouver, BC
Dyad House Concert
w/ Michael Merenda (The Mammals)

November 13
Ethical Addictions
Langley, BC
w/ Happy Kreter and Buck Teeth

October 27
St. Matthew's Church
Marshall Road
Abbotsford, BC
w/ Sean Wesley Wood

October 14
Grand Central
Galiano Island, BC
w/ T. Nile

October 13
Solstice Cafe
Victoria, BC
w/ T. Nile

September 30
The Prince Albert House
Fraser and E. 27th Ave
Vancouver, BC
Dyad House show party

September 16
St. James Community Hall
3214 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Dyad CD Release Show
with Outlaw Social
8pm

September 1
Pat's Pub
403 East Hastings
Vancouver, BC
A Pale Blue show
with Reily
9pm

August 5
Wells, BC
Arts Wells Festival

July 15-16
Jericho Beach Park
Vancouver, BC
with Dyad at Vancouver Folk Festival
10 am and 12.30 pm sets each day

July 14
Capers
2285 West 4th Ave.
Vancouver, BC
Dyad, Vancouver Folk Festival preview
6-7 pm

July 7
Capers
2285 West 4th Ave.
Vancouver, BC
Dyad, Vancouver Folk Festival preview
6-7 pm

July 1
Cafe Deux Soleils
2096 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
with Corbin Murdoch and the Nautical Miles

June 30
Cates Hill Chapel
Bowen Island, BC
with Damanta
June 27
Agi Hall
Gabriola Island, BC
Dyad show

June 26
Canadian Society of German Culture
Nanaimo, BC
Dyad show

June 25
St. John the Divine
Victoria, BC
Dyad show

June 24
Community Hall
Denman Island, BC
Dyad show

June 23
John Knox Presbyterian Church
Sooke, BC
Dyad show

June 3
Montmartre Cafe
4362 Main St.
Vancouver, BC
Dyad show

May 27
House Concert
Salsbury Drive
Vancouver, BC
Dyad show
8.30pm

May 18
Radha Yoga Centre and Eatery
728 Main St.
Vancouver, BC
Dyad performance at Folk Festival Kick-Off
7:30pm

April 28
Video-Monster
36 Powell St.
Vancouver, BC
9:30pm
playing at the Seven Oaks Cabaret

April 16
Norway House
1110 Hillside Ave.
Victoria, BC
Dyad show

March 29
Rime
Vancouver, BC
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 28
The Abbey
Cumberland, BC
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 27
2cnd Floor
Nanaimo, BC
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 25
Studio 16 and a half
Victoria, BC
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 24
Sirens
Port Townsend, WA
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 23
Mississippi Studios
Portland, OR
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 22
Gallery 1412
Seattle, WA
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 21
Iron Rabbit / Radio 8 Ball
Olympia, WA
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 20
The Know Movie Theatre
Portland, OR
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 19
Sam Bond's Garage
Eugene, OR
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 18
The Makeout Room
San Francisco, CA
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 17
Epic Arts
Berkeley, CA
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 16
Echo Park Film Centre
Los Angeles, CA
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 11
Little Slocan Lodge
Slocan Valley, BC
w/ Bob Wiseman and Luther Wright

March 10
Living Room Theatre
Nelson, BC
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 9
Kim's Cafe
(next door to Eschwig's Bar)
Fernie, BC
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 8
The Snoring Sasquatch
Creston
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 7
Broken City
Calgary, AB
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 5
Maverick Room
Edmonton, AB
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 4
O'Hanlon's
Regina, SK
w/ Bob Wiseman

March 3
Mondragon
Winnipeg, MB
w/ Bob Wiseman

February 21
Railway Club
Vancouver, BC
w/ Gregory Hoskins

February 11
The Turd Ferguson House
Abbotsford, BC
w/ Collapsing Opposites, Chris-a-riffic, Cran and Franklin Currie

February 9
WISE Hall
Adanac St
Vancouver, BC
w/ Comedia Dentata and others
Pink Vixen Comedy Arts show

January 26
130 King St. N
Waterloo, ON
w/ Matthew Perpick, Freud and Thousand Dollar Wedding
Trepid Records house show

January 25
Cameron House
Toronto, ON
w/ Court Lajoie

October 20
The Marine Club
Vancouver, BC
w/ That Kelly Boy and Kent McAlister
Western Canada Music Awards Copperspine showcase

October 8
The Academy Coffee House
Winnipeg, MB
w/ Roger Dean Young & the Tin Cup

October 7
The Brass Monkey
Saskatoon, SK
w/ Roger Dean Young & the Tin Cup

October 6
La Bodega
Regina, SK
w/ Roger Dean Young & the Tin Cup

October 5
The Sidetrack Café
Edmonton, AB
w/ Roger Dean Young & the Tin Cup

October 4
Tongue n' Groove
Lethbridge, AB
w/ Roger Dean Young & the Tin Cup

October 1
The Orange Hall
Victoria
8pm
w/ Roger Dean Young & the Tin Cup

September 30
The Butchershop Gallery
Vancouver, BC
w/ Roger Dean Young & the Tin Cup

