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Biography
Refimprove|date=November 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Lavender Diamond| image =Lavender_Diamond_2007.jpg| caption = Becky Stark in Brussels (2006)| image_size = 250| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Los Angeles , California , United States|USA | genre = Folk music|Folk country music|Country pop music|Pop | years_active = 2003-present| label = Matador Records| current_members = Becky Stark Steve Gregoropoulos Ron Regé Jr. Jeffrey Rosenberg | past_members = Devon Williams Lavender Diamond is a Los Angeles -based Folk music|Folk / country music|country - pop music|pop quartet known for its light-hearted, often winsome sound; its simple, romantic lyrics; and the charismatic, whimsical stage presence and ethereal vocals of frontwoman Becky Stark .
History
While living in Providence, Rhode Island , Stark began performing as Lavender Diamond in a play that she and puppeteer Xander Marro wrote, created and toured with called Birdsongs of the Bauharoque inspired by the work of artist Paul Laffoley . http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/462 A self-produced CD of Stark's songs accompanied the tour in a hand-sewn, silkscreen ed sleeve. Lavender Diamond grew into a four-piece band after Stark relocated to Los Angeles. With the help of local patrons Brian Kaneda and Josh Scuteri, Lavender Diamond self-released a four-song Extended play|EP and performed at L.A.'s ArthurFest , at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, and at the CMJ New Music Seminar in New York City . In 2006 in music|2006 Lavender Diamond signed to Rough Trade Records in Europe , and Matador Records in the U.S., and toured and performed with The Decemberists for three weeks.
Becky Stark performs solo and has a band called The Mystical Unionists with drummer / cartoonist Ron Regé Jr. Regé draws and Stark writes a Lavender Diamond comic strip entitled Peace Comics. Rege furnishes the band with all of its artwork.
In November 2007, they released a cover of Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna 's song Like a Prayer (song)|"Like A Prayer" on a charity/tribute record, Through the Wilderness
In March 2009, Becky Stark was featured on The Hazards of Love , a rock opera album by The Decemberists .
In July 2009, SPIN magazine released "Purplish Rain", a 25th Anniversary Tribute to Prince (musician)|Prince's Purple Rain (album)|"Purple Rain" , with Lavender Diamond covering Purple Rain (song)|"Purple Rain" .
In 2011, the original Lavender Diamond lineup reunited for a few concerts in the Los Angeles area. They are currently recording the band's second full length with Damian Kulash of OK Go for release in early 2012.
Members
Becky Stark & mdash; Singing|vocals
Steve Gregoropoulos & mdash; piano , Singing|vocals
DEFAULTSORT:Lavender Diamond Category:American indie rock groups Category:American folk musical groups Category:Rough Trade Records artists Category:New Weird America Category:Matador Records artists
