2004-05-20
Vocalist and pianist Rachael Yamagata spent her childhood splitting time between the New York City home of her Italian/German mother and the Washington, D.C. home of her third generation Japanese father, finding music to be a constant in an otherwise turbulent time.She majored in theatre at Northwestern and found herself on the Chicago club circuit eventually hooking up with the band Bumpus (aka Natty Bumpus and the Booty Whompers) with whom she performed and toured for six years.
Shortly after splitting with the band her solo work gained the attention of Private Music who will release her debut album Happenstance on June 8th.
MATTHEW RYAN
From a Late Night High Rise in Paris
Novella
Change of State
David Pack's Napa Crossroads
NAPA Crossroads
THE NATIONAL
A Skin, A Night
Paul McCartney
Good Evening New York City
NINE HORSES
Snow Borne Sorrow
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