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about the music
Beth Wimmer traverses a panoramic emotional palette with her gut-felt, hook-laden songs of humanness, hope, painful honesty, love-lost-and-found, and personal and spiritual redemption - and does it with a sense of humor. Her music vibrates within the unique family of Americana that encompasses alt-country, indie-rock, and folk music.
Wimmer's sound is edgy and progressive, while remaining intimate and vulnerable. Her songs are free spirited but straight to the point, with independent, savory vocals. Beth and her uber-able band navigate a course through their own particular brand of blue-eyed soul, country-tinged folk, and completely unique musical odes celebrating human setbacks overwhelmed by soulful transformation.
"Beth Wimmer has a visually attractive product (Live Within Live Without) that's as warm and earthy as her music. Most striking is this performer's hearty, folk-informed voice, complemented by violin and B3 organ. Wimmer sings effectively about self-realization ("Move On") and gets perceptively psychedelic on the album's title track, "Live Within Live Without"... ~Music Connection
"Live Within Live Without is brand new to Preying Lizard Music and upon the first listen I'm hooked. This is a fantastic CD and Beth is a great vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter." ~Les Lewellyn, Preying Lizard Music.com
The band and recordings are graced with favorite L.A. based musicians: On drums and co-producing with singer/guitarist Wimmer, is the renowned David Raven. Raven has shared tracks and stages with Nancy Sinatra, Norah Jones, Jewel, Meat Puppets, Mojo Monkeys, and Anne McCue. The solid, lulling bass lines are provided by Taras Prodaniuk (Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakum, Michelle Shocked). The soundscapey, tasteful Billy Watts (Bonnie Raitt, Dixie Chicks, Carlene Carter) is a mood-enhancing drug on electric guitar. Insightful keys and atmosphere courtesy of Danny McGough (Tom Waits, Social Distortion).
Incensed by intolerance and injustice, Wimmer says some of her inspirations in her music and life are... "My travels and other countries' stories, Amnesty International, the practice of complete and unsafe Love, blissful states of mind...complete distress...all kinds of Music and musicians, artists and their art, families, my friends' stories, languages...communication, um...weather, water, trees, sugar, and vegetables...and baking. To name a few..."
"Wimmer unleashes painterly-like observations packaged amidst some of the catchiest hooks this side of Elvis Costello..." ~Thomas Reilly, Primerica Music
"Beth's voice is warm and easy...yet in her lyrics, pure reminders of how life isn't always warm and easy, but instead uncertain. Sober and melancholy, yet holding sweet hope." ~Buffy Fitch, Artist Village
Her roots run deep throughout the northeast coast of the U.S., but Wimmer is a natural west coast transplant. Intoxicated with loud music at a very early age, Beth was captivated and inspired, and now her favorite music and musicians have shaped her very life: Neil Young, Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin, Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Pretenders, Police, Tracy Chapman, Aimee Mann, Elliott Smith and so many more...
All senses are heightened while taking in this warm, down-to-earth, honest and direct woman, doing what she loves the most.
"Wimmer really cut loose and let her freedom and joy shine forth. With the addition of this energy, her show scope morphed to include FUN in the experience. Wimmer especially connected on the title track from her debut CD, LIVE WITHIN LIVE WITHOUT, where atmospheric touches massaged a haunting lyrical story that was soothingly and beautifully captivating." ~Kevin Wile, Genghis Cohen Live review
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