NEWS

Saturday, June 21, 2008
Thanks to all of you who have been voting incessantly to see LOURDS' video on TV!! Your votes took us to #5 this week, edging out Coldplay, B-52's, and Maroon 5, to name just a few of the kickass bands on the list.

YOU CAN VIEW THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 by clicking here! You can watch the "Click List" every Friday at midnight on LOGO to see the top 10 countdown show created by YOUR votes! :)

LOGO is the newest channel from MTV Networks (whose networks include VH1, MTV, Spike TV, and TV Land). Here's the link to vote again! KEEP VOTING! You will find the LOURDS "ASTROPOP" video on the left hand column below Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love": LOGO Video Voting

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! KEEP VOTING AND HELP KEEP US RISING UP THE CHARTS ON TV! :)

Saturday, April 12, 2008
"ASTROPOP" VIDEO ON LOGO THIS MAY!

Logo is the newest channel from MTV Networks, the force behind channels like VH1, MTV, TV Land and SpikeTV. Whether it's on TV, online, or on your mobile, Logo brings you the videos, shows and news you won't see anywhere else! Stay tuned this MAY as the LOURDS "ASTROPOP" video premieres on "NewNowNext".

Check your local listings for times:
Click here to find what channel LOGO is in your area.

Saturday, April 12, 2008
LOURDS VIDEOS ON ROXWEL.COM!

ROXWEL is a ROCK, METAL, INDIE music video site with a top 100 chart. They have the LOURDS' "Astropop" video and a Live version of "Erased" shot at the Whiskey A-go-go in L.A. The more views, the higher up we go on the video charts.

Here are the links:
LOURDS "Erased" live at ROXWEL
LOURDS "Astropop" video at ROXWEL

Please go visit the site, tell all your friends, and see "Astropop" & "Erased" rise to the top of the Roxwell Charts!

Thursday, February 14, 2008
LOURDS has been hailed as the "BAND OF THE YEAR" in Indie In-Tune Magazine. As editor Bob Donovan says, "LOURDS already had earned a reputation as one of the hardest working band on the indie scene to date ... It’s extremely hard to build a fan base these days and to build one a huge and loyal as theirs, it was obvious this band was awesome ...". Click here to view the full article.

Thursday, January 24, 2008
Click here to read an interview of Lourds Lane talking about SUPER CHIX, the all female rock opera she wrote, on CLUBPLANET.COM!

Sunday, December 2, 2007
Mark Friday, February 1st at 8 PM in your calendars! Don’t miss the debut reading/performance off-Broadway of the all-female rock opera, SUPER CHIX, written by Lourds Lane, featuring 24 original songs, and starring a cast of all-star NYC rockers: Kacie Sheik (We will Rock You), Melanie Krahmer (Sirsy), Militia (Swear on Your Life, Van Helsing’s Curse), Scrappy Calloway (Goodfinger), Meg Wolf (New York Nostars), Jennifer Arroyo (Suicide City, ex- "Kittie"), Denny Colt (Tang, Van Helsing’s Curse), Sarah Vasil (LOURDS), Alexa Khan and Lourds Lane (LOURDS)! Get your tickets in advance at zippertheater.com. For more information, go to myspace.com/superchixrocks

Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Listen for LOURDS music on MTV! Today, the fan favorite LOURDS song "Supergirl" was played on the MTV series, "Made!"

Monday, October 1, 2007
Check out this new live video of LOURDS playing "Soothsayer Lies" at Milly's Tavern in New Hampshire here!

Friday, July 6, 2007
"Totally original ... This band is definitely on the rise" -- Tim Louie

LOURDS gets written up in New Jersey's music paper, the Aquarian! View the article here.

Friday, May 18, 2007
LOURDS is photographed ripping it up live at a Revolver Party in the "Hottest Chicks In Metal" issue of Revolver Magazine this month! Click here to view the Revolver photo!

Thursday, May 3, 2007
If you live in the New Hampshire area, tune in to 100.3 WHEB where LOURDS will be played all week long on the "LOCAL LICKS" program! We'll be back at Wally's in Hampton Beach, NH for the WHEB radio show on May 19th!! See you all there!

Tuesday, May 1, 2007
LOURDS makes the news ... Click here to view Chauncey Howell's profile piece on LOURDS at their Brooklyn headquarters on NEWS 12!

Thursday, April 5, 2007
Read the latest review of the off-Broadway production of "ROCK CHICKS", music directed by Lourds Lane and featuring performances by the stars of past MEDUSA FESTIVALS in the Brooklyn College Kingsman here!

Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Click here to read this month's BOULEVARD review of the last "ROCK CHICKS" show, with pictures of the stars of "ROCK CHICKS" and the grand finale set by LOURDS, along with an interview with "ROCK CHICKS" music director, Lourds Lane!

