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Torres (musician)
Mackenzie Ruth Scott (born January 23, 1991), known professionally as Torres, is an American indie rock singer-songwriter. Early life and education Mackenzie Ruth Scott was born on January 23, 1991 in Orlando, Florida, and adopted at birth by their birth mother's bible study teacher. They were raised in Macon, Georgia. Brought up in a Christian home, Scott was the youngest of three, having a brother and a sister. At an early age, they learned how to play the flute and piano and sang in the children's choir at their Baptist church. Through ''The Phantom of the Opera'', Scott soon became interested in musical theatre. They started singing in their school's productions. Scott began to perform in musicals, learned to play guitar, and started playing and singing hymns and at a nursing home. Scott attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated in 2009 with a degree in songwriting, and also gained a minor in English literature. Career ''Torres'' (2012–2014) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando, Florida
Orlando ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. The city proper had a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Florida behind Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Miami, and Tampa, Florida, Tampa and the state's most populous inland city. Part of Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2.67 million in 2020. It is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida behind Miami metropolitan area, Miami and Tampa Bay area, Tampa Bay. Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily due to tourism, major events, and convention traffic. It is the fourth-most visited city in the U.S. after New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles, with over 3.5 million visitors as of 2023. Orlando International Airport is the List of the busiest airports in the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorset
Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south-east, the English Channel to the south, and Devon to the west. The largest settlement is Bournemouth, and the county town is Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester. The county has an area of and a population of 772,268. Around half of the population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation, which contains three of the county's largest settlements: Bournemouth (183,491), Poole (151,500), and Christchurch, Dorset, Christchurch (31,372). The remainder of the county is largely rural, and its principal towns are Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth (53,427) and Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester (21,366). Dorset contains two Unitary authorities in England, unitary districts: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprinter (album)
''Sprinter'' is the second studio album by Torres, released May 5, 2015 on Partisan Records. The album was recorded in England and was influenced by Scott's upbringing in Georgia, United States. The album received mostly positive reviews upon release, with critics praising Scott's lyricism. Recording Production ''Sprinter'' was recorded in Bridport with co-producer Rob Ellis and in Bristol with Portishead member Adrian Utley. Scott and Ellis had kept in touch after the first time Torres performed in London, and Scott decided to choose Ellis as her producer when she was looking to make a new album.Schonfeld, ZachViolent Joys, Violent Loneliness: A Chat With Torres’s Mackenzie Scott Newsweek. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015. The album features contributions from Utley, Scanner and PJ Harvey bassist Ian Oliver.Valish, FrankTORRES - Mackenzie Scott on “Sprinter” Under the Radar. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weathervane Music
Weathervane Music is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Background Weathervane Music was founded in 2009 by record producer Brian McTear and his friend Bill Robertson. In an interview with ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', McTear stated that it was "created as a community solution to the problem that the music industry could no longer invest in new artists' music". ''Shaking Through'' One of Weathervane Music's projects is a documentary series called ''Shaking Through''. In each episode, a musician records a new song during the span of 2 days at Miner Street Recordings in Philadelphia, filming videos along the way to show the process of creating the song. Since 2010, the series has featured 10 artists per year. Critical response Weathervane Music has received coverage from ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' and ''Paste''. In 2011, Adam Quinn of Tri State Indie wrote that "Weathervane grants musicians the opportunity to create music while maintai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are We There
''Are We There'' is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. It was released on May 27, 2014 via Jagjaguwar. Packaging Of the lack of a question mark in the album's title, Van Etten said it was "… open-ended, I ask myself that question all the time, for my work, for my love, even for my friends. It's just really good to check in with yourself and it's a play on words, about touring and about travelling, being in transition." Reception Upon its release ''Are We There'' received widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 86, based on 36 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Fred Thomas of AllMusic rated ''Are We There'' four-out-of-five stars, in particular praising the album's "inventive arrangements and advances in songwriting", which he referred to as "an undeniable step forward for Van Etten". In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton Leithauser
