lisamilesviolin

Lisa Miles / LisaMilesViolin Gorgeous-but-deadly electric violin, mandolin. Classically trained, steeped in post-punk underground. Gothic, Dark PostPunk, Dark Classical. Influences: Swans, Bauhaus, early Cure, Nick Cave, Crime/City Solution, Joy D, Clash... Shostakovich. Solo releases and other collaborations here. Other compositions and performance work w/partner Vladimir Munoz in band JESUCRISIS at jesucrisis.bandcamp.com

FOLLOWING me on Bandcamp, where all of my music resides, is actually a great help (algorithmically) in getting my work out there to those who are unfamiliar! Much appreciated ~

lisamilesviolin.bandcamp.com/follow_me

ABSTRACT
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“What she did, what she felt, how she lived, who she was as an artist was constantly challenged….”

New post at Lisamilesviolin.substack.com

#TheArtist'sStruggle #WPA #WorksProgressAdministration #CreativeIdentity #Artists&MentalHealth

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#SaracenLullaby - Acoustic & #ElectricViolin & Voice
Both Sotto Voce & Surreal... Lisa Miles (U.S) & #BarbaraCrescimanno #Sicily - Based on a centuries-old #ArabicSicilian #Lullaby, where a Mother is imploring her daughter to rest after a day of labor in the fields...

Before it was #AlleghenyCity it was the #BoroughOfAllegheny in #1820sPennsylvania ...#ResurrectingAlleghenyCity www.lisamilesviolin.com

"Like 'Walking Into a Dream'" -- #GreenwichVillage'30s #AmericanDepressionEraArtists #ThisFantasticStruggle #PainterEstherPhillips www.lisamilesviolin.com

YouTube video by Lisa Miles (lisamilesviolin) FRACTION-- Lisa Miles & Ger Egan

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COMING Sept. 26~
New Official Video to #FRACTION, the unique collaboration w/ Berlin-based #GerEgan, voice of renowned dark post-punk/ gothic bands #ThisBurningEffigy, #VolDistil and October Burns Black. (Exclusive single; #ElectricViolins & Voice; released Aug. '18, lisamilesviolin.bandcamp.com )

posted today at lisamilesviolin.substack.com

#ResurrectingAlleghenyCity of the 1860s--
CH 7 peek at the low & mid classes, #MexicanWarStreets, decorative elements in house styles.. a bit about #MarySchenley & #ReservedTractOppositePittburgh ‘s #HighRoughLand from #DavidRedick ‘s survey, and more

[Posted today at lisamilesviolin.substack.com]

www.lisamilesviolin.substack.com/p/the-artists-unassailable-self 'Out of desire, the artist creates a self which embodies her in the world and also marks her out as distinct, unassailably herself, unlike any other being' (Sara Via Pais)
#ThisFantasticStruggle #StarvingArtists #ArtistSenseOfSelf

Enjoyed the article and lament the newer drab building & Murphy’s lack of creativity (for sale re-use) & leadership. My “Resurrecting Allegheny City” (2007) spoke of the significant early woolen mills around that section of Allegheny City. The memory of their history was embodied by that last bldg.

Serpiente de Nuit, by Jesucrisis track by Jesucrisis

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#ElectricViolin #Gothic #Deathrock

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"Stimulating Communities Via Their Histories"

#MakingHistoryRelevant #HistoryToSpurCivicEngagement #HistoricalRoots #EngagingWithHistory #NeighborhoodRoots #NeighborhoodHistory #CommunityIdentity #SenseOfPlace #UrbanStudies #CommunityHistory

Deepland, by Two Witches from the album The Undead

‘21 Single from the legendary pioneers of Finnish gothic, #TwoWitches, featuring #LisaMilesViolin and #VladJanicek of #TheNosferatu

twowitches.bandcamp.com/track/deepland

Thank you!