Saturday, March 31, 2007
LOURDS is the # 5 artist in the Spring 2007 Airplay Chart at Radio Crystal Blue! Click here to see the full chart.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Now the 3D avatar of yourself can wear a customized LOURDS T-shirt based on poster art by Joe Simko here! Show your uniqueness and support your favorite band!

Saturday, February 17, 2007
12 year old star of the first LOURDS music video for "Astropop" was featured in the Berks-Mont newspaper, Pennsylvania with behind-the-scenes stories told by director, Ariella Furman and Lourds Lane. Click here to read the article.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Click here to read the feature on Lourds Lane in "ASIAN BOSTON!" this month!

Monday, January 29, 2007
The LOURDS' headlining show at the "Stone Pony" was featured in the major daily newspaper of Asbury Park with the third largest circulation in the state, the "Asbury Park Press". The show was previewed on the front page of the entertainment section with the title, "Punk violinist in Asbury Park". Click here for the full article.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007
MERGEDIGITAL.COM calls LOURDS on the "path to stardom", previewing LOURDS headlining METALFEST 2007 at the Crocodile Rock this Thursday! Click here to view the article and don't miss the show!

Saturday, January 13, 2007
LOURDS was featured in the first 2007 issue of New Hampshire's premier entertainment magazine, the HIPPO! Click here to view the article!

Friday, January 12, 2007
Another amazing MEDUSA FESTIVAL review appeared in the pages of the best underground NYC zine, The NY Waste! Click here to view the article!

Tuesday, January 2, 2007
LOURDS will be performing LIVE on TV for a 30 minute show called "Poughkeepsie Live" on Time Warner Cable 6, the winner of the Telly Award in 2005! The show will air live at 7 PM on Thursday, January 4th and is repeated at 8 PM that same day. If you miss it on Thursday, tune in on Friday at 9:30 PM or Monday at 9 PM! The coverage is in the Hudson Valley area North of NYC and South of Albany in 5 counties – Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Sullivan, & Greene, reaching over 200,000 homes! For more info, go to www.hvmusic.com/poklive.

Sunday, December 31, 2006
With songs like "Soothsayer Lies", "Kiss You Soft" and the popular "Astropop", LOURDS gave this sleepy little city a show they won’t soon forget! The lines at the merchandise booth were incredible and I heard people talking about this performance for over a month! AWESOME show by LOURDS! -- Bob Donovan

Check out the latest live review of LOURDS from Portsmouth, NH here. Don't miss our return to Bourbon's on January 20th of 2007!

Friday, December 22, 2006
For the fourth year in a row, Lourds Lane has been asked to be a judge for this year's MEANYFEST! finals on December 30th on the Mainstage of the Knitting Factory alongside Michael Musto from the Village Voice, Jonathan Clarke from Q104.3 and Dean Kramer from Kings of A&R. Check out the hottest emerging NYC bands in this grand finale showdown and visit Lourds Lane at the illustrious judging booth!

Thursday, December 21, 2006
"Erased" from the 2006 LOURDS CD has just been added into regular rotation on the world famous ENGAGE Internet Radio station!

Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Did you catch LOURDS on NATIONAL TV today on the FOX NEWS CHANNEL! Two clips were shown playing onstage LIVE with SANDRA BERNHARD at CBGB for the last Medusa Festival! For the full video of the performance click here!

Wednesday, December 15, 2006
LOURDS nabs the 2 page centerfold of the BROOKLYN COLLEGE newspaper, "KINGSMAN", this past month! Read the full article here: Cover    Page 1    Page 2

Thursday, December 14, 2006
Click here to read the latest review of this year's MEDUSA FESTIVAL V, the last one at legendary CBGB, in METALMAIDENS.COM!

Friday, December 8, 2006
LOURDS is featured in the second issue of "The Boulevard", a new glossy full-color magazine distributed in over 300,000 Long Island homes. The article is called "LOURDS -- Superstars in the Making. You know it when you see it." View the article here.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006
LOURDS is called a "force of nature". Click here to view the article.

Thursday, November 9, 2006
LOURDS featured on BILLBOARD.COM!



"This four-piece band delivers fire and brimstone twinned with the dynamic sounds of the group's namesake. The rockin' violin playing needs to be seen to be believed." -- Billboard.com

Wednesday, November 8, 2006
LOURDS gets a rave cover story on SEACOASTCONNECTS.COM where Michael Keating says, "It's not often that you get to witness a band that ab-so-lute-ly blows you away. But that's exactly what happened to my buddy Kevin Brown and me a few weeks ago when we went to Bourbon's in Portsmouth and saw the mesmerizing force that is LOURDS, a four-piece rock 'n' roll band from NYC!"

