Patricia Silverberg
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | INDIE
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FLAGSTAFF, AZ
The small town Pride Festival with the big town feel will celebrate a milestone this year. Pride in the Pines celebrates its tenth anniversary June 10 in Wheeler Park. This year's theme is "A Decade of Pride: Celebrating Diversity!"
In honor of its decennial, the Northern Arizona Pride Association has gathered a high-caliber entertainment lineup. On the main stage, music legends Chaka Khan and Sophie B. Hawkins will headline. It also is bringing in Tony Moran and Joe Bermudez to spin dance hits for the official pre- and after-parties.
Despite such monumental talent befitting Gotham, Pride in the Pines retains its Mayberry heart. That heart is one of its biggest charms, says Managing Director David Fiss.
"It's like a living room Pride," said Fiss.
Fiss explains that with the mountains, pine trees and fresh air, people from all over the state flock to Flagstaff for Pride in the Pines. He said that many people come because it's like a retreat.
For people who live in 100-degrree heat, it's a chance to get to the high country. And for Flagstaff residents, it's a chance to see old friends and meet new ones.
In addition to listening to the big acts, attendees can sit in the grass in front of the main stage and listen to popular acts like Patricia Silverberg, Tina Angotti, Allyson Jay, Shirley's Temple and the ever-popular Phoenix Phollies, featuring Barbra Seville. For something a little more mind-bending, the progressive stage showcases poetry, music and dramatizations by local and regional talents.
- ECHO Magazine (Phoenix, AZ)
A Raw and an Intelligent Album
author: Chris
I stumbled upon Patricia Silverberg while looking on amazon.com and saw her name in a tag. I decided to do a bit of research and found her myspace and her cd on CDBaby.
After my first listen, I felt melancholy. I wasn't sure if that is how she wanted the listener to feel, or what. I listened to it again and it grew on me.
Some favorite songs are Honest Grace and As Simple as it Seems (the title track), which by no means is simple - it is constructed with a complexity to make the listener think with the chords.
She has a very unique and beautiful voice - definitely one of a kind, not trying to compare her to nobody else because I can't.
She does a good job with the two Natalie Merchant covers, "Beloved Wife" and "My Skin" - as a big Natalie Merchant fan, I think her voice and her music would have suited her fare better with excerpts from the Motherland album as it suits Patricia's style of singing and guitar playing.
This is a CD I would recommend to other folkies who are looking for a grittier feel on acoustic music with thought-provoking lyrics.
Good job! - CD Baby
Discography
As Simple as it Seems--http://cdbaby.com/cd/psilverberg--this is Patricia's debut CD.
2009 Go Girls Folk Alliance Compilation (features Patricia's When I am with You)
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Here’s what they’re saying:
• “An amazing voice!” –Sophie. B. Hawkins, top 40 recording artist.
• “A really expressive and emotional voice! Great raw folk rock.”—Derek Sivers, Founder, CD Baby.
• “She is more than a singer/songwriter--a great performer with amazing experience!”—Annette Colon, NetteRadio.
• “A beautiful soul from Arizona with a unique voice.”—Dan Herman, Radio Crystal Blue
• “A high-caliber and popular main stage performer.” Echo Magazine
Patricia Silverberg is a raw intelligent powerful diverse folk rock artist with the voice and vision of Natalie Merchant and the guitar styling of Ani DiFranco with a little Lisa Loeb and Suzanne Vega thrown in. Her poetically profound lyrics teamed with her energetic stage presence has made her one of Arizona’s most sought after artists who is quickly moving beyond the Southwest. This award-winning songwriter has opened for top 40 artists, has received radio play across the country and now beginning to tour with stops in Memphis, NYC, and California. Her performances range from large out-door music festivals in front of thousands to intimate coffee houses with enraptured small audiences.
Patricia originally hails from NYC. She began playing the guitar at the age of seven and studied voice with several Broadway veterans. Within Arizona, she has been personally invited to many events including performing on the main stage at Pride in the Pines where she opened for Chaka Khan and Sophie B. Hawkins who described her voice as amazing and appeared on the same stage as such legends as Martha Wash and Tiffany. In addition to Pride in the Pines, Patricia has performed at dozens of venues including Flagstaff's premiere artist showcase Heritage Square, Border's, Phoenix Pride, WestGate City Center, Desert Ridge Marketplace, and tons of folk festivals, street festivals, coffee houses, cafes, and bars. She also has been a featured artist on KKNT's Arizona Music Cafe.
Outside of Arizona, Patricia showcased at the International Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis and to performed at the San Diego Pride Festival. She is also has been invited to showcases in New York City and Los Angeles. She recently won featured airplay on NYC’s Radio Crystal Blue 2009 Airplay Vote and ranked in the 10 top against well-established Indie artists such as Melissa Ferrick. She is not only on the playlist of Radio Crystal Blue but also NetteRadio, Celebrate Radio, Women's Radio, Radio Phoenix, Whole Wheat Radio, iSpinner, Volta Radio and has been heard all around the world on Live365.
She is currently in the studio working on her new EP, Hear My Song, due out Fall 2010
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