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April 25, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA – Like handmade creations, Terami Hirsch's music is constructed with a tempting blend of tender interest and obsessive fixation. Without the advantage of working in a visual medium, this Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter uses her home studio and lo-fi electronics as her art board—forming deeply personal, highly textured alternative albums.
In 2007, Terami began recording her fourth studio album—A Broke Machine—her most provocative album to date. Self-produced, the album is intricately mixed by Tommy Walter (Abandoned Pools, The Eels, Glacier Hiking) and features guest musicians Hector Ferreiro (bass), Carter Dewberry (cello), and John "Breeze" Ladson (drum and hand percussion).
The songs are detailed and passionate, and written within her self-enforced guideline: “to enjoy the process”. Plucking inspiration from her favorite subjects ("the things we can't have" and "the things we can never understand"), A Broke Machine revolves around issues of the heart. This album is firmly rooted in the experimental-pop ethos developed over the life of her previous projects—All Girl Band (1999), To the Bone (2002), and Entropy 29 (2005).
A Broke Machine is now available courtesy of Madstone Records. Retail outlets include Terami’s official web site (terami.com), Amazon.com, iTunes, CD Baby, and most digital stores. Terami tours this May and June in support of the album.
Tour dates are as follows:
May 3, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA at Tangier
May 18, 2008 - San Diego, CA at Lestat's
May 21, 2008 - Austin, TX at Austin Java
May 22, 2008 - Houston, TX at Waldo's Coffeehouse
May 24, 2008 - Pensacola, FL at Et Cafe
May 28, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA at InFusion Tea and Coffee
May 29, 2008 - New York, NY at Rockwood Music Hall
June 4, 2008 - Chicago, IL at Silvie's Lounge
June 6, 2008 - Minneapolis, MN at Collected Sounds Concert Series
June 7, 2008 - Davenport, IA at Mojo's
June 12, 2008 - Park City, UT at Celsius Lounge
