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EP preview posted, and announcing summer duo tour with Phoebe Hunt
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Yes, you can now hear a track from the new EP! Just click over to the homepage and you’ll find it there.
And if that wasn’t exciting enough, a tour is in the works with fantastic singer/songwriter and fiddle-player, Phoebe Hunt. Some tour dates are already posted on the shows page, and more dates are forthcoming.
Diana Lawrence and Phoebe Hunt are thrilled to be touring together this summer to celebrate the releases of their solo EPs. Hunt and Lawrence met in 2010 at the prestigious Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project, and have been looking for a way to work together ever since. This tour marks their first collaboration.
Hailing from Austin, TX, Phoebe Hunt is a gifted songwriter and a versatile musician. Her sultry voice and sincere lyrics cut through to the soul almost instantaneously, while she accents virtually any style of song with her fiddle. She has toured the country for the past 7 years with The Hudsons, The Belleville Outfit and Ben Sollee, garnering her own unique style. Working with Producer Matt Rollings on her introductory solo EP, released in March of 2012 has showcased her versatility as she begins a new journey. Her music ranges from intimate to playful, innocent to seductive, but above all, honest. “If the femme fatales of film noir sang their lines, they’d probably sound like (Phoebe) Hunt, but less playful.” – ACL Review, The Austinist
New solo EP in the works!
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
It’s an exciting time, folks… Diana & the Dishes is playing Lincoln Hall on Wednesday, April 11, and recording has just completed for Diana’s forthcoming solo EP, “To: Aging Children.” Some preview audio is forthcoming, but for now, check out some goofy photos from the sessions on the Gallery page.
“Chinese and a Movie Day” featured on a holiday music blog!
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Well, first of all, Diana’s alternative Christmas song, “Chinese and a Movie Day,” is available as a FREE download for a limited time… go get it!
How did this song get featured on a blog called “Stubby’s House of Christmas?” Find out!
We made the 2011 Hot 100 in Music Connection Magazine!
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
How cool, right? Check it out… “Take A Picture” is hot. And cool. Whoa. 
And just for the holidays, the album is available at a reduced price on CD Baby. And it’s reduced even MORE if you buy more than one (for presents, perhaps?) Click here go to CD baby and take a look-see!
Youtube Channel Launched!
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
In my quest to continue to (slowly) join the 21st century, there is now a DianaLawrenceMusic Youtube channel! Hop over to view all the Diana & the Dishes and Diana-related videos your little heart desires:
http://www.youtube.com/DianaLawrenceMusic
“Take A Picture” reviewed in Music Connection Magazine!
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
We’re in the same magazine as Sugarland! … maybe we should go country…. But this review seems to think we’re actually doing alright as we are.
Go to Music Connection Magazine’s online edition if you’d like to check out the whole publication.
“Boy in the Thrift Store Sweater” was in a musical!
Monday, May 9th, 2011
The wonderful Kurt Johns recently directed the CCPA (Roosevelt University) April Musical Theater Showcase, titled “Crossing Crazytown,” and he had the nerve to include one of my songs in his show. That is, after asking me for permission. After which I said “Ohmygoshthatwouldbeawesome!”
The video quality isn’t so hot, and they were taking promo photos at the same time, but I hope you still enjoy it.
Crossing Crazytown- CCPA April Musical Theater Showcase
Performed by Ashley Braxton featuring Patrick Rooney on Guitar
Directed by Kurt Johns
Musical Directed by Ryan Brewster
Music and Lyrics by Diana Lawrence
Help Diana win a songwriting contest!
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Guys, I’m a semi-finalist in a songwriting contest. Yay!
The contest is called “The Next Movie Classic,” and as you may have guessed, it’s a contest focused on songs that could work well as part of the soundtrack for a feature film.
To get to the finals, I’ll need lots of online votes,
NOW through the end of SATURDAY, APRIL 23rd!
So if you’d like to give me a leg up,
CLICK HERE
to go to the contest site, then vote for my tune, “End of the Line.” You can listen to the song on the site, OR on the Dishes page… which is where you can ALSO buy the album that the song comes from…
THANKS DISH FANS! Having a few people rooting for you makes all the difference in this crazy world of music-making…
Diana does burlesque!
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Well… ok, not really. Lola Martinet does burlesque, but she used one of my songs (“Blue Again,” from my long-ago EP) for this fantastic piece of hers.
Lola Martinet in “Blue Again” from Red Velvet Swing on Vimeo.
New York Times Feature: Uptown Poetry Slam
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
This is rather old news, but I realized I never posted it on this here sight… so here you go:
The New York Times (yes, THAT New York Times) did a feature on the Uptown Poetry Slam in June 2009. Check out Cam’s Tie (Cam McIntyre, bass, Scott Hirtenstein, yours truly, piano) as the soundtrack to the awesome AUDIO SLIDE SHOW that was a supplement to the written article.
