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June 4, 2008 working on the next album.. Hey!
I am taking a much next break from the road this summer to work on the next cd. So far it has some pretty cool people involved..including Rob Caggiano producing..he was up for a Grammy for Cradle of Filth , and had produced too numerous other bands to mention.... you can catch him now on the road as he is the lead guitarist for Anthrax as well...they are doing some shows with Maiden so check it out! February 26, 2008 WEST COAST TOUR DATES!!!!Upcoming Shows
Apr 13 2008 11:00P
The Double Down Saloon Las Vegas, Nevada
Apr 14 2008 10:00P
The Ruby Room Phoenix, Arizona
Apr 15 2008 7:00P
DiPiazza’s Long Beach,CA
Apr 16 2008 8:00P
The Jumping Turtle San Marcos, California
Apr 17 2008 10:00P
The Beauty Bar San Diego, California
Apr 18 2008 7:30P
The Gate Bakersfield, California
Apr 19 2008 3:45P
The Airliner Los Angeles, California
CATCH THE TUNE SUFFER ON A AND E/PARKING WARS!!!
NEW MANAGEMENT DENNIS SANDERS:sanders.fof@gmail.com
music@leiana.com
[http://www.leiana.com] www.leiana.com
[http://www.myspace.com/leiana] www.myspace.com/leiana December 3, 2007 review of ny trash bar showConcert Review: Punk Rock Princess Leiana! - Japanese Sub-Culture Genki Shock Group (New York, NY) - Meetup.com
Genki Shock is no longer just about Japanese music. Sure, its the base, the foundation, the meat of our empire, but when we see talent we want to support it.
That's what Genki Shock has done for Leiana. Zak booked her for the Halloween Witching Hour out in Queens. He kept in contact. And when Leiana played at the Trash Bar one cold November Monday, we came out to see her play.
When you step into the Trash Bar you don't expect there to be live music. The atmosphere is laid back, with a hotdog turner and popcorn, cushy seats and televisions all over. Then you see it, there in the back, under a dim lamp with a little podium next to it. The Red Velvet Curtain of Promise with a hand written sign that says "Live Music This Way."
If that wasn't cool enough, when you step behind that red curtain you see the stage, dwarfed by speakers that go from floor to ceiling, and a bar with a sign that says "beer free from 8-9." And you watch as act after act go up on that tiny stage surrounded by booming speakers of doom, and for the first time you truly feel hardcore.
And that was just the venue.
Leiana seemed as at home in the hodgepodge room as she seemed on the polished floor at the Witching Hour concert. She seems like the type who feels at home no matter where she plays. Oozing with her usual stage presence, Leiana put on yet another phenomenal show. She sang like she was playing a stadium, giving it her all (despite a nearly crippling sinus infection that caused the cancellation of the two final shows on the tour). Her gritty and spastic new-breed of rock was both a surprise, and almost expected in the punky atmosphere. Leiana is a surprise every time. Her songs are unique from each other and internally, switching beat (but not tempo) often in mid song, providing an uniquely Leiana feel to her music. There are no substitutions for Leiana. She is the rising punk star the music industry needs to put some zest into the stale and flaky industry standard.
Having spent some weeks listening to the album "page" before this show I could get into the songs, could cheer extra loud when she played my faves ("All Over" and "Surfy Punky") and stand in awe of the stuff I hadn't heard yet. I jumped and I clapped and I throughly enjoyed the whole evening.
She is a refreshing flavor of music and I look forward to the next time I'll get to see this Philadelphia native play here in the big apple.
Leiana's personality and presence don't begin and end on stage. When she isn't performing she's talking to the crowd, providing merchandise, and letting us know about her. She talked about the tour, and spoke in length to our fearless leader Zak before and after she went on. I was a little sad to leave as early as I did (about ten minutes after her set), but I was still recovering from my run in with Melt Banana the night before.
Leiana, please come back to New York and play for us again some day, ok September 13, 2007 Leiana Airwaves Takeover!The following stations have put No Going Back into rotation! Call them and demand/politely request that they play it! And tell them thanks for doing their part to get some rad music on the radio. We sent these guys the entire CD, so tell to play whatever your favorite song is!
