Five Songs from Laurel Street
Hurts to Purr’s first EP was candid rock intensity coupled with slippery jazz looseness. Several tracks were written while Liz was studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Recorded live at Tonehaus Studios in Austin by Thomas Van Der Brook, and by Jamie Krueger at his home in Lockhart, Texas.
After submitting an unreleased song to a local songwriting contest, the band received an anonymous re-mix of the 5 Songs EP via email. Months later, after a performance at the Hole in the Wall in Austin, Kevin Ryan met with the band in the adjacent alleyway and confessed her had sent the re-mix. He campaigned to produce a full-length for the band and with a subsequent SXSW performance under their belts, recording of Hurts to Purr began at Ryan’s studio in Houston in December 2004.
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LIZ PAPPADEMAS
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ABOUT
Liz Pappademas is an American singer songwriter, pianist, and educator.
Born in a New York City Checker taxicab and raised in San Francisco, Liz graduated from Berklee College of Music where she won the SESAC Award for songwriting and a John Lennon Songwriting Contest scholarship.
Touring both solo and as a member of various bands, Liz began her professional career in Austin, Texas with her trio Hurts to Purr. She has performed three times at the South by Southwest music festival and has been featured on local radio and NPR’s All Songs Considered.
Known for poetic lyrics with affecting melodies, Liz is influenced by songwriters and film composers who share her interest in telling stories: Randy Newman, Ennio Morricone, Tom Waits, Aimee Mann, Joni Mitchell, and others.
In 2012, Liz returned to school to study special education at California State University, Northridge. Her master’s thesis explored parallels between academic homework and music practice and the inherent challenges in both for students with learning disabilities. She became K-12 Director of Learning Services at Sequoyah School in Pasadena in 2022. She lives in Los Angeles.
Liz Pappademas is an American singer songwriter, pianist, and educator.
Born in a New York City Checker taxicab and raised in San Francisco, Liz graduated from Berklee College of Music where she won the SESAC Award for songwriting and a John Lennon Songwriting Contest scholarship.
Touring both solo and as a member of various bands, Liz began her professional career in Austin, Texas with her trio Hurts to Purr. She has performed three times at the South by Southwest music festival and has been featured on local radio and NPR’s All Songs Considered.
Known for poetic lyrics with affecting melodies, Liz is influenced by songwriters and film composers who share her interest in telling stories: Randy Newman, Ennio Morricone, Tom Waits, Aimee Mann, Joni Mitchell, and others.
In 2012, Liz returned to school to study special education at California State University, Northridge. Her master’s thesis explored parallels between academic homework and music practice and the inherent challenges in both for students with learning disabilities. She became K-12 Director of Learning Services at Sequoyah School in Pasadena in 2022. She lives in Los Angeles.