North American based Jesucrisis and 'Mass Media Slave,' a Gothic/indie rock sound with a bass driven groove, guitars and violin. It's also a sincere and passionate criticism of the uglier side of media and how it can be used to misrepresent and oppress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuaVOAXH80U

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The first and only book that has information on the native americans on the NORTH SIDE of the Allegheny River

#AlleghenyCity #ResurrectingAlleghenyCity #PghHistory #PAFrontier #PAHistory #AuthorLisaMiles #PAStateArchives

YouTube video by JESUCRISIS Official band page JESUCRISIS "Vampiro" LIVE at The Doll Hut, Anaheim, CAL, Feb 29, 2020

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gothic from the 2012 EP played in an inspired punk rock setting '20

YouTube video by Lisa Miles (lisamilesviolin) Lisa Miles LIVE in Helsinki w/The Flatfield---"Hide"

Montage vid of LIVE performance of HIDE (The Flatfield featuring Lisa Miles) Helsinki, Finland-- found at LisaMilesViolin channel on YouTube

Dec. 5 '22 (Two Witches, The Flatfield, Jesucrisis)

Song master at
lisamilesviolin.bandcamp.com & theflatfield.bandcamp.com
#LisaMilesViolin #ElectricViolin

We Are Forsaken, by Michael Aliani & Dino Molinaro, w/ Lisa Miles 2 track album

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#LisaMilesViolin #MichaelAliani #DinoMolinaro , current and past members of Colours of Silence, Chiron, Ikon and Jesucrisis. One of several tracks Lisa composed for upon invite by Aliani, for a potential experimental music project EP. Photo: #Pompeii

YouTube video by Lisa Miles (lisamilesviolin) Remainder of Video Interview

Interested in #UrbanStudies? #PghHistory? #PennsylvaniaDepreciationLands? #NativeAmericanHistory? second half of the #PABooks Interview—

youtu.be/DjFElSRJ-Z8

Much more: www.lisamilesviolin.com/writing

YouTube video by JESUCRISIS Official band page JESUCRISIS Hard Rock Cafe (Christian Death opener), "Dr Shock" excerpt 5/26/22

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#ElectricViolin #Deathrock #North/SouthAmericanGothic #LisaMiles #LisaMIlesViolin #VladimirMunoz #VladiMunoz #Jesucrisis

PA Books Interview (Part 1) On two literary titles and living a cross-disciplinary creative life

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Post publication of 2nd book, “Resurrecting Allegheny City: The Land, Structures & People of Pittsburgh’s North Side.” Includes “This Fantastic Struggle: The Life & Art of Esther Phillips,” my early music & doing cross-disciplinary creative work as a way of life.

"Appreciation of Art Despite Lack of Desire to Get Close to its Makers” Audiobook excerpt—This Fantastic Struggle Ch. 4

"Appreciation of Art Despite Lack of Desire to Get Close to its Makers” open.substack.com/pub/lisamile...

#ArtistStruggle #JamesVanTrump #JamieVanTrump #Pgh1920sArtScene #DepressionEraAmericanArtScene #PghDepressionEraArtists #EstherPhillips #ThisFantasticStruggle #StarvingArtists

JESUCRISIS presented by Gothic BA, Buenos Aires Argentina, 7/9/22 Sol featured band) - YouTube

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On our Jesucrisis Official youtube channel

Starting the #AlleghenyCity hashtag on Bluesky, as it seems no other posts??! Certainly should be!

www.lisamilesviolin.com/res-allegheny-city

Regional Best-Seller w/ multitude of Speaking/Teaching Engagements since its publication in 2007-- still available for groups, workshops and classes!

@thenewpittsburghexposition.org

Thanks for the repost!

“Come Delle Falene” / As Moths
Lisa Miles w/ Lory Fayer
#ElectricViolin; Words & Voice

"We move towards tomorrow as moths,
without worry of the pitfalls and sorrows….”

Want to hear more, including the original Italian spoken word?

lisamilesviolin.bandcamp.com/track/as-moths-w-lory-fayer-2