State/City/Station
CA/San Jose/KSJS
DE/Georgetown/WDTS
IA/Forest City/KZOW
IA/Waverly/KWAR
IL/Elmhurst/WRSE
IL/Summit/WARG
IN/North Manchester/WBKE
IN/West Lafayette/AM 1610 (wlay)
MA/Bridgewater/WBIM
MA/Cambridge/WMBR
MA/Milton/WMLN
MI/West Bloomfield/WBLD
ME/Portland/WMPG
MI/Albion/WLBN
MN/Mankato/KMSU-MN
NJ/West Long Branch/WMCX
NY/Brookville/WCWP
OH/Athens/ACRN
OH/Cincinnati/bearcast.uc.edu
ONT/Thunder Bay/CICLU
OP/Grasham/KMHC
PA/Allentown/WMUH
UT/Salt Lake City/KUTE August 10, 2007 BIG BLOG ONLINE REVIEW OF NO GOING BACK
By Grant Britt
The Deal: Philly Indie rockers redefine skate punk.
The Good: Leiana sounds like a punky version of the Go-Gos: faster, with better guitars and more funk. But this aint no girly pop. Leiana the singer and the band deliver their message about as subtly as a punch in the nose. The songs are little thought snippets, pounded into place with Treeces sledgehammer guitar and nailed down with Leianas punky, adolescent -sounding vocals. Its billed as skatepunk, but its more interesting than the fast-paced industrial sludge/speed-metal fusion that usually defines that genre. This stuff has plenty of punch provided by big power chords played at a headlong gallop. Guitarist Chuck Treece plays guitar Leslie West would be proud of. "Suffer" sounds like Belinda Carlyle fronting Mountain; big fat, crunchy riffs that slide greasily down the fretboard.
"Friend" is an interesting standout, the closest thing youll find to pop, but with a snarly enuff attitude that you wont mistake it for teenage angst. "Me Again" is full tilt head-banging, and "No Going Back" sounds like it just dropped out of Metallicas setlist.
The Verdict: If you missed your morning caffeine fix cause your local stop-and-rob was out of Jolt Cola, this is a fine substitute.
June 25, 2007 japan
June 16, 2007 JAPAN TOUR DATES JULY 2007!!!! June 16, 2007 radio play WMUC thanks sean!! June 16, 2007 http://www.preyinglizardmusic.com/hotsheet.htm thanks les!
The show is the number one Hard Rock Show online! It dominates the serach results front page out of almost 76 MILLION results!!!! Click the link to check it out! We are beating out the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino even!!! May 1, 2007 tour starts tonight in nyc--lit lounge!!www.myspace.com/leiana May 1, 2007 Ourobouros Podcast 8- http://www.myspace.com/ourobouros54
Ourobouros Podcast 8- http://www.myspace.com/ourobouros54
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Ourobouros Podcast 8
Category: Podcast
TRACK LIST
Intro: 'Put You In Your Place' (Excerpt) - The Sunshine Underground
1: 'So Good Today' - Ben Westbeech
2: 'Disneyland (Pt. 1)' - Shakes
3: 'Parallel Worlds' - Elliot Minor
4: '2B Unkind' - Leiana
5: '3 Sixty' - Yamit Mamo
6: 'Yours' - Cling
7: 'Love Hate' - Headland April 25, 2007 "Suffer" videoThanks to all that helped make the video"Suffer" this weekend in LA: Ari Hyman and Don Black-thanks for putting it all together..Dirty Dave from Hollywoodmusic.tv for being the fab male lead, Dawn, Corrine and Brooke for being the band, and thanks to the crew for doing a fantastic job! Also thanks to Hollywoodmusic.tv for filming a "making of the video "..should be pretty amusing....Look for the video this July! April 25, 2007 WRYR.ORG aka WRYR 97.5 FM 4/20/2007 10 – 1:30 AM
thanks sean for plaing" me again" from the new album..thats one of my favorites! April 16, 2007 REVIEW OF UPCOMING CDReview - Rough and tumble grrrls are hot. They know it. Guys really know it. But forget the good-looks, this bitch will crush you. Armed with a vice-grip of a voice (slightly sweetened with harmony), Leiana parks her tush firmly in the seat of the skate-core kids with a nod to Black Flag, old school punk rock, and smart alternative female rock. Move over Joan Jett, there’s a new chick in town.
SMOTHER MAGAZINE April 12, 2007 thanks to jack at the punk rock demonstration and WMUC ..thanks for their continued support and airplay!!
http://radio.lunarshells.com/
www.wmuc.umd.edu April 12, 2007 SHOWSCHECK OUT MYSPACE FOR MORE DETAILS, BUT TONIGHT AT THE PONTIAC-PHILLY 12 AM
THE SILO-READING FRIEDAY NIGHT-8PM SET TIME..SHOW STARTS AT 630
MILL HILL BASEMENT-SUNDAY SET TIME ROUND 1130 OR SO??
