Alexa Wilding

B SIDES EP - DOWNLOAD NOW!

2011-12-13T16:31:00.001-05:00

GROUPIE MAGAZINE - AUSTRALIA

2011-12-09T16:10:00.001-05:00

Pal Ben Lee guest edited the latest issue of GROUPIE MAGAZINE in his native Australia, and featured me. Thanks, Ben! Read it here xo

MARTHA WAINWRIGHT SHOW @ CITY WINERY - SOLD OUT!

2011-11-10T15:51:00.003-05:00

Thanks, pals! *wink

BUST MAGAZINE Q+A

2011-11-07T19:18:00.008-05:00

Had a lovely chat with BUST Mag (and photographer, Bek Andersen) in my home, welcome! And thanks BUST, read it here!

OPENING FOR MARTHA WAINWRIGHT @ CITY WINERY 11/11/11

2011-11-04T13:41:00.001-04:00

Super excited to open for the wonderful Martha Wainwright - tickets here

FREE DOWNLOAD - "KNIFE"

2011-11-01T12:50:00.002-04:00

Enjoy a little sneak preview from the new album HERE!

Video for "Knife"

2011-10-31T20:47:00.003-04:00

Happy Halloween, pals. Here's a gory little murder-she-wrote directed by IVANAhelsinki's Paola Suhonen for my song, "Knife," from the upcoming album. Have fun! Watch it here.

FOAM MAGAZINE: NEW SINGLE + LA SHOWS

2011-10-18T18:52:00.004-04:00

Sneak peak into "Coral Dust" -- LA based magazine FOAM (Fashion Ocean Art Music) premieres "Knife," in time for LA shows! (See upcoming shows) Listen here.

MAGNET MAGAZINE: FROM THE DESK OF BEN LEE

2011-10-18T18:48:00.002-04:00

Thanks, Ben! "From the Desk of Ben Lee: Alexa Wilding"

LA SHOWS!

2011-10-09T16:58:00.005-04:00

Fun stuff happening in LA - I'll be out there 10/15-10/22 with the band (Tim Foljahn and Christina Clare Ewald) and we'd love to see you!

10/18 Special guest at Ben Lee's "Deeper into Dream" album release at Largo

10/19 Alexa Wilding at Hotel Cafe

Q+A w/ HARPER'S BAZZAR

2011-09-09T12:20:00.005-04:00

"This season, we asked some of our favorite Fashion Week regulars to answer our on-the-spot questionnaire. Our final respondent: fashion-loving singer-songwriter Alexa Wilding, who's a fan of oysters and Karen Walker shades..." Read it

SOLD OUT SHOW W/ BEN LEE

2011-08-01T21:49:00.003-04:00

Tonight's show at City Winery is SOLD OUT! Thanks, The New Yorker, AM New York, Time Out, Metromix...super excited to share the stage with the wonderful Ben Lee in my first show (baby steps!) back since wrapping the new album. YES! See you tonight, friends! xo

"CORAL DUST" NEW ALBUM COMING SOON

2011-06-23T22:37:00.009-04:00

"New York songbird Alexa Wilding just wrapped Coral Dust, the follow-up to her 2009 self-titled debut. Produced by Tim Foljahn (who has collaborated with Cat Power, Thurston Moore, the late Townes Van Zandt) and mixed by Television's Fred Smith, the album's lush and atmospheric expanse is an electrifying progression from Wilding's dark acoustic noir. As Foljahn puts it, "The first record is a sweet, dirty delight in sparky darkness. The new one is a whole other thing: vistas of space dust and crystal cliffs." While the songs are still rooted in Wilding and Foljahn's intricate call-and-response guitar play, room has been made for deep sea bells, airy synths, and mischievous percussion, courtesy of Brooklyn drummer, Brian Kantor (Higgins, Vetiver). Wilding reigns over these dreamy equations with warm, layered vocals, weaving her tales with self-possession. Coral Dustis my Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, " she laughs, "it's deep sea diving for the faint of heart." " - June 2011 contact kelly@alexawilding.com

EAST VILLAGE RADIO

2011-02-15T12:14:00.005-05:00

I played and chatted on The Explorer's Club on East Village Radio, listen here! (Image by Eric Luc)

FILLER MAGAZINE

2011-01-28T20:48:00.007-05:00

We did this shoot hours before I opened for Au Revoir Simone in Toronto. FILLER is a beautiful magazine, check it out here.

