“Tear stained bone machine melodrama for the forlorn and frisky alike.” Steve Baylin / Ottawa Xpress. . . .
“The tendencies of Tom Waits, while putting Johnny Cash through a Kate Bush filter.” Fateema Sayani, Ottawa Citizen. . . .
“Poushinsky…stray[s] into the imagistic realm of writers like Michael Ondaatje…with lines that linger deliciously in the air long after the notes have faded.” Stephen Flood, the Ottawa Sun. . . .
L.Poushinsky is an Ottawa based singer / songwriter rockin' jazz...
“Tear stained bone machine melodrama for the forlorn and frisky alike.” Steve Baylin / Ottawa Xpress. . . .
“The tendencies of Tom Waits, while putting Johnny Cash through a Kate Bush filter.” Fateema Sayani, Ottawa Citizen. . . .
“Poushinsky…stray[s] into the imagistic realm of writers like Michael Ondaatje…with lines that linger deliciously in the air long after the notes have faded.” Stephen Flood, the Ottawa Sun. . . .
L.Poushinsky is an Ottawa based singer / songwriter rockin' jazz lover! Catch her solo or with friends as L.Poushinsky spans the musical spectrum, embracing folk, rock, alt-country, cabaret, and jazz with her vocal theatrics. Wearing a vintage dress and a sunburst stratocaster, Poushinsky combines guitar and vocal chops with a stage presence reminiscent of the great jazz vocalists. Add some of the best players in Ottawa to the mix and you get a smokin' live show every time! Choosing her sets from 4 albums of original material, L.Poushinsky wows audiences with her shivering voice, snakey guitar, and songs stretching from graveyard rock to pure pop poetry.
Since 2004, L. Poushinsky has recorded three full-length albums, fronted two bands, and performed over 100 shows across Canada from Northern B.C. to Newfoundland. L. Poushinsky is part of a number of musical projects in the Ottawa area, including organ and vocals for Dave Norris & Local Ivan and 40 Watt Monkey. L.Poushinsky is looking forward to touring B.C. again with a new album and a new roster of jazzy folk originals. Look out for L. Poushinsky in a town near you as she crosses Canada, summer 2010, with her release "Heart Shaped Cookie Cutter," an album chronicling the life and romantic adventures of a woman who learns lessons about love (and sweet teeth!) the hard way
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