ANYWAY TRY TO MAKE ONE OF THESE IF YOU ARE AROUND
THANKS!! April 9, 2007 UPCOMING SHOWS..SEE MYSPACE FOR MORE INFOSEE WWW.MYSPACE.COM/LEIANA March 12, 2007 New stuff on myspace..sxswI got some new pix and a new video on myspace so check it out..also if you are going to sxsw give a shout!! March 8, 2007 new dates!!
March 8, 2007 new live dates!!!
February 10, 2007 LISTEN TO WYSP PHILLY SUNDAY NIGHTS AND HERE THE NEW STUFF!!A special thanks to Tommy Conwell for spinning the new cd on his "loud and local" show on WYSP 94.1 in Philly February 8, 2007 puppets
HOSTING PUPPETS
PUPPETS PUNK OUT
Skate meets Surf meets Singing Socks as Leiana Hosts Puppet Karaoke Show this February
New Wave Punk sensation Leiana will take a break from her hectic touring schedule to host the 2007 Puppet Karaoke Xtreme Punk Makeover Show February 15th at the M-Room in Fishtown, Philadelphia where a cast of crazy hand puppets will dish out mutilated pop song classics karaoke-style in this latest edition of the ongoing, award-winning celebrity-hosted Puppet Karaoke Universe Show.
Surf and Skate collide in the female-fronted Leiana, whose musical niche Origivation Magazine described as "an insightful blend of the best of ambient and serious punk" and "kickass, smart, and sexy". The band has toured the UK and stateside extensively, and has 2 self-produced albums under the Page Records Label with a third on the way. Inspired by '70's British punk and '80s SoCal hardcore, Leiana herself has an irrepressible DIY spirit and success to match, with tracks such as "Surfy Punky" and "Follow Blind" showing up as soundtracks on ESPN and pro-skateboarder Todd Falcon's movie "Call To Fly". Leiana, along with multi-instrumentalist Chuck Treece (a founding member of punk legends McRad and a player with such diverse acts as The Roots, Bad Brains, Urge Overkill, G.Love, and Billy Joel) is taking timeout from her maddening tour schedule (Boston-area LocoBazooka, NXNE, South by Southwest) to hang with hand puppets for one very special night.
The Puppet Karaoke Show is a continuous phenomenon that features wisecracking, irreverent puppets with a penchant for singing Sinatra, Sex Pistols and everything in-between, plus a lot of improv comedy and audience participation thrown into the mix. Anyone can join in the slightly organized chaos by building a puppet onsite and competing for prizes and the chance to be podcast in the show's weekly video series.
The highly interactive show is beginning its own mini-tour by traveling to different venues in the Philadelphia area and beyond.
The PKU show is produced by R.S. Purcell and Alex Strang of comedy troupe Waiting For Cable. The M-Room is located at 15 W Girard Ave. The show is Thursday, Februray 15th at 9:00 PM. There is a $7 cover and advance tickets are available online.
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More information at http://www.puppetkaraoke.com January 23, 2007 VENUE CHANGE..RECORD RELEASE PARTY AT CLUB ELEMENT
January 20, 2007 VENUE CHANGE FOR WEST COAST RECORD RELEASE IT IS NOW AT CLUB ELEMENT IN HOLLYWOOD!!!! January 11, 2007 WEST COAST RECORD RELEASE PARTIES!!! br>
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January 3, 2007 JAN 4TH NEW ALBUM RELEASE!!!
December 27, 2006 NEW LIVE VIDEO!!NEW LIVE VIDEO..NEW TUNE FROM NEW ALBUM ON YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7chSbgSAOI December 18, 2006 WEST COAST SHOWS WITH MCRAD, THE SMILES PROJECT
December 18, 2006 GRAPE STREET SHOW JAN 4 RECORD RELEASE PARTY 
December 18, 2006 NEW SKATE DECKS!!!!!
December 18, 2006 For Immediate ReleaseLEIANA NOVEMBER EAST-COAST TOUR, ALBUM TO FOLLOW
Leiana, one of the freshest and most articulate bands of the post-punk era, will be on the move again as their tour reaches the US east coast. The event is not to be missed for any admirer of a great live act who cut through the dross and mediocrity of modern music to the vitality of 70s punk.
The Philadelphia-based band is spearheaded by writer and singer, Leiana, and the multi-instrumental mastermind Chuck Treece. Between them and the seasoned playing of their band, Leiana is the apostle of skate-punk, leading the latest generation who like nothing more than to surf, skate and have their fill of great live music.