A BRAVE NEW WORLD

2010-12-31T12:40:00.008-05:00

image by eric luc

IN THE STUDIO

2010-12-10T12:33:00.000-05:00

Team Wilding is plugging away on the new album...produced by Tim Foljahn (Two Dollar Guitar, Cat Power, Thurston Moore), engineered by Murray Trider (Ground Control Studio) and mixed by Television's Fred Smith. TBA!

SHOW W/ BEN LEE

2010-11-06T12:08:00.000-04:00

I snuck out of the studio on 11/4 to open for the wonderful BEN LEE at Stage One in Fairfield, CT. Thanks, Ben!

URBAN OUTFITTERS: WHAT'S NEW

2010-09-17T10:29:00.004-04:00

Feature on the Urban Outfitters "What's New" Blog, thanks! Read it here.

DAILY CANDY INTERVIEW

2010-09-17T10:26:00.002-04:00

Thanks, Daily Candy, read it here!

FASHION'S NIGHT OUT 9/10 @ SIR

2010-08-28T13:23:00.006-04:00

US TOUR W/ AU REVOIR SIMONE - PRESS!

2010-08-06T14:11:00.018-04:00

Echoplex@LA, Velvet Jones@Santa Barbara, Great American Music Hall@San Francisco, Great Hall@Toronto, La Sala Rossa@Montreal, TT The Bears Place@Boston...xo!

Read press here!

ALEXA + CALLMEKAT IN PAPER MAG

2010-06-25T13:30:00.004-04:00

CALLmeKAT and I sat down with PAPER to talk style, shopping and music, read it here. Thanks, PAPER!

US TOUR DATES W/ AU REVOIR SIMONE

2010-06-14T23:57:00.002-04:00

See "upcoming shows" for dates! And real about it in NYLON: here.

ALEXA & CALLmeKAT DOUBLE BILL @ MERCURY LOUNGE 6/29

2010-06-09T14:58:00.006-04:00

Kat and I are really looking forward to this special double bill...tickets here!

SHRINE TO PLEASANT

2010-04-29T13:58:00.004-04:00

Witchy fun this weekend, come hang out! More info here.

ALEXA IN SONIA RYKIEL FOR NYLON

2010-04-16T19:56:00.003-04:00

Some times you can just have fun, thanks Nylon!

PINK MEMO "SCENE STEALERS" INTERVIEW

2010-04-10T13:03:00.001-04:00

You can read it here, thanks!

MORGANS VOL. 4 CD

2010-04-08T11:04:00.003-04:00

My song, Black Diamond Day, is featured on the Morgans Hotel Group Vol. 4 compilation, alongside Peter Bjorn & John, Lissy Trullie, Miike Snow, The Faint and others. Thanks, Morgans!

DOSSIER INTERVIEW: "BLACK DIAMOND DAY" VIDEO

2010-03-17T13:36:00.007-04:00

Interview in Dossier about the "Black Diamond Day" video, read it here. Thanks, Dossier!

POP-UP SHOW W/ MIKE BONES @ POP-UP STORE CLOSING

2010-03-16T19:45:00.001-04:00

BLACK DIAMOND DAY VIDEO

2010-03-15T16:07:00.000-04:00

IVANA HELSINKI POP-UP STORE & ART FACTORY

2010-02-16T18:21:00.013-05:00

From 2/19 thru 3/17, join me at the IVANAhelsinki Pop Up Store & Art factory at 238 Mulberry Street. A shop by day, by night the space transforms into a space for happenings. Paola and I have curated a month long calendar of events, featuring Chip Taylor (Wild Thing), Lee Renaldo and Leah Singer, Hi Christina, Au Revoir Simone, and more.

