Carla Ragin Bozulich (born December 24, 1965) is an American

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based in

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, known as the lead singer, lyricist and founder of The Geraldine Fibbers and Evangelista as well as a founding member of

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and Scarnella. The Geraldine Fibbers recorded two albums for

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. Their first album (''Lost Somewhere Between The Earth And My Home'') was described as "...a Country Feedback Masterpiece" by

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Bozulich's Evangelista project began in 2006. The album was under her own name and titled ''Evangelista''. The album was released by

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-based Constellation Records and was that label's first release by a non-Canadian artist. In 2007,

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called ''Evangelista'' "...a vivid inner darkness which shames rock's weeping millionaires." On the albums ''Hello, Voyager'' (2008), ''Prince of Truth'' (2009) and ''In Animal Tongue'' (2011), Bozulich adopted Evangelista as a project name. Some consistent members include bassist Tara Barnes, keyboardist/sampler Dominic Cramp, guitarist

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, violinist

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, organist Nadia Moss, drummer

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, multi-instrumentalist and co-producer

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. Various members of

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contributed to arranging, recording and additional collaborative songwriting. The line-up of Evangelista changes each time they play or record. The ''Hello, Voyager'' album features 14 musicians over various pieces. In 2014, Constellation released ''Boy,'' under Bozulich's name, as solo artist. Her most recent album with Constellation, ''Quieter'' was released in May 2018 and is a compilation of previously unreleased recordings. Bozulich has also been involved in other projects, including collaborations with Francesco Guerri, Noveller/Sarah Lipstate and

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Musical career

Bozulich was born in

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, and raised in

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. Her musical career began at age 17 in a garage in

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, with her first band, The Neon Veins. Under the name Carla Noelle, she also contributed to a recording by artist Gary Kail titled "Zurich 1916", which was released in 1984 as part of the album ''Creative Nihilism''. Bozulich produced and arranged the 2013 self-titled album by the band Blue Willa. This collaboration was documented in a short film by Pamela Maddaleno entitled ''Ignore the Noise in the Amp.'' She carried the recorded files from this album during 6 months of travel, mixing on her suitcase studio in multiple countries including France, Italy, Germany, Turkey and India. In March 2014, she released the self-produced solo album ''Boy'' with Evangelista member John Eichenseer and percussionist

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as her main collaborators. On May 5, 2017, Jealous Butcher Records reissued ''Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home'' by the

Geraldine Fibbers The Geraldine Fibbers were an alt-country band founded in 1994 by Carla Bozulich. Initially, band members included Bozulich, Daniel Keenan, Julie Fowells, William Tutton and Kevin Fitzgerald.Strong, Martin C.:"The Great Alternative & Indie Discog ...

on vinyl format in the United States. This reissue included a previously unreleased song "Thank You For Giving Me Life" performed by Bozulich on vocals, William Tutton on bass, Kevin Fitzgerald on drums,

on guitar and

on violin. Bozulich has used the name Bloody Claws for one-off concerts and tours, including 45 International concerts with Francesco Guerri, with whom she toured Europe in 2009. She has also contributed to recordings by

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, Hadda Brooks and Lydia Lunch. She has performed live with Watt, as well as with

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, Christian Marclay;

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, Wayne Kramer,

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, and Italian guitarist Simone Massaron. On August 16–17, 2009 she performed live with

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and Marc Ribot in

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as part of the 2009 Ruhrtriennale.

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performed on her 2003 album '' The Red Headed Stranger'', a song-by-song cover of his album of the same name. Bozulich scored a 2001 production of

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's play '' The Maids'', as well as the 2003 film ''

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'', directed by Harry Dodge and Silas Howard and produced by Steak House. The Geraldine Fibbers songs "Lilybelle" and "Seven or in 10," both co written by Bozulich, have been covered by

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. The Geraldine Fibbers track "Dragon Lady" was featured in the 1997 film '' All Over Me'', and "House Is Falling" is featured in the opening scene of the film '' Kill Me Later'', in which

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’s character contemplates

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while teetering on the roof of her workplace. Bozulich performed as a solo artist at two All Tomorrows Parties festivals as well as two Bad Bonn Kilbi festivals. In 2005, she performed Brecht/ Weill composition "The Ballad of the Lily of Hell" at the

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, curated by musician

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Performance art

Between 2000 and 2010, Bozulich created site-specific performance art pieces under the umbrella names ''Eyes for Ears'' and ''VOYAGERS''. "Fake Party" (developed for Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound aka SASSAS) took place at the Schindler House in August 2000. During the piece, the audience were made to feel part of a faux party. Guests were then pulled from the "party" into a private room where they were serenaded by Bozulich lip-synching to old pop songs and eventually led into yet another party setting. A second piece, ''Performance for Fever Dreams'', was performed at the

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in February 2004. The third performance in the series was a "guerilla sing-along" featuring Bozulich and others at

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on Mother's Day 2005. Bozulich had recorded sounds at the train station for a previous project and decided to hold a free participatory musical event at the location. On March 5, 2010, ''Drowned To The Light,'' was performed as part of the

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CEAIT Festival at

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Theater in Los Angeles and featured Bozulich — along with David Rothbaum, Ezra Buchla and Danny Frankel — performing songs and improvised music before the projected films of

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musician and filmmaker Sarah Lipstate. "Under the Skin" (as part of the ''VOYAGERS'' series) was performed on May 7, 2011 in

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, Austria at

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Other work

Bozulich has written articles, short fiction, poetry and criticism for '' Alternative Press'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Bust Magazine'' and '' Ben Is Dead'' as well as being a featured poet at the 2014 Wire Off-The-Page Festival curated by:

, Qu Junktions and the Bristol Literary Coalition. She has expanded her short story "The Sparkely Jewel" into a full-length novel with some chapters already unveiled in public readings. Bozulich has also run workshop seminars teaching the creative process.