James Hamilton Leithauser (born April 15, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead vocalist of the American indie rock band The Walkmen, with whom he wrote and recorded seven studio albums from 2000 to 2014. Prior to The Walkmen's formation, Leithauser and bass guitarist and organist, Peter Matthew Bauer, were both members of The Recoys. Leithauser was born and raised in Washington, DC, and has lived in New York City since the 1990s. Leithauser embarked upon a solo career in 2014, releasing his debut studio album, '' Black Hours'', on June 3, written and recorded alongside his Walkmen bandmate Paul Maroon. In 2016, Leithauser collaborated with former Vampire Weekend multi-instrumentalist Rostam Batmanglij on the studio album '' I Had a Dream That You Were Mine'', under both artists' names. It was released to widespread critical acclaim later that year. His most recent record, This Side of the Island, was released in 2025. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Katharine Van Etten (born February 26, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress. Originally from New Jersey, and currently based in Los Angeles, Van Etten's music is noted for its indie rock aesthetic and personal lyrical content. In the studio and during live performances, Van Etten is currently accompanied by her backing band, the Attachment Theory, which consists of Devra Hoff (bass guitar, backing vocals), Teeny Lieberson (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Jorge Balbi (drums). To date, Van Etten has released seven studio albums: ''Because I Was in Love'' (2009), ''Epic (Sharon Van Etten album), Epic'' (2010), ''Tramp (album), Tramp'' (2012), ''Are We There'' (2014), ''Remind Me Tomorrow'' (2019), ''We've Been Going About This All Wrong'' (2022) and ''Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory'' (2025). As an actress, Van Etten starred as Rachel in both series of the Netflix mystery film, mystery drama ''The OA'' (2016–2019), and has appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okkervil River
Okkervil River is an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Will Sheff. Formed in Austin, Texas, in 1998, the band takes its name from a short story by Russian author Tatyana Tolstaya set on the river Okkervil in Saint Petersburg. They began as a trio made up of Sheff and friends he had met in his native state of New Hampshire but, over time, have gone through many lineups. Okkervil River self-released their first album, ''Stars Too Small to Use,'' which led them to the South by Southwest music festival. After recording their first album in a garage, they signed with Jagjaguwar. They continued by releasing four more albums, including the critically lauded concept album ''Black Sheep Boy''. After a period of touring for ''Black Sheep Boy'', Okkervil River followed up with ''The Stage Names''. The album sold 10,000 in its opening week in the United States. The group released a free covers album, ''Golden Opportunities Mixtape'' from their live performances. The band has garn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper
Aly Spaltro, better known by her stage name Lady Lamb (formerly called Lady Lamb the Beekeeper) is an American songwriter, musician, composer, and producer. Spaltro first began writing music in 2007 while working at Bart & Greg's DVD Explosion, the local video rental store in her hometown of Brunswick, Maine. Spaltro worked the closing shift, and would experiment with and record music all night into the morning. The first Lady Lamb recordings were home recordings distributed in handmade packages to the local Bullmoose Record Store in Brunswick. In 2010, Spaltro moved to Brooklyn, New York. In 2012, Spaltro met producer Nadim Issa and recorded her debut studio record, '' Ripely Pine'' at Let Em In Music in Gowanus, Brooklyn. It was released February 19, 2013 on Brooklyn's Ba Da Bing Records. In 2014, Spaltro recorded and co-produced her sophomore studio album, ''After After may refer to: Literature * ''After'' (Elgar), an 1895 poem by Philip Bourke Marston set to music by Edw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TORRES In Concert, Cambridge, MA 2014
Torres may refer to: People *Torres (surname), a Spanish and Portuguese surname *Torres (musician), singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott ** ''Torres'' (album), 2013 self-titled album by Torres Places Americas *Torres, Colorado, an unincorporated community *Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil * Torres, Riverside County, California, Cahuilla village site in California *Torres Municipality, Lara, Venezuela *Torres del Paine, a mountain group in Torres del Paine National Park in the Patagonia region of Chile Europe *Porto Torres, a commune and city in the Sassari province of Sardinia (Italy) *Torres Novas, a municipality in the Santarém district of Portugal *Torres Vedras, a city and a municipality in the Lisbon district of Portugal * Logudoro/Torres, historical region, Sardinia, Italy Spain * Torres, a municipality in the province of Jaén, Andalusia * Torres de Albánchez, a municipality in the province of Jaén * Torres Torres, a munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushwick, Brooklyn
Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by the neighborhood of Ridgewood, Queens, to the northeast; Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Williamsburg to the northwest; the cemeteries of Highland Park, Brooklyn, Highland Park to the southeast; and Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south and southwest. The town was first founded by the Dutch as Boswijck during the Dutch colonization of the Americas#Mainland In North America, Dutch colonization of the Americas in the 17th century. In the 19th century, the neighborhood became a community of German immigrants and their descendants. The 20th century saw an influx of Italian Americans, Italian immigrants and Italian-Americans up to the 1980s. By the late 20th century, the neighborhood became predominantly Hispanic as another wave of immigrants arrived. Formerly Brooklyn's 18th Ward, the neighborhood was once an independent town and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