LOVE CONTEMPORARY MAGAZINE

2010-02-13T17:29:00.004-05:00

The debut issue of LOVE CONTEMPORARY is now available. Calling for a new wave of pure love, pleasure and free spirit, the magazine features cover girl Nina Hartley, vintage naturist communities, love portraits, and stills from my performance at ART BASEL-MIAMI. I am also featured online in LOVE PORTRAITS. Enjoy!

FOAM MAGAZINE

2010-01-20T16:20:00.008-05:00

I'm featured as a "Black Beauty" who dabbles in darkness in FOAM (Fashion Ocean Art Music) magazine this month, alongside the wonderful Laura Marling and Holly Miranda. Check it out here.

VIDEO: "BRIDGES" AT HIGHLINE 1/7/10

2010-01-11T12:50:00.001-05:00

Thanks, ssmitty250!

THANKS FOR THE HIGHLINE SHOW!

2010-01-09T13:34:00.012-05:00

Can't Get You Out Of My Head from Matthew Perpetua on Vimeo.

Au Revoir Simone + Elizabeth Harper (Class Actress) and Alexa Wilding cover Kylie Minogue.

Pics by Kyle Dean Reinford

ALEXA @ HIGHLINE BALLROOM W/ AU REVOIR SIMONE + CLASS ACTRESS

2010-01-07T11:53:00.007-05:00

Oh You Pretty Things: Rocking Out With Au Revoir Simone and Alexa Wilding

Local dream-folk chick Alexa Wilding recently told Page Six magazine that she gets “nostalgic for Manhattan before it was fancy,” yet a certain kind of Victorian-era fanciness is precisely what sets her singing and strumming apart from that of the MySpace masses" -- Village Voice Top Choice

ALEXA AT ART BASEL- MIAMI

2009-11-24T13:42:00.010-05:00

I will be performing at ART BASEL in Miami 12/3 and 12/5 for LOVE CONTEMPORARY, an upcoming art / culture magazine/movement about life, love, sex, art and a return to beauty. Yes! See the flier above for more info and how to submit your own musings and images about love which will be "delivered" during the "snowstorm" ! XO

"BLACK DIAMOND DAY DRESS" BY MODCLOTH

2009-11-24T13:24:00.007-05:00

MODCLOTH.COM has created a "Black Diamond Day" dress inspired by my song. It's a whole lot of coquettish trouble, just like the tune. Order yours now, and thanks, MODCLOTH.com!

DOSSIER INTERVIEW

2009-11-11T14:08:00.005-05:00

I modeled artist Kate Cusack's amazing wigs for DOSSIER. Check out the pics here, and I talk about my music here.

STYLE STAR BY CRISTINA BLACK

2009-11-11T14:05:00.007-05:00

Here's a little piece from music/style writer, Cristina Black.

THE EP IS ON iTUNES

2009-10-27T20:33:00.004-04:00

ALEXA IN NY POST: MEET MUSIC'S HIPPEST CHICKS

2009-09-14T22:55:00.006-04:00

I was included in the New York Post's "Rock This Way: Meet Music's Hippest Chicks" today.

MERCURY LOUNGE - HEADLINING EARLY SHOW!

2009-09-14T15:00:00.004-04:00

See you all on September 28 for an early headlining show at Mercury Lounge. I'll be backed by full band and the EP will be for sale. Yes!

SAMANTHA PLEET S/S10 SHOW

2009-09-14T14:27:00.007-04:00

I had tons of fun Saturday night, romping around the SoHo Grand in one of Samantha Pleet's Spring 2010 rompers. We all stood and sipped champagne - the best kind of (non) modeling. Go get a romper!

US WEEKLY: RACHEL MCADAMS AT ALEXA WILDING SHOW?

2009-08-18T10:30:00.004-04:00

"STALLION" OPENS IVANA HELSINKI S/S 2010 Collection

2009-08-18T10:10:00.006-04:00

I teamed up with Paola Suhonen of IVANAHelsinki again, lending my song "Stallion" for her "Leaving Circus" S/S 2010 Collection film, which opened the runway show at Copenhagen Fashion Week. The film was shot in Marfa, TX, where we were all camping out, shooting Paola's upcoming feature, stay tuned!

