IMN OnTrack: The Katie Trotta Band
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Story by Ryan Williams -April 19th @ The Artsgarden and Birdy’s
Listen: http://tinyurl.com/yuses7
IMN OnTrack takes a closer look at one track a local artist has put on the web for your perusal, and give you a little history behind the music as well. We’re timing this look to coincide with that artist’s performance in the coming week, but our real goal is to get local music on your computer or portable media player. Think of this like the musical equivalent of a food court sample.
You’ve probably seen Katie Trotta around Indianapolis in one form or another over the past few years. When she first started performing, she focused on the coffeehouse venues for a couple of reasons - her spare, emotive piano-based songs were tailor-made for that environment, and she wasn’t quite old enough to make it into the bar circuit. She released a solo album in 2004 and began performing around the country. Later, she put together a band (featuring her collaborator and engineer at The Lodge Corey Miller on guitar) to flesh out her songs and expand the scope of her performances. That was the focus of her musical career until just recently.
“As a band we have played regionally and enjoyed our time together but I have an exciting opportunity that I can’t pass up. I’m moving to Boston to begin school in May at Berklee College of Music. I just found out a couple of weeks ago that I had been accepted and that two scholarships came through, so this is all happening pretty fast. Corey Miller, Terry Voss and Tim Plunkett have been just amazing and taught me so much as we’ve grown as a band. Leaving them is not going to be easy.”
They’re saying farewell with two shows this Thursday. The all-ages portion takes place at noon at the Artsgarden downtown, and there’s a show at Birdy’s later that evening. For a preview of the farewell shows, take a listen to “Higher.”
– Related Link: http://katietrotta.com
