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Infobox musical artist|image = Alela Diane - Strasbourg 2011.jpg|thumb|Alela Diane - Strasbourg 2011| name = Alela Diane| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Alela Diane Menig| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1983|4|20|birth_place = Nevada City, California , USA| death_date =| instrument = vocals , guitar | genre = Folk music|Folk , Americana (music)|Americana , psych folk | occupation = singer , songwriter | years_active = 2003-present| label = Rough Trade Holocene Music Names Records| associated_acts = Blitzen Trapper | website = http://www.aleladiane.com/commons category Alela Diane Menig (born April 20, 1983, Nevada City, California , USA) is an American singer and songwriter living in Portland, Oregon.
Life and career
Alela Diane Menig , grew up singing with her musician parents and performing in the school choir. She taught herself guitar, and began writing songs which blend tense, trance-like arpeggios with warm vocals and meditative lyrics about family and nature. Her first recordings were self-released in 2003 as Forest Parade . Her first solo public appearances were at the invitation of fellow Nevada City native Joanna Newsom . She also did a stint in the Nevada City slow grass band Black Bear before continuing with her solo pursuits.
The songs for her album, 'The Pirate’s Gospel', were written on a trip to Europe. They were recorded in her father’s studio and were initially self-released in 2004, in paper and lace sleeves with hand lettering. The album was issued in revised form by Holocene Music http://www.holocenemusic.com/aleladiane/ Holocene Music | Alela Diane in October 2006, and received widespread critical acclaim. http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/0650/alela.php Music: All in the Family (Seattle Weekly)Allmusic|class=album|id=r860001|pure_url=yes allmusic ((( The Pirate's Gospel > Overview ))) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I2JTAW Amazon.com: The Pirate's Gospel: Music: Alela Diane http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1306973 Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Album - Alela Diane http://www.spin.com/reviews/2006/12/0612_aleladiane SPIN.com: Alela Diane The Pirate's Gospel (Holocene Music)
A new song, "Dry Grass and Shadows", was issued on a compilation of Nevada City artists, http://www.myspace.com/grrfamilyalbum MySpace.com - Grass Roots Record Co. - NEVADA CITY, California - Rock / Folk / Jam Band - www.myspace.com/grrfamilyalbum and five more new songs were issued on a limited-edition 10" vinyl pressing, Songs Whistled Through White Teeth , released in the UK in October 2006. ''The Pirate's Gospel was released in the UK on Names Records http://myspace.com/namesrecords MySpace.com - names records - london, UK - Psychédélique / Acoustique / Pop - www.myspace.com/namesrecords in April 2007, garnering favorable reviews in The Times http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article1619201.ece Alela Diane review | CD reviews | Music - Times Online and NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/8344 Alela Diane - Alela Diane - Album Reviews - NME.COM
Alela Diane has toured in the USA both solo and with Tom Brosseau . She had opened for Iron & Wine , Akron/Family , The Decemberists , and Vashti Bunyan . She performed in the UK in April and August 2007. While in the UK in August 2007 she performed at the Green Man Festival in Wales. She also toured extensively in Europe (UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany) in March, April and May 2008. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=user.viewprofile& friendid=18714889& MyToken=a6835d14-2a56-491e-a75b-de32793b4ad6 Myspace
She lent her voice to an album of cover versions, The Silence of Love by Headless Heroes, released in November 2008, recorded by Eddie Bezalel and Hugo Nicholson with musicians Josh Klinghoffer, Joey Waronker, Gus Seyffert, Leo Abrahams and Woody Jackson. http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso? sku=307019 Headless Heroes at Rough Trade Records
Her second album, To Be Still , was released in February 2009. http://www.roughtraderecords.com/aleladiane/1088/alela-diane-to-be-still To Be Still at Rough Trade Records http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/13/sam-wolfson-alela-diane-to-be-still The Guardian : review of To Be Still http://www.pampelmoose.com/mspeaks/? p=554 pampelmoose Dave Allen of Gang of Four’s Music and Media Blog » Pampelmoose Music Media MP3 Technology In early 2009 she toured the USA opening for Blitzen Trapper , and spent the better part of that year touring Europe.
Her third album, Alela Diane & Wild Divine was released in early April 2011. Since the release, she and her band, Wild Divine, which includes her father, Tom Menig, and husband, Tom Bevitori have done tours of both the USA and Europe. In July 2011, they opened for the Fleet Foxes on a string of USA dates. In the fall of the same year she also accompanied them as opening act in Europe.
She now lives in Portland, Oregon , with her husband and cat.
http://naturalismo.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/alela-diane-the-naturalismo-interview/ Interview with Alela Diane
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/12/alela-diane/ To Be Still album review from the Guardian Feb 2009
http://citizendick.org/2009/02/26/alela-diane-condo-fucks/ Alela Diane - To Be Still album review on Citizen Dick
http://www.daytrotter.com/article/740/alela-diane-burnt-by-time-is-a-bliss-all-its-own/ Daytrotter Session by Alela Diane, May 2007
http://www.daytrotter.com/article/1006/alela-diane-daughter-of-a-mother-of-a-mother-of-a-mother/ Daytrotter Session by Alela Diane, September 2007
Green Man Festival|Green Man Festival 2007
http://songbytoad.com/2008/05/toadcast-30-alela-diane-mariee-sioux-toad-session/ Toad Session #30 with Alela Diane (UK) May 2008
http://larecord.com/interviews/2009/05/15/alela-diane-not-about-my-cat-no/ May 2009 Interview with L.A. Record
http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2011/04/an-interview-with-alela-diane/ Alela Diane & Wild Divine Interview with Folk Radio UK April 2011
Persondata | NAME =Diane, Alela | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =April 20, 1983 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Nevada City, California , USA | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Diane, Alela Category:1983 births Category:American folk singers Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:People from Nevada City, California Category:Psych folk musicians Category:New Weird America
