Lizzie West

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Lizzie West (born in

Warner Bros. Records. This album earned her the title of Breakout Artist of the Year by both AOL and Entertainment Weekly
. It was recorded with her former band, the Gangs of Kosmos. Popular songs on the album include Dusty Turnaround, Sometime, and Holy Road. Her second album, I Pledge Allegiance To Myself, was released in April 2006 by Appleseed Records. A film entitled Holy Road: The Movie which describes Lizzie West, her touring, personal experiences, and musical career was in production around the time of her first album release. However, this project was likely abandoned since her departure from Warner Bros. Records.

West spent most of her early adult life traveling across the

A&R
representative for major label Warner Bros. Records. A multi-album recording deal with Warner Bros. Records was made in August 2001.

Some of her songs have been featured in television shows and films. The 2002 film

WB drama Everwood
.

West claims inspiration from the poetry and works of Walt Whitman, Jack Kerouac, William Blake, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and most notably Leonard Cohen. (In fact she met Cohen while on tour in 2000). She refers to her fans as "Kickers," meaning catalysts for consciousness, individual and/or collective. West owns a dog named Figaro (aka the "dharma dog") whose pictures are featured on her album and official website. She is known for signing her correspondence x=h/m.

Lizzie West was also involved in a podcast called The Holy Road Medicine Show with her husband, Baba.

Lizzie West was also involved with a webcast called "This Abundant Life" with her husband, Baba.

Discography

Albums

  • Holy Road - released 1999
  • West (EP) - released 2002
  • Holy Road: Freedom Songs - released 2003
  • I Pledge Allegiance to Myself - (under the name Lizzie West & The White Buffalo) released 2006
  • Chariots Rise - (under the name Lizzie West & Baba Buffalo) released 2009
  • Thank You for Giving Us... (EP) - (under Lizzie & Baba) released 2011

Soundtracks

Notes


External links

  • Official Site
  • Lizzie West: Singer of the Week [1] AskMen.com
  • Wilson, Mackenzie. Lizzie West biography on Yahoo! Music [2]
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