Gabby La La
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Gabby La La is primarily a solo artist but, at times, she has been a member of Weapon of Choice, and she was a member of Les Claypool's Fancy Band.
Career
La La sings with a high pitched voice "like art singer Dagmar Krause on helium".[2] She plays the electric guitar, ukulele, toy piano, sitar, theremin, and accordion.[3] She plays the sitar, on which she is classically trained,[4] like she's playing a guitar.[2] She also tap dances. She has been compared to Björk,[5] Hello Kitty, and Yoko Ono. Her live band occasionally consists of Les Claypool on bass.[3] She generally wears brightly colored wigs when she performs.[6] La La has been called Claypool's protégé[7] and she performs in his Fancy Band.[8] She has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with Snoop Dogg.[2] La La has performed with Jane Wiedlin[9] and The Coup.[10] She has taught young girls how to play rock music through music classes at the Phoenix Theater.[11] La La has been reviewed and featured in the SFist,[3] Metroactive[11] and The Aquarian Weekly.[7] She has been a solo performer at Bonnaroo.[6]
Personal life
La La was born in Petaluma, California. She has a sister, named Mimi.[3] She has a child with Boots Riley.[12]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Be Careful What You Wish For... |
| 2011 | I Know You Know I Know |
| 2020 | Disorganized crime: Smuggler's daughter |
- As writer, arranger, and/or performer
- 2004 The Big Eyeball in the Sky by Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (CD; Prawn Song)[13]
- 2005 True & Livin' by Zion I (CD, 2×LP; LiveUp)[14]
- 2006 Of Whales and Woe by Les Claypool (CD, LP 180 gr.; Prawn Song)[15]
- 2007 Turn My Teeth Up! by Baby Elephant (CD; Godforsaken Music)[16]
References
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External links
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- American accordionists
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- American women singer-songwriters
- Living people
- Singer-songwriters from California
- Sitar players
- Theremin players
- American ukulele players
- People from Petaluma, California
- Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area
- 1979 births
- Les Claypool's Fancy Band members
- 21st-century accordionists
- 21st-century American women musicians
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- 21st-century American women singers