Discography

* Solo albums: ** ''Quieter''

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** ''Boy'' 014** ''Unrock Instore Gig Series Volume 4'' (released in Germany and limited to 300 copies) 008** ''Evangelista'' 006** ''I'm Gonna Stop Killing'' 004** '' The Red Headed Stranger'' 003* Featured solo work: ** ''

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: Songs of Tom Waits'' (song "On The Nickel") 000** '' Fields And Streams'' (song "Blue Boys") 002** ''For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records'' (song "Lonesome Roads") 005* As leader o
Evangelista
** ''Evangelista'' (released under the name Carla Bozulich) 006** ''Hello, Voyager'' 008** ''Live at Issue Project, NYC June 15, 2008'' (self-released CD sold at live shows) 008** ''Prince Of Truth'' 009** ''In Animal Tongue'' 011** ''Abisso'' (album by OvO - Evangelista as a band collaborated on song "Fly Little Demon" 013* As lead vocalist and lyricist of the

: ** ''Get Thee Gone'' (vinyl only) 995** ''The Geraldine Fibbers'' (compact disc EP incorporating elements of ''Get Thee Gone'') 995** ''Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home'' 995** ''Live From the Bottom of the Hill''

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** ''What Part of "Get Thee Gone" Don't You Understand?''

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** ''Butch''

** ''Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home'' (vinyl reissue with four bonus tracks)

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* Collaboration with Blue Willa: ** ''Blue Willa'' (producer, guest instrumentalist and background vocalist) 013* As member of Scarnella: ** ''Scarnella'' 998** ''Super Bad at 65: a Tribute to James Brown'' (song "Hot Pants") 998* Duet album with

: ** ''Run'' (available as MP3 download only)

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* Collaborative album with Simone Massaron: ** ''Dandelions on Fire'' 008* As a featured performer with Gary Kail/Zurich 1916: ** ''Creative Nihilism'' (as Carla Noelle) 984* As member of Invisible Chains: ** ''Invisible Chains'' 986* As member of

: ** '' Happy Days, Sweetheart'' 993* As a featured vocalist with

: ** ''

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* As a featured vocalist and composer with

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: ** '' Oedipus Schmoedipus'' (as Carla Bozlavich) (song "It's Business As Usual")

* As a featured vocalist with Wayne Kramer: ** ''Citizen Wayne'' (song "Back When Dogs Could Talk")

* As a featured duet vocalist with Hadda Brooks: ** ''I've Got News For You'' (song "Sometimes I'm Happy") 999* As a featured vocalist with

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: ** ''Bittersweet'' (song "Maybe A True Love") 000* As a featured vocalist with Two Dollar Guitar: ** ''Weak Beats And Lame-Ass Rhymes'' (song "Bozo Shoes" 000* Electric Guitar, Sampling Keyboard with

: ** ''Destroy All Nels Cline'' 001* As a featured vocalist and musician with Bonnie Barnett, Carla Bozulich, Rick Potts: ** ''Various - SoundCd no. 1'' (song "Do You Dig?") 002* As a featured performer: ** ''Various - SoundCd no. 1'' (song "Carla Bozulich's Fake Party: Audience Cassette Tape Improv") 002* As a featured vocalist of The Scott Amendola Band: ** ''Cry'' (song "Masters of War") 003* As a featured duet vocalist with Lydia Lunch: ** ''Smoke In The Shadows'' (song "I Love How You...") 004** ''A Fistful of Desert Blues'' (with Cypress Grove—song "End of My Rope") 014* As a featured vocalist with Gowns: ** ''Dangers Of Intimacy'' (song "Apple") 004* As a featured vocalist with

: ** ''Various - Secular Steel'' (song "Eagle Rockers") 004) * As a featured vocalist for The Book of Knots: ** ''Traineater'' (song "View From a Watertower") [2007] * As a featured vocalist for Bulbul: ** ''6'' (song "Shenzhou") 008* As a featured vocalist for Mickey Finn + Cuong Vu: ** ''Gagarin'' (song " I Can´t Feel It Anymore") 009* As a featured additional vocalist for

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: ** ''Daggers At The Moon '' (songs "U Can Just Ask" and "Like Her") * As a featured vocalist with (r): ** ''Drama Queen '' (song "'See What The Boys In The Backroom Will Have") 011* As a featured additional vocalist for Whitman: ** ''Dog Rose Gall'' (song "Wishes And War Paint") *As a featured vocalist with Xiu Xiu: ** ''Always'' (song "Smear the Queen")

*As a featured vocalist with Jherek Bischoff: ** ''Composed'' (song "Counting")

*As a featured vocalist with

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: ** ''Already Drowning'' (song "Lorelei/Common Tongue") 013*As a featured vocalist with TSU!: ** ''HMS Angora'' (songs "Lilac and Stork" and "Day of Skucha") 014

References

External links

Carla Bozulich's official website

Geraldine Fibbers website featuring frequently updated news on Bozulich
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