From a chance meeting via a mutual friend, Leiana and Treece have cemented an astonishing musical partnership, combining the years of writing of the former with the expert musical training and performance of the latter. Treece was already an established and respected musician and writer, having formed McRad in 1983 and establishing a cross-genre reputation that has seen him work with Dr Dre, Billy Joel, Busta Rhymes and Amy Grant. Leiana had absorbed music since she could pitch a note, ever widening her pool of influences to combine The Ruts, Black Flag and Social Distortion with the dominant women of rock: Chrissie Hynde, Hazel O’Connor and Penelope Houston. From fooling around with piano and drums as a child, through a stint at the Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles, singing became her passion.
Leiana and Treece were determined to learn from the punk and hard-rock pioneers of the 70s and 80s – “diving deeper into a particular scene from the past,” as Leiana has described their method – to create a band, sound and outlook that spoke directly to like-minded young people. “I was only looking for someone to help put together an EP [of her early songs],” Leiana has said, “but we clicked really well and he ended up playing on it and producing it, and then we formed a band. They formed Page Records, home to the next McRad album.
Leiana’s first album was released in May 2005, titled “Page”. A wave of critical acclaim and admiration followed its release. “Polished, energetic skate punk that should connect even with those who don’t don helmets or elbow pads,” was how OnlineRock defined the 13-track creation. Origivation Magazine spoke of the variety of soft and raucous tracks, calling it an “insightful blend of the best of ambient and serious punk”. Many indeed have commented on the album’s tasteful interludes of quieter, thoughtful tracks, such as “Miss Ya” and “All Over”. This variety is even more admirable given that the entire album is composed of just Leiana and Treece. The first single, “Surfy Punky” was snapped up by several punk compilations as well as – surprisingly – gracing the soundtrack to the women’s skiing on ESPN. “Follow Blind” was also on demand for compilations, and featured on pro-skateboarder Todd Falcon’s movie ‘Call To Fly’. Leiana’s songs have also gained necessary radio play, from the US to Japan.
Since the release of “Page”, the band had a few line-up changes for its first tour, but is now settled; with Dave Woodman (Peter’s Cathedral, Idle Wilds, Black Beans, and AM60) on bass, and Louie Graff on guitar- from Paul Green’s School of Rock. Taking advantage of this early momentum, the band has been busy working on new material at Bombshelter studios in LA. The new album, “No Going Back,” is scheduled for release in early 2007. There is a levelheaded approach to the project, as commented on by Chuck Treece: “We want to keep our first 3 or 4 records in a nucleus. Bands tend to put out a couple good records then start to drift off worrying about commercial success, but we want to keep it real and organic”.
And so they do. The current tour – which reaches Philadelphia on the 31st October - has had venues packed to the rafters with devotees, purists and simply those curious about the hype. Each time they play they recruit more fans, and their excellent online sight www.leiana.com goes from strength to strength. Given the band’s homage to the punk and new-wave artists of yesteryear, and their astonishing abilities live, a ticket to Leiana is a celebration of the past by witnessing the future.
November 9, 2006 LEIANA COVERS "ATTACK" FOR BLITZ COMPILATION CDCHECK OUT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/LEIANA TO LISTEN TO THE NEW TUNE October 30, 2006 LEIANA,MCRAD,SMILES PROJECT HALLOWEEN AT THE FIRE!!
October 23, 2006 "Surfy Punky" on Japanese Radiowww.yellowbeat.com oct 27th 9:58 japanese standard time October 23, 2006 props to frontside five, all who organized fdr benefitwe had a blast in colorado thanks to Frontside Five and TZ for organizing everything..also props to all that organized the FDR benefit Fri night...that house party was crazy! October 23, 2006 leiana on Hot Sheet Mon Show show found at http://www.preyinglizardmusic.com/podcast.htmshow can be found at : www.preyinglizardmusic.com/podcast.htm September 17, 2006 NEW TUNE ON BRENDAN BOREK COMP.CD!!!Hey! I have a sneak peak of a new tune off the new album (release date after the new year)..the tune is Bitter and it is on the Brendan Borek Family Volume 3! Thanks to Willy Sions and everyone in the Borek family. Heres some info:
The compilation has some amazing music including: Unreleased music from Jack Johnson & G. Love, Pepper, McRad, The White Buffalo, Dave Quicks, Don McCloskey, and a special re-recorded version of "Rock For Light" by the legendary Bad Brains, Chino Moreno (Deftones) and Chuck Treece (McRad.)