September 26
Cafe Deux Soleils
Vancouver
Featured artist at song slam

September 1
The Main
Main & 26th, Vancouver
9pm
with Carrie Horachek

August 3
Cafe Montmartre
Main & 28
Vancouver
9 pm
w/Lindsay Lou

May 21
The Main
Main St. & 26th
Vancouver
10 pm


May 14
111 E Pender
main floor Vancouver
$1 - $5 sliding scale

I'm playing with my new Sloan cover band, Loan.
w/ Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup, That Kelly Boy, The Wuthering Heights, Neins

Mar 2
Vault Lounge
9 King St. N.
Waterloo, Ontario
$3

9pm
special guest @ Wax Poetic Wednesdays 19+

Mar 4
The Boathouse
57 Jubilee Dr., in Victoria Park
Kitchener, Ontario
$8

10pm
with Dayna Manning


Mar 5
Holy Joe's
651 Queen ST. W.
Toronto, Ontario

10pm
Canadian Music Week Showcase
with Mongoose

Mar 11
Pharmacie Esperanza
5490 St.-Laurent
Montreal, Quebec
$4

doors 8, show 9
with
Telefauna
Lindsay Cuff


Archived Events

2005

January 28
Rime

with
Cameron Dilworth (The Neins)


2004

November 12
New Music West
Copperspine Records Showcase
The Media Club

with
Roger Dean Young
Mongoose
Kent McAlister
Mike Clark
Pellucid
That Kelly Boy

November 8
Perpetual Motion Roadshow
The Butchershop

with
Jim Munroe (spoken word)
Bus Graveyard

October 15
The Main

with
Tyler Mounteney and friends

August 27
Spartacus Books Benefit Concert
The ANZA club

with
Submission Hold
The Winks

August 1
The Powell St. Festival
Dyad

July 28
The Railway Club
Songwriters in the Round

July 2
Leonberg, Germany

with Alcoholic Sunrise

June 22-23
The Clown and Bard, Prague

with Geoff Berner

June 8
Cafe Montmartre

with
Dyad
Roger Dean Young

May 31
The Media Club

with
Esperanto
Happy Kreter
Laurel Brauns

May 20
Music Waste
Cafe Deux Soleils

with
Rodney Decroo
Cam Dilworth

April 30
Logan's Pub
Victoria, BC

with
David Chenery
and the Lonesome Valley Singers
Roger Dean Young and the Tin Cup

April 17
Cancer Treatment Fundraiser
Ethical Addictions
Langley

with Esperanto

February 20
Copperspine at the Cambrian Hall

with
Roger Dean Young
That Kelly Boy
Dyad

February 13
The Anza club
CJSF Radio FM anniversary party

with
No Luck Club
Raking Bombs

January 6
Media Club
695 Cambie St(at Georgia)

January 4
in Jack's Living Room
Portland, Oregon


2003

November 30
The Sugar Refinery

with
Happy Kreter
That Kelly Boy

October 14
SHINDIG
Railway Club

with
New Year's Resolution
Paulisdead

August 30
The Railway Club
with In3's

August 29
The Main

with
glenna
Ilana Cameron

August 7
Pharmacie Esperanza
Montreal
with Annabelle Chvostek

August 2
Cafe Aquarius
Guelph

August 1
The Button Factory
Waterloo

July 31
Cosmic Charlie's Cafe
Peterborough

July 18
Academy Coffee Company
Winnipeg

July 12
Roca Jack's
Regina

July 8
Sidetrack Cafe
Edmonton

July 7
Karma
Calgary

July 5
Cafe Deux Soleils
Vancouver

July 4
Solstice Cafe
Victoria

with glenna

July 3
Ranchfest
The Main

with
Roger Dean Young
B.A. Johnston

June 27
Second Story
Victoria

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Bedroom/City

can be bought in Vancouver at
Red Cat Records, Zulu Records and
Highlife Records,
and across Canada in all good record stores.

You can also get it from iTunes

or buy the CD online from
FESTIVAL, CD BABY or
Divine

... or all of the above.

Contact

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Links

Copperspine Records
www.copperspinerecords.com

Leah's page on MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/leahabramson

Dyad's website
http://www.dyadband.ca

Abramson Singers page on MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/choralejezebel

Spartacus Books
http://www.spartacusbooks.org

Sterben Im November Records
http://members.aol.com/SeChriWa/sin2.html

Press Page

Read press bio HERE or right-click to download file.

Read all reviews HERE

Read i (heart) music review HERE
" Leah Abramson is a spectacular singer and great songwriter, and on Bedroom / City she displays those qualities in abundance. "

Read the Exclaim review HERE
" Bedroom/City has a rough charm that dissipates into subtle beauty with every listen. "

Read the Americana UK review HERE
" 7 out of 10 "

Read the Georgia Straight review HERE
" eerie, soft-focus, socially conscious protest music ... often gorgeous. "

Read the Toxic Universe review HERE
" plenty of directions, yet true to her own, unique sound. "

Read the Globe and Mail and Penguin Eggs reviews HERE