Upcoming SHOWS in Austin, Denton, and Fort Worth including ATXDFW unofficial SXSW pre-party, NMR unofficial 35 Denton showcase, Friends of Friends A Perfect Sunday party & more.
TOUR: Leslie opened solo & played bass in Black Forest Fire on their recent fall tour. More
Fort Worth Weekly notes Leslie's performance on New Media Recodrings 2013 Compilations: "Over a simple kick-drum beat, she maneuvers her electric guitar quietly into elegant filigrees while singing in a sultry but not over-emotive voice about self-empowerment, casting a powerful spell." More
Dallas Observer recommended Leslie's Ft Worth show with Pinkish Black / Dim Locator at Lola's Saloon in their Top 6 Shows of the Week! More
Dallas Observer recommended Leslie's Denton show with Black Forest Fire / Poppy Red at Rubber Gloves in their Top 5 Shows of the Week! More
WNYC's Morning Edition (93.9 FM) aired a Gig Alert about Leslie's Labor Day Show and posted a Free Download of one of her songs! More
Sloucher.org interviews Leslie about
Harmony, Birds, home, & more:
We are fans of Leslie Sisson. We found her lovely
music when we reviewed one of the bands she is in, called The
Wooden Birds. During the interview we had with The Wooden Birds, it was
mentioned that Ms. Sisson had an album in the future. Lo and behold,
the album is called Harmony (review) and it’s as sweet as
the memories of those family road trips (to Seaworld, Tampico or
Blackpool, you name it!)... read
more.
THE
AUSTIN CHRONICLE Recommends Leslie's SXSW Show!
SXSW 2012 Tuesday Picks & Sleepers
FRI, MARCH 9, 2012
Leslie Sisson
9pm, Treasure Island: Leslie Sisson's elegant harmonies lent a delicate
twang to a number of projects during the past decade, notably Matt Pond PA
and the
Wooden Birds. With last year's contrarily titled Harmony, the Brooklyn/Austin
songstress stepped to the fore, her vocals showcasing shades of both Neko Case
and Aimee Mann against a backdrop of mellow guitar tones that salve Sisson's
songs of tangential emotion and affective restraint. – Doug Freeman
http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2012-03-09/sxsw-2012-tuesday-picks-and-sleepers/
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