Becky Stark
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rebecca Ann Stark |
| Born | 1976 Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Origin | California, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock, folk rock, folk, alternative rock |
| Instrument | Vocals | Drums | Guitar | Tambourine |
| Years active | 2004 - present (Lavender Diamond) |
| Labels | Matador, Rough Trade, Cold Sweat |
Becky Stark is an American artist, singer, songwriter and entertainer from Los Angeles, California. She is the voice of the band Lavender Diamond.
Career
[edit]Becky Stark has performed extensively as a solo artist and leader of the Lavender Diamond band.[1]
She appeared in the November 2007 Vanity Fair "Folk Music Heroes" portfolio by Annie Leibovitz on the page between Joni Mitchell and Judy Collins. In addition to her work with Lavender Diamond she sings with The Living Sisters, a folk trio with Eleni Mandell and Inara George from the Bird and the Bee.
The 2007 Lavender Diamond album Imagine Our Love was released on Matador and Rough Trade Records. A film to accompany the album is currently[when?] in production in IMAX format.
In 2008 she wrote the "Songs of the Believers" for the film City of Ember starring Bill Murray, directed by Gil Kenan and produced by Tom Hanks. The film is a post-apocalyptic action-adventure story for children. In the film Becky plays the Songmaster. She also stars in an upcoming short film version of a short story from Miranda July's book No one Belongs Here More Than You. Based on the story "Birthmark", the short is called "White Light".
Stark appeared onstage as the musical guest in The Daily Show creator Ben Karlin's new variety show, singing with Zooey Deschanel and accompanied by OK Go. In 2009 she wrote, directed and appeared in the web series Califunya![2]
She appears as a character/vocalist on the Decemberists' 2009 concept album The Hazards of Love.[3][4] She sings as the character Margaret and sings on the tracks "Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)","Isn't It a Lovely Night?", "The Abduction of Margaret", and "The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)." She appeared with her band at the 2009 South by Southwest festival.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lavender Diamond return pitchfork.com Retrieved 25 October 2023
- ^ Califunya!, Show summary and credits Retrieved 26 October 2023
- ^ Jeff Rosenberg (March 18, 2009). "The Decemberists, The Hazards of Love (Capitol)". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on March 21, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ Ann Powers (Mar 19, 2009). "SXSW: The Decemberists play "The Hazards of Love"". Los Angeles Times.
External links
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- Article on Becky Stark in The New York Times
- Stark interviewed for cover article in Arthur magazine
- Associated Press interview in USA Today
- Becky Stark and Miranda July interview each other for Anthem magazine
- New Yorker article
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