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Babe Lloyd's
Bio Page
(Click here
to for a PDF version of Lloyd's press kit, which includes the
bio, the profile, and photos.)
"Lloyd is sure to please with literary punk tunes inspired by
everything from Jello Biafra to Weird Al Yankovic and the quirks
of modern culture."
--SEE Magazine
"...a one-man show armed with an acoustic guitar and thoughtful,
poignant lyrics."
--Factorial Magazine
"Edmonton's champion of social justice Babe Lloyd slandered
everything from bigots to corporate consumerism in a wildly
entertaining set."
--The Bricklayer
"Local lo-fi guitar hero Babe Lloyd['s] absolutely bare-bones songs played on a bass-heavy acoustic guitar sound like folk music stomped on by a big dirty boot."
--Vue Weekly
Babe Lloyd is many things, but one thing he cannot be is ignored.
An eccentric yet accessible emerging solo artist who plays acoustic
guitar, sings, and writes original songs, Babe Lloyd writes
some songs that are humorous, full of commentary, and a bit
crazy, and others that are emotional, melodious, and unique.
Babe combines cutting wit, potent poetic visions, and a scathing
directness with melodic hooks and infectious rhythms to exlpore
a different songwriting style that communicates directly to
listeners, to entertain and to stimulate. Babe just wants you
to you walk away from his songs talking about the lyrics and
humming the tunes, and with songs like "I Don't Wanna Buy Your
Shit", "The Hands That Ruin Me", and "Low Speed Chase", chances
are you'll do just that.
Babe holds a Master of Arts degree in Comparative Literature
and has travelled in western and eastern Europe. His experience
in school and abroad, his unique sense of humour, and his tenacious
romanticism combine with his urge to create songs that are fresh
and interesting to make a very different sound.
Having been called many things including literary punk, the
punk Stomping Tom, Elvis Costello meets Rage Against The Machine,
"Weird Al" Yankovic meets Jello Biafra, and accelerated folk,
and having been compared to They Might Be Giants, Henry Rollins,
Sonic Youth, Ween, Johnny Sizzle, Pearl Jam, Our Lady Peace,
and Beck, Babe has garnered a small but enthusiastic and growing
following in his hometown of Edmonton. His style is straight-forward,
clear, catchy, and infectious. His first release was called
it's so true because the most common reaction to his
songs was just that phrase. As his gaze fell on a wider range
of targets, his songs began to simultaneously celebrate and
ridicule the sheer strangeess of the culture he saw around him.
Thus his second record was titled Survival of the Prettiest.
Babe Lloyd is causing a buzz around Edmonton by providing a
simple, unpretentious, fun, and powerful performance that focuses
on one thing: good songs. If you're craving something real and
different, you've found it. Venues which have played host to
Babe's performance include North Country Fair (ncf@northcountryfair.ab.ca),
Sasquatch Festival (john@brassmonkeyproductions.com), Tripfest
(steve@tripfest.com), Sweet Rocks (Edmonton, 780-988-7244),
and Lee's Palace (Toronto, info@leespalace.com).
To inquire about booking Babe for a performance, e-mail:
management |-a-t-| babelloyd.com
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