Best New Bands » Elizabeth Harper http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Class Actress Takes The Echo Back to The ‘80s http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/class-actress-takes-the-echo-back-to-the-80s/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/class-actress-takes-the-echo-back-to-the-80s/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:53:18 +0000   When you see Elizabeth Harper twisting and twirling on stage, seductively cooing lyrics about sex, love, and fame, and occasionally pounding on a synthesizer, it’s hard to imagine that the chanteuse started as a singer-songwriter. With the amount of energy she exudes during her live performances, it seems unnatural to picture her planted on

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  1. Class Actress Plays LA and OC This Week The LA-native sexy electro-pop troupe, Class Actress, is returning to Southern California this week to play dates at The Echo and Costa Mesa’s Detroit Bar. Led by the seductive Elizabeth Harper, the trio produces pop gems that gleam with 80s-inspired...
  2. Album Review: Class Actress (Elizabeth Harper) Releases Debut, Rapprocher Many years ago, back in 2004, Elizabeth Harper began her music career as a singer/songwriter, strumming an acoustic guitar and crooning to coffeehouse patrons. Half a decade later, the beautiful songstress swapped her guitar for some synthesizers and drum machines,...
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  2. Concert Preview: Emily Simonian Plays New York and Boston This Week Get ready east coast, there’s a new sultry songstress that will be making her debut on your side of the country this week. For the first time, Emily Simonian will play shows in the music hotbeds of New York and...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/22/11 Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Active Child with White Sea, Correatown, and Random Patterns Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, August 22nd at 8:30pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Stephen Malkmus Where: Academy Records, NYC When: Thursday, August 25th, at...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/class-actress-plays-la-and-oc-this-week/feed/ 0 Album Review: Class Actress (Elizabeth Harper) Releases Debut, Rapprocher http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-class-actress-elizabeth-harper-releases-debut-rapprocher/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-class-actress-elizabeth-harper-releases-debut-rapprocher/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:41:48 +0000 Many years ago, back in 2004, Elizabeth Harper began her music career as a singer/songwriter, strumming an acoustic guitar and crooning to coffeehouse patrons. Half a decade later, the beautiful songstress swapped her guitar for some synthesizers and drum machines, and let’s just say, the trade was for the best. Harper joined forces with producer

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