HIGHLINE BALLROOM 7/23/09

2009-07-08T13:34:00.004-04:00

ALEXA IN NYLON

2009-05-13T23:44:00.005-04:00

I'm featured as the "Band Crush" in NYLON, you can read it HERE!

MERCURY LOUNGE MONDAY, MAY 18 7PM

2009-05-02T15:40:00.004-04:00

This just in - I'll be headlining an early show at MERCURY LOUNGE on MONDAY, MAY 18! The lovely ELEANOR WHITMORE with Chris Masterson (Son Volt) plays at 7:00 PM, followed by me at 8:00 PM.

You can get your tickets here!

INTERVIEW IN SCALLYWAG & VAGABOND

2009-04-21T11:34:00.004-04:00

I was featured in Scallywag and Vagabond; you can read the interview HERE!

Thanks, Scallywag!

ALEXA INTERVIEWS AU REVOIR SIMONE IN JOY QUARTERLY

2009-04-10T11:28:00.002-04:00

I had a lovely afternoon interviewing my keyboard pals at my place (over a French inspired feast of baguette and jams!) Check out their new record, out May 19, it's divine!

I am now a Contributing Editor at Joy. Many of you remember that Joy gave me one of my first interviews ever last year. Pick up a copy at "fancy" newsstands. Also inside Michael Shannon, Steven Sebring and Patti Smith, and the beautiful photography of Mark Veltman (as seen on the exquisite cover!).

NY PRESS PICK

2009-03-25T11:25:00.000-04:00

THANK YOU FOR THE HIGHLINE!

2009-03-24T11:21:00.000-04:00

A SPECIAL INVITE TO THE HIGHLINE SHOW

2009-03-10T12:42:00.004-04:00

...or a public service announcement!

My friend Paola and I made this little film to invite you to tomorrow's show!

I always wanted my own commercial :)

See you tomorrow!

ALEXA TUMBLES...

2009-03-03T23:11:00.002-05:00

I started a Tumblr blog to chat about music, and my other loves (shh!) writing and alchemy. Go here.

"DRESS GO-AROUND" FILM / IVANA HELSINKI

2009-03-03T23:04:00.002-05:00

This is a little film by my friend, Paola, the brilliant blonde magician behind the Finnish design line, Ivana Helsinki. It's called "Dress-Go-Around" and it introduces her project of the same name where 10 girls are given Ivana Helsinki dresses, we document our time in them, and then pass the "energized" garment on to a new girl of our choice, the idea being that the dress is charged with our lives, dreams, and energies. Alchemy!

We made the film in Central Park on a bitter cold day. But the best part, besides playing dress up with Paola, an adventure I can never say no to, was slipping on the ice with Heather and Erika from Au Revoir Simone.

Thanks to everyone who came to hear me play at the "Dress Go Around" opening at Moehler Snow! xox

HIGHLINE BALLROOM SHOW 3/11/09

2009-02-09T20:19:00.010-05:00

We are getting so excited for this show. Three like minds, three completely different sounds and, yes, a HUGE venue so get yourselves there, it's going to be amazing!

I'm practicing hard and looking forward to sharing. Buy your tickets here !

"STARRAIN" AT COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK A/W 09

2009-02-09T20:14:00.002-05:00

"Starrain," the film I made with Paola Suhonen, the designer behind cool Finnish line, IVANA HELSINKI, was projected during her A/W 09 show at Copenhagen Fashion Week. Almost as good as being there!

A FILM FOR IVANA HELSINKI, featuring me and "The Sea"

2009-02-09T20:11:00.001-05:00

HIGHLINE BALLROOM SHOW: New Date! 3/11/09

2009-01-28T15:38:00.007-05:00

I'm super excited to be joining Rachel Platten and Nick Howard at The Highline Ballroom on Wednesday, March 11 at 8:00 PM. More details to come, but tickets are now available! I'll be backed up by some new musicians you're going to love and playing some new songs. Save the date!