Monday, October 23, 2006
"[LOURDS] ... A 4-piece act that sounds like a 10-piece rock ensemble ... An extremely photogenic band, this band loves the stage and feeds off the audience's pulsating energy. I love that electric violin sound! Please do yourself a favor and go see their next gig and jump on the Lourds bandwagon." -- Local Music Now

Check out the latest Medusa Festival review at LOCAL MUSIC NOW.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Check out this companion blog to the internet radio station, FEMALE FRONT, where one male reviewer says he wants to BE Lourds Lane: "And if I were going to be a woman, I might as well go all-in: I'd want to be like Lourds Lane, frontwoman and namesake of the band LOURDS. Because to be like Lourds Lane is to be an ultra-talented, super-sexy, expressionistic, exhibitionistic, prodigious woman. I'd even live in New York if I could be a girl like Lourds Lane."

Monday, October 16, 2006
Read the latest LOURDS interview on the web at Diminished 7th here!

Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Lourds Lane gets interviewed in the STONE PONY newsletter and talks candidly about the past, present, and future of LOURDS. Click here to read the full interview!

Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Check out the latest online LOURDS live review here where Will Rausch says, "The star, host, and founder of the Medusa Festival, Lourds, was then welcomed to the stage by Fuse television personality Metal Mistress Juliya, a latex laiden hype-woman on crutches that used a string of obscenities and calls to rock in order to amp up the crowd. Lourds’ performance was a standard Lourds’ performance, which means to say that it was excellent."

Tuesday, September 26, 2006
The LOURDS single "ASTROPOP" appears on a hilarious Comedy Central video called "Samurai Love God" in an episode entitled "K-BLOCK". View the episode here, click on "ENTER NOW", then select the "Samurai Love God" video.

Friday, September 1, 2006
This week the 2006 LOURDS album has been ranked #1 ARTIST/BAND in SURESHOT MAGAZINE, the prestigious independent music source book! Click here to view the official chart!

Monday, August 14, 2006
LOURDS appears on the front page of TIMESSQUARE.COM for this week's ROCK CHICKS performance in the Laugh Factory! Click here for a preview of the show this Thursday, August 17th!

Friday, August 11, 2006
The LOURDS fan-favorite song, "ASTROPOP", is one of the singles chosen by Rob Thomas's (Matchbox Twenty) charity, Street Corner Symphony, giving aid to the schools and music programs that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Click here to download the single and to find out what you can do to help out!

Friday, July 28, 2006
"... Lourds Lane inadvertently wrote a new sports anthem ... Whether it's played in a concert or being used to cheer a team on the defense, "Victory" will get fists pumping and feet stomping." -- Christa Titus / BILLBOARD

Lourds Lane, lead singer of LOURDS, wrote, sang, co-produced, and played all the instruments on what has been called the next "WE WILL ROCK YOU" for sporting events. The song, "VICTORY", licensed by ESPN and ABC FOOTBALL, just got a glowing single review by Christa Titus in this week's BILLBOARD (August 5, 2006). Click here to read the full review. To get your hands on this limited edition single with original artwork by 2006 Warped Tour poster artist, Joe Simko, please visit http://breakingrecordsmusic.com!

Tuesday, July 26, 2006
LOURDS single, "Astropop" will be played on RadioX's "RadioXposed" with The "J", this friday night from 7-8pm on 94.7, 94.9, 104.5 FM in NY and streaming online at RadioX.fm. Tune in and request the song! And stay tuned for the LIVE LOURDS radio interview/acoustic performance on the station in August!

Monday, June 19, 2006
NEW LOURDS album gets a rave review in this issue of NORTHEAST INTUNE MAGAZINE! Check it out here!

Thursday, June 15, 2006
Drummer Sarah Vasil gets interviewed in her hometown paper, THE HERALD, in Sharon PA. Click here to read the interview.

Friday, June 9, 2006
LOURDS receives a feature in THE INSIDE CONNECTION this week. Click here to view the full article.

Thursday, June 8, 2006
Check out a recent live review on BLOGCRITICS.ORG from our recent Canal room show where the reviewer says, "Following ... is a band named [LOURDS] who drives rock like they stole it".

Tuesday June 6, 2006
Lourds Lane, frontperson of LOURDS, and producer, Ed Stasium, were photographed for this month's "Studio Mix" column in the Music Connection, a nationally distributed music trade publication. Check out the photo in the online version of the paper here: http://musicconnection.com/currentissue/studiomix/studiomix.lcgi

Monday, June 5, 2006
"Truly incomparable ... Innovative and yet accessible, [LOURDS] breaks the rules, while poised to break into the big time." -- Chuck Taylor, Billboard

The 2006 LOURDS album just got a RAVE review in BILLBOARD! View the complete article as it appears in the June 10, 2006 issue of Billboard here!