Also featuring music from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ben Harper, The Black Keys, The Weakerthans, Donavon Frankenreiter, Safety Orange, The Beautiful Girls, Adam Arcuragi, Timmy Curran, Goons Of Doom, State Radio, Joanna Newsom, Hello Stranger, Slightly Stoopid And Toko Tasi, Bouncing Souls, Mishka, Metroplex, Meg & Dia, Matt Costa, Leiana, Greg Graffin (Bad Religion), and Face To Face.
http://cdbaby.com/all/bren
http://cdbaby.com/cd/familycomp3
Bad Brains Recording pics:
http://brendansfund.org/2006/08/benefit-recording/
August 14, 2006 VIPER ROOM AT CAPACITY!!! PLUS LINES ROUND THE BLOCK!!Thanks to everyone who came out to the Viper Room in Los Angeles show Aug 8!!!! We had a blast thanks to GoodOne Productions who put it on, and many many thanks to the sponsors..Ed Hardy (thanks for the shirts, hats and gift bags!!),Z Boys Shoes (thanks for the sneaks!), Poolside skateboards, KROQ, Mesa Boogie, Fender Footwear, S.T. Tattoos,Lush Entertainment....also thanks to Chuck Treece and McRad for playing..it was a great night!! I will get pix up ASAP July 25, 2006 CALIFORNIA TOUR DATES::::July 26- The Gig-Melrose Ave, Los Angeles 8:30 PM
July 28- Rusty's Surf Ranch-Santa Monica, CA 11:30 PM
July 29- Little Pedro's Blue Bongo, Los Angeles, CA
Aug 6-The Good Hurt-Venice, CA
Aug 8-The Viper Room-Hollywood, CA VIP ONLY CD RELEASE PARTY WITH MCRAD July 15, 2006 New Dates!!!7.15.06 The Hideaway-TN
7.17.06 218-Philadelphia
7.19.06 The BackRoom Club-Austin,TX
7.21.06 Jakes Bar-Houston,TX July 2, 2006 LEIANA on SKRATCH MAGAZINE COMPILATION!!
THE NEW TUNE"NO GOING BACK" IS ON THE SKRATCH MAGAZINE WARPED TOUR SAMPLER!!! CHECK OUT WWW.SKRATCHMAGAZINE.COM June 24, 2006 BUY THE CD AT REPO RECORDS 538 SOUTH ST.PHILA June 7, 2006 CHECK OUT THIS KILLER REVIEW AT WWW.ONLINEROCK.COM
Put on Philadelphia-based Leiana’s album, Page, and stand back. It’s a blistering 13-track debut of polished, energetic skate punk that should connect even with those who don’t don helmets or elbow pads. Just as long as they like music that packs a punch. In addition to Leiana’s sultry vocals, music veteran Chuck Treece (Bad Brains, Urge Overkill) produced and co-wrote the album, and performs sizzling guitar leads throughout.
While the amps often crank to eleven like the band’s the second coming of Jane’s Addiction, tunes like “All Over” and “Miss Ya” provide some breathing room. The album sounds great thanks to a quality production, and Leiana’s hypnotic vocals and Treece’s riveting guitar make an indelible imprint by album’s end.
Favorite Track: Track 11, “Dirty Car”
June 7, 2006 JUNE 8TH NXNE SHOWCASE!! CROWBAR-TORONTO 10 PM May 26, 2006 LIVE DATES;6.03.06 The Hideaway-TN -2nd Annual Rotting Plum Fest
6.09.06 Siberia-NY,NY
6.10.06 Smiling Moose-Pittsburg
6.16.06 Skatopia-Rutland,OH
7.17.06 218-Philadelphia
February 1, 2006 HERE ARE SOME DATES FOR YOU!!!!Hey!
There is ALOT going on!!!!
SUGAR AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE...MAYBE NOT!
-Press Release
PHILADELPHIA BASED ROCKER LEIANA GEARS UP TO MAKE HER PRESENCE KNOWN
Hailing from Philadelphia Leiana is currently in the studio working on her 3rd full length CD with producer/artists Rob Caggiano (Anthrax,Cradle of Filth) due out early 2009. This female-fronted act already has a rapidly growing fan base with two self-produced and self-released studio albums already under her belt and countless tour dates in the states and overseas. Leiana’s original style ranges from all-out punk to sarcastically fun to kick your ass hardcore with just a hint of girl-group charm//
ALSO
Check out A&E's "Parking Wars" for the tunes "Suffer" and "Which side" from the album "No Going Back"
Check out the September issue of AMP Magazine where I am featured in the "HOT AND UNSIGNED" section !!!
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stay tuned for a webzine episode shot at the MAYHEM FEST. with my vocal coach Melissa Cross!!!
  
MANAGEMENT DENNIS SANDERS:sanders.fof@gmail.com
music@leiana.com
www.leiana.com
www.myspace.com/leiana
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