For tickets and more info go HERE

THANK YOU FOR 2008

2008-12-22T23:11:00.008-05:00

Here are some pics from the Webster Hall show - thank you for packing it in! My god! :) Wishing you all a happy holidays - thank you for 2008, friends.

xoxo ALEXA

(Image: Yaniv Schulman, The Studio @ Webster Hall 11/20/08)

NY POST'S "Who's That Girl" in PAGE SIX MAGAZINE

2008-11-16T15:46:00.008-05:00

I am featured in Page Six Magazine today. Check out the full scans in the Press section of the website...!

DEAN STAREYE'S BRIDE

2008-10-09T19:35:00.007-04:00

I am the bride in a short film by Paola Suhonen, the lovely artist/designer of Finnish line, IVANA HELSINKI. More info to come!

JOY QUARTERLY INTERVIEW

2008-07-09T15:35:00.014-04:00

I am interviewed in the inaugural issue of JOY (Summer 2008). Also featured: Warhol filmmaker, Paul Morrissey; graffiti artist, Neck Face; painter, Anna Conway, etc.

Available now throughout New York City! (MOMA, St. Mark's, etc.)

INT'L SHADES REUNITE @ CAKE SHOP

2008-07-09T15:15:00.011-04:00

INT'L SHADES reunited in anticipation of our upcoming record, LUV + TERROR, out in 2009 on LA-based label, Gifted Children (Silver Apples, Loto Ball Show). Yours truly on synths and vocals, rejoined Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Five Dollar Priest) and Mark C (Live Skull) and special guest Alice Cohen (Vels) on bass.

"The members of Int'l Shades include in their collective resumes bands like Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore and Live Skull. But it's the unique presence of ALEXA WILDING on vox and keyboards that adds a cool edge to the band's deceptively simple rock songs, suggesting a path that Factory band Section 25 didn't take in the mid-80s." -- TIME OUT NY, 6/2008

Check out a video: http://www.vimeo.com/1282171

(Psst...if you go to 5:15, you can watch me sing "Animal.")

PRIVATE PERFORMANCE FOR THE SUPPER CLUB

2008-05-31T17:57:00.021-04:00

On April 30th, 2008, Tamsin Lonsdale's SUPPER CLUB hosted "A Double Sneak Preview: Vicente Wolf and Alexa Wilding" at the soon to open 15 Union Square West, former home of Tiffany & Co.

Guests previewed the model apartment (designed by Wolf) of the as yet finished building, while "Breakfast a Tiffany's" played on the flat-screen TV (perched on an easel, a Wolf design staple). Moi, dressed courtesy of Brian Reyes, performed songs from my EP smack in the middle of the living room. Guests picked up limited editions of the record, complete with black paper diamonds and ribbons.

Alexa Wilding, dubious socialite...!

I POP OUT OF EUAN RELLIE'S BIRTHDAY CAKE

2008-05-31T16:32:00.019-04:00

On April 3, 2008, I performed a cabaret cake popping number for society favorite, Euan Rellie, on the occasion of his 40th Birthday celebration at Bar Milano, co-hosted by pal Tamsin Lonsdale's SUPPER CLUB.

"After a delicious five course feast...a humongous plaster cake rolls into the middle of the room. Out pops a chanteuse! The sexy Alexa Wilding, mini-guitar in hand, croons a sultry Happy Birthday. Applause. 'She's better than Marilyn Monroe,' said Rufus Albemarle. 'And she's wearing Galliano!' chimes in the lovely Lucy Sykes-Rellie." -- AVENUE. (Actually, Alexa was wearing a one-of-a-kind corseted tutu a la a feisty Moulin Rouge runaway, created by Camilla Huey).

The feat was covered by Avenue Magazine, W Magazine's Editor's Blog, Fashion Week Daily's Chic Report, and The New York Social Diary.

And life just gets more interesting! Mad-cap, actually.