Monday, May 29, 2006
"Uniquely original rockers LOURDS who boast a great sense of humor to match". Check out the latest interview in STYLINZINE with Joey and Lourds.

Thursday, May 18, 2006
LOURDS rocks Masschusetts, getting rave reviews by DJ Haze on 99.3 FM and nabbing a feature in the Valley Advocate. Click here to view the full article.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006
CHECK OUT THE LATEST LOURDS FEATURE ON THE COVER OF NORTHEAST INTUNE MAGAZINE where Bob Donovan says, "Listening to their songs is an experience you won’t soon forget ... A musical event that etches a spot in your mind and you go away humming their material in your head for days!

Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Check out the latest LOURDS feature on the web in NEWPORT THIS WEEK !

Friday, January 20, 2006
LOURDS music appears in a feature length comedy, GLOWROPES, by award wining filmmaker, George Valencia. For a sneak preview of this hilarious film, go to The Williams Center Cinema (One Williams Plaza Rutherford, NJ 07070) map, premiering Friday Feb 10, 2005 for 4-week run!!!

Friday, January 6, 2006
Check out the latest LOURDS feature interview on-line written by Jenny Schmidt, founder of Chicks Rockfest where Gene talks candidly about the band and life on the road.

Thursday, January 29, 2005
"The buzz keeps getting louder," as Lourds is pictured in the very first edition of the Gibson X-Press Newsletter on the same page with other Gibson endorsed artists, the Edge, Zakk Wylde, and Wyclef Jean.

Friday, December 23, 2005
LOURDS RECORDS DEBUT RECORD IN FEBRUARY! The dates are confirmed and what a happy holiday it is for us! During the months of February and March, LOURDS will be sequestered in the woods in Colorado recording their debut album with multi-platinum and Grammy winning producer/engineer/mixer, Ed Stasium. Many eternal thanks to Bernadette O' Reilly, of Nelson/O'Reilly productions for her ongoing support and belief in us. We love you, Bern! Stay tuned and we'll let you know how you can get your hands on our first full length recording that will not be a demo!

Monday, December 19, 2005
GO GET YOUR LOURDS RING TONES TODAY!!!! YES, YOU CAN NOW GET YOUR VERY OWN LOURDS ring tone of any one of your FAVORITE LOURDS songs! Featured and highly advertised as the "ARTIST OF THE MONTH" on http://www.mobilebites.com, LOURDS music is now being swept up by over 2 million Satellite customers and cell phone subscribers worldwide! Click HERE to listen to the latest MOBILEBITES.COM ad where LOURDS is mentioned. Note: This service will be available to Verizon customers in February of 2006!

Friday, December 16, 2005
LOURDS GETS INVITED TO JUDGE TWO BATTLE OF THE BANDS THIS MONTH!

For the third year in a row, Lourds wast asked to be a judge of the premier NYC Battle of the Bands, the illustrious Meany Festival (Musicians & Emerging Artists New York) with the likes of Michael Musto (Village Voice editorial writer and wise-cracking commentator on VH1 and MTV), Brian Berger, (A&R of Atlantic Records), Michelle Oakes (Director of A&R, TVT records) and Kristin Bredimus, Conference and Festival Director of NEMO on Friday, December 30th at CBGB, NYC.

In addition, Lourds, deemed "the quinessential face of female rock in New York", got asked to be the "Queen" hostess and judge for yet another battle of the bands sponsored by the popular modern rock station, Q104.3 FM. This time the fierce competion will be between the best five FEMALE-FRONTED bands in NYC on Tuesday, December 27th at the Cutting Room, NYC.

Come down, say hi to Lourds at the judging table, and support your local talent!

Saturday, December 3, 2005
Well, we're back from our successful L.A. adventure and our performance at the BILLBOARD DIGITAL MUSIC AWARDS and it's time to say our thank you's. Thank you to Tamara Conniff, editor in Chief of Billboard, for all the kind words you said about us at the Billboard Digital Music Awards and for staying steadfast to your "mission" to help our band get huge. Thank you to John, President of Billboard for getting us rip-roaring drunk after the show and for throwing Joey in the pool with all his clothes 'cause we're STILL laughing about that. Thanks to sweet Michele from Billboard for hanging out, doing shots with us after the show, and ofcourse for doing such a great job with the production. Finally, thanks to our friend, Kristina Tunzi at Billboard for contacting us in the first place. Happy Birthday, girl!

Thanks once again to Gibson for hooking us with the guitars. We love you, Jenny! And of course, thanks again to our great supporter in Gibson, Seattle, Jeff Dana, who shipped a specially amplified acoustic mandolin from Seattle so that we would have it for our L.A. shows. Jeff, you rule and we can't thank you enough.

Thanks to Jagermeister for sponsoring us and for making up those LOURDS promo CD's we gave out at the awards show.

Thanks to Sarah's mom for her surprise visit, for your prayers and support, and for making Sarah happier than we've ever seen her. Also, thanks for giving Lourds the best backrub she's ever gotten in her life! Thanks to Sarah's uncle for giving Sarah that long-needed chiropractic adjustment and for giving Lourds her very first neck cracks. Both Sarah and Lourds felt like a million bucks after you after that.

Thanks to our good friend and fan of 6 years, Alex, who drove us around everywhere and took great care of us. We adore you, Alex! Thanks to beautiful Jen and Alex for putting up posters for us and being our street team. And last but not least, thanks that crazy culinary king, Ken for helping us out with anything and everything.

LOURDS is not just a band, it's a team effort, and we are eternally grateful to all those who support and believe in us. We would be nowhere without the help of our friends and fans.

Saturday, November 19, 2005 Check out the ad that appears on page 41 of this week's BILLBOARD, announcing our appearance at the BILLBOARD DIGITAL MUSIC AWARDS in L.A on December 1!

Saturday, November 12, 2005
Our Seattle trip for the ROCKRGRL MUSIC CONFERENCE was a great success but we would not have been able to pull it off without the help of some amazing people.

SPECIAL THANKS to Jeff and Jenny, our Seattle reps at GIBSON who lent us the mandolin and the beautiful Gibson Les Paul Custom for our show at STUDIO SEVEN. Also thanks to Jeff and Kurt for running around on the 11th hour, purchasing the Fishman pickup, and rigging the exquisite acoustic Les Paul mandolin so it can be amplified over a rock band. "Astropop" NEVER sounded as good! Thank you Jeff, for wanting to spread the word about our band to everyone you know. We appreciate everything you've done for us. GIBSON RULES!

Thanks to our host and hostess with the mostest, Peter and Mary, who not only housed us during our stay but made us feel like family. You and your beautiful children have made a lasting impression on us and we are eternally grateful.

Also, last but certainly not least, thanks to our friend Duane, a fan who first saw LOURDS at the first ROCKRGRL MUSIC CONFERENCE 4 years ago, and who came to the rescue on Friday -- renting a vehicle, showing us a good time in Seattle, and driving us around on the day of our show. WE LOVE YOU, DUANE!

Stay tuned! We'll be back in Seattle very soon!

Friday, November 11, 2005
Lourds Lane has been asked to be an expert panelist at the illustrious ROCKRGRL music convention in Seattle about how to build a national following and become a successful, high profile D.I.Y. band. Don't miss it!

Monday, November 7, 2005
Pick up the latest and final issue of ROCKRGRL magazine with the full page review of this year's Medusa Festival IV!

"On June 27, CB's hosted the fourth annual Medusa Festival, the brainchild of New York rocker, Lourds, a night featuring a lineup of female-fronted or all-female bands ... As headliner, LOURDS took the stage, audience members stood on chairs and held cameras over their heads ... Lourds plays violin, mandolin, electric and acoustic guitar and provides the attitude. With Sarah on drums, guitarist Gene and bassist Joey, LOURDS [the band] has become harder sounding over the last several years. With the moxie to sing 'I'm a Queen', and 'I Know Who I Am', Lourds owns whatever stage she steps on." -- Kathleen Warnock

Tuesday, October 18, 2005
John Aiosa Jr., a close friend of Lourds' who recorded the very first Lourds songs in those impressionable early teenage years, as well as the full BASEMENT TAPES record, passed away today in his sleep. Those of us who knew and and loved him are shocked and deeply saddened by his sudden passing. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts for planting the seeds for the music that we are today.

Sunday, October 16, 2005
LOURDS will be headlining a benefit show in Danbury Connecticut this Thursday with MTV's VIVA LA BAM for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Read the article about the event here and come show your support this Friday!

Saturday, October 8, 2005
LOURDS gets rave review in Westchester music paper, More Sugar! Click here to read the full article!

Saturday, October 1, 2005
Pictures of LOURDS appear in the KINGS COURIER this week from the performance at the SAM ASH BLOCK PARTY/BLOOD DRIVE in Brooklyn. Click here to view the article.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005
After only a 3 short weeks of airplay on the popular internet radio station, www.electriceyeradio.com, LOURDS is #2 on ELECTRIC EYE'S NEW MUSIC TOP 40 CHART! Tune in and request a LOURDS tune and help us seize the #1 slot!

Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Check out the latest interview with Lourds on the web entitled "Praise the Lourds!"
http://sonyc.info/interviews/lourds.htm

Friday, September 2, 2005
Gene was interviewed by the press at the exclusive SAVE CBGB BENEFIT after-party at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, NYC. Check out the "Bold Face" column by Paula Schwartz in the Metro section of today's NY TIMES to read what he said: "A baby-faced guy with a wispy goatee, tattoos and a newly fashionable MADDOX JOLIE Mohawk, who identified himself only as GENE, told us he was 24, performed in a band called LOURDS, and performed at CBGB from the time he was 14. What if the club moved to Las Vegas? "They can't call it CBGB's in Vegas!" he said adamantly. Will he perform there? He hesitated. "Yeah, but, you know, for the right money." He handed us his business card before sauntering off." -- Paula Schwartz, THE NY TIMES
Click here to view the full NY TIMES article.

Monday, August 29, 2005
Tune in to http://www.electriceyeradio.com on September 5, 2005 at 11 AM to hear Dina, lead singer of Ghost Orgy (Medusa Festival IV band) doing a live interview with Lourds!

Monday, July 25, 2005
LOURDS appears in Billboard Magazine for the SECOND TIME this month! This time, editorial writer, Chuck Taylor, reviews LOURDS under the "SUMMER SIZZLERS" section in the "NOW HEAR THIS" column, featuring the hottest up-and-coming bands to keep your eye on. Pick up the July 30 edition of Billboard out in newstands this week! Click here to view the article.

Thursday, July 20, 2005
Click here to view the rave review of Medusa Festival IV in this month's issue of METAL MAIDENS: http://www.metalmaidens.com/medusafest2005.htm. Also, you can click here to read last year's review: http://www.metalmaidens.com/medusafest2004.htm!

Monday, July 11, 2005
Make sure to pick up this week's BILLBOARD magazine where the whole band, LOURDS, is photographed with Billboard's executive editor before their private showcase for BILLBOARD UNDERGROUND at the Knitting Factory! Click here to view the article and photo.

Sunday, April 3, 2005
Listen for the LOURDS original anthem, "VICTORY", now being played on ESPN Women's Basketball!

Thursday, March 17, 2005
Tune in to Lourds and SARAH, an interview with Sherrie Fell, on WPS1 Art Radio with our friends, the ANUBIAN LIGHTS! http://www.wps1.org/include/shows/inside_music.html

Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Read the latest informative interview of the powerhouse ladies of LOURDS entitled "NO PLAN B: Interview with Electric Violin Rebel Lourds and band drummer, Sarah Vasil" in the March issue of WOMANROCK.COM.

Monday, February 5, 2005
"Medusa Festival Rocks New York City" is the headline of the photo feature in the February issue of the illustrious nationally distributed, ROCKRGRL magazine. "New York City diva Lourds produced the third and latest version of her annual woman-fronted-band night, the Medusa Festival, at CBGB on July 23." Click here to view the pictures of all the Medusa Festival III frontwomen by Samm Cohen as they appear in ROCKRGRL magazine.

Thursday, January 20, 2005
LOURDS is featured on the COVER of the "NOW" insert section in today's NY DAILY NEWS where Rebecca Louie says "While budding rock stars rebel with sex, drugs and violence, a young Lourds took her early frustrations out on the music, distorting notes as she played, embellishing the classics, jumping off the stage during orchestra performances to get in her audience's faces." To view the TWO full pages on LOURDS in the most popular NY daily newspaper, click here: Page 1 Page 2

Tuesday, January 18, 2005
The fan favorite LOURDS song "AND SHE WAS" just won the ROCK category in November for the international songwriting competition, "SONG OF THE YEAR sponsoring VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC", calling it "a mix of eclectic instrumentation and pop genius... the most original sound I've heard since Bowie." http://www.songoftheyear.com/winners.htm

Thursday, January 13, 2005
After only one performance in Levittown, Long Island, LOURDS was voted #2 of the "Top Best Performances by local artists in 2004" according to the January 2005 edition of the Long Island zine, "AURAL FIX". Kathy Fleischmann summarizes the show at Munchaba Lounge: "Violinist, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, Lourds, vocalist of the band with the same name, played a unique set complete with distorted violin and mandolin."

Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Tune in THIS SUNDAY to http://www.streamaudio.com/listen?station=wbzt_fm, from 6-7 PM to hear an UNRELEASED LOURDS song, "GOODBYE LOSERS" on WBZT FM "Real Rock 96-7 The Buzzard" based out of South Carolina! Note: Be sure to enable pop-ups in your web browser before clicking on the streaming audio link

Thursday, December 23, 2004
Come down to CBGB next week on Thursday, December 30 for the illustrious MEANY FESTIVAL FINALS where Lourds was asked to be a judge for the second year in a row alongside four reputable music industry experts, MICHAEL MUSTO of the VILLAGE VOICE, AARON LOVELL of THE NEW YORK PRESS, DEAN KRAMER of KINGSOFAR.COM and JONATHAN CLARKE OF Q104.3.

Wednesday, December 22, 2004
MEDUSA FESTIVAL III, the rock festival hosted and created by Lourds, just got reviewed in the popular NETHERLANDS zine, METAL MAIDENS! For the complete review of the show with pictures of all the bands, click here: Page 1 Page 2

Wednesday, December 15, 2004
In every library across the country, you will now be able to pick up the official hard cover encyclopedia of the premier rock and roll poster artists of our time. The "ART OF MODERN ROCK" book features one poster hand-drawn by Joe Simko and we're honored to say it's a LOURDS poster! Go to your local library and check it out!

Friday, December 3, 2004
Check out the latest LOURDS review on the web at WOMANROCK.COM! where Pete Harris says, "Still playing her trademark electric violin with out-and-out passion (I once saw her break one in half by playing it too hard), at Kenny's she was embracing electric guitar for more songs, though still delighting the audience with the violin-bow twirling as she sang."

Wednesday, November 17, 2004
LOURDS is a proud sponsor of GIBSON guitars and would like to thank them for their support and AWESOME instruments!

Monday, November 8, 2004
Lourds interviews NYC's #1 Poster Artist EXTRAORDINAIRE, Joe Simko, in The NY Waste! Pick one up today or view it on Joe's website at http://www.sweetrot.com. Go to "Latest Buzz" and scroll down a little to read every little thing you would want to know about our the genius that is Joe. Also check out the POSTER PAGE to view all the amazing LOURDS posters drawn by Joe!

Thursday, November 4, 2004
Host of "Talking About" Cable show, Jonathan Griffith writes, "Singer Songwriter Lourds joins us for an INTERNET EXCLUSIVE interview. Find out what all the fuss is about and learn that the fuss is well deserved!". Hear the latest LOURDS interview on the web: Click here

Saturday, October 23, 2004
This just added on-line! Click here to get see a sampling of Lucky Lawler's pix of Lourds, whom she calls "Medusa Goddess," at Medusa Festival III in the on-line version of the NY Waste!

Thursday, October 14, 2004
Pick up the latest issue of Aural Fix where Kathy Fleischman says, "LOURDS is a band whose lead singer has strong Alison-Moyet with hot flashes vocals and plays distorted crunch violin, mandolin and electric guitar. She also has a pair of balls bigger than most guys can only dream about!"

Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Click here for the Summer 2004 NY Waste Review of Medusa III, (a yearly summer festival hosted and created by Lourds), where Lucky Lawler says, "Medusa Festival is fast becoming one of the most celebrated femme fatale fest courting some of the raunchiest female performers around."

Sunday, September 26, 2004
Pick up GOOD TIMES MAGAZINE, Sept 7 for the latest LOURDS review of the "Bootleg CD. "The songs are most often guitar-driven, but the dynamic vocals and hum of the bow, gives LOURDS a uniqueness much in the way that Queen pushed the rock n' roll envelope in the 70's... Whether Lourds is on guitar, violin, or mandolin, and no matter where her voice travels on the scale, the common thread is found in the intensity and energy."

Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Click here to read the latest LOURDS interview on the web from IndyZine! Come to the official launch party for this new magazine featuring independent artists this Saturday!

Friday, September 3, 2004 LOURDS will be opening for THE ROOTS with an expected crowd of 10-20,000 people at Inner Harbor, Syracuse, NY on Saturday, October 2. This First Annual A.C.T (Activate Conscious Thought) Concert is a ROCK THE VOTE / MTV CHOOSE OR LOSE event and is a FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT! MARK THIS DATE IN YOUR CALENDARS and take a road trip with us! http://www.thinc.org

Official flyer for the Rock the Vote event (click to enlarge)

Wednesday, September 1, 2004
LOURDS has been invited to perform a special acoustic show for FASHION WEEK at the club "LEVEL V" on Tuesday, September 7 introducing the newest and hottest modeling agency in town, PLANIT M!

Tuesday, July 27, 2004
"Lourds is a vision that can't be ignored and a talent that can't be denied..." -- Dan Brown, Good Times Magazine

Check out today's review of LOURDS in Goodtimes magazine online and/or in Long Island record stores and studios.

Saturday, July 24, 2004
Last night's show at CBGB for Medusa Festival III was a great success. Despite the torrential rain and the fact that the Grand Central Parkway was shut down completely, CBGB was sold out! All the bands who played this year were completely riveting and rocked the house. Special thanks to Pretty Suicide, Goodfinger, The Outside, New Professionals, The Missing, Valeze and DJ Plain Jane. Thanks to genius poster artist and co-promoter Joe Simko. Thanks to Stuart Mildener and Mizell for being my right hand boys and Danielle Zanghi for being my right hand girl. Thanks to David Tanner and Kipp Elbaum for helping with the backline and who were absolutely essential for the night to run smoothly. Thanks to Denny Daniel who was videotaping the whole show, as well as Samm Cohen and David Valez who stayed all night to photograph all the bands. Thanks to David Goldstein at Staples and Jack Tse for hooking up the Medusa site. Thanks to Dan Henigman, genius make-up artist extraordinaire, who especially flew in from Georgia for Medusa to help cut, rip, pin, and adorn a black t-shirt to make the rock n' roll scraps that I was wearing last night. Thanks to everyone in CBGB, the home of Medusa Festival. And last but not least, thanks to my band, Brian Eisen, Steve Ruchelman, and Andrew Frawley for rocking out with me and helping make the magic happen on stage. Love you all so much! Thanks for a memorable night!

Friday, July 23, 2004
The third installment of Medusa Festival is tonight, a celebration featuring the hottest NYC female-fronted bands, created and hosted by Lourds. Today, there was a paragraph dedicated to the Medusa Festival and a Pick of the Day listing in the NY Daily News, The New York Post and AM/NY, as well as a Village Voice Choice.

Thursday, July 22, 2004
Thanks to #1 fan, Barry Koopersmith for spending the time to debug and revamp the LOURDSMUSIC site! YOU ROCK!!

Friday, June 4, 2004
Check out the article this month in Billboard Magazine mentioning LOURDS in the latest RAINN CD,
" For the Next X: A Benefit CD for RAINN"

The latest LOURDS song, "I'm Not Afraid Anymore" is featured in a benefit compilation CD for RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization, featuring top artists including Tori Amos, Grammy winners Michelle Branch, Matchbox Twenty, and the Indigo Girls, to name a few. Complete track listing and ordering information is available at: http://www.rainn.org/nextx.html

To hear LOURDS' "I'm Not Afraid Anymore" written specifically for RAINN click here

Wednesday, May 26, 2004
LOURDS is playing a few East Coast acoustic shows warming up for Maverick superstar, Ben Jelen (http://www.BenJelen.com) whose album is out in stores now with a video in rotation on MTV. Check out the TOUR PAGE to see if we're playing in your town!

Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Check out "I'm not Afraid Anymore," a song custom written by Lourds for RAINN, the world's largest anti-sexual assualt network, founded by Tori Amos. The song is featured on the website and will be included on their next compilation CD along with tracks donated by TORI AMOS, Ben Folds, Michelle Branch, Matchbox Twenty and the Indigo Girls! Listen to the latest LOURDS song at http://www.rainn.org. Thanks to Samm and Jack for your contributions to the page!

Thursday, April 8, 2004
It's a website built by fans, updated by fans, and reviewed by fans! It's brand spanking new so be the first to log on and start a chain! Post a message, upload photos, and talk to other LOURDS fans! Special thanks to Coyote for resurrecting the page! And ofcourse thanks to David Tanner who originated the LOURDSCHAIN!
http://www.lourdschain.com

Sunday, February 15, 2004
Don't forget to pick up the latest issue of the AQUARIAN with a feature article on LOURDS in "NY NOTES" by Tina Whelski. "When little Lourds was only six years old she played her violin for the classical crowd at Carnegie Hall. But early signs foretold that a CBGB's audience was better prepared for the ballsy female vocals and electric violin madness to come!"

Monday, January 5, 2004
Pick up Women Who Rock magazine to view the latest LOURDS review! "Captivating the audience with her blend of classical violin and rock, she thrilled her devoted followers who immediately filled up the club" -- Bridget McGoldrick, Women Who Rock"

Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Taking a quick break from recording these past few months, Lourds, as FINALIST in the USA songwriting competition, is playing one acoustic show this Friday, December 5 at Border's Books! Come on down and see LOURDS with the new band unplugged!

Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Click here to read an interview of Lourds by Kathleen Warnock that appeared in issue # 34, December 2003, of "Metal Maidens" (the "Ultimate Magazine Dedicated to Women in Hard Rock & Heavy Metal", published by Rita & Toine van Poorten, in Leerdam, The Netherlands).

Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Check out the latest issue of ACAP's PLAYBACK magazine with Linda Perry on the cover where Lourds is seen playing and singing acoustically with djembe player, Josh Soboslai at ASCAP's songwriter's showcase.

Friday, October 3, 2003
Pick up the latest two page LOURDS interview in "THE BUZZ" section of the INSIDE CONNECTION by Barbara Bales. "While many violin-toting child was navigating his or her way through "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," a prodigious 6 year old violinist named Lourds was performing at Carnegie Hall... What would Lourds like to impart to musicians who are just starting to perform publicly? 'Know yourself and play not with your fingers but with your heart... You don't need to be the best singer or musician in the world. Just be real, honest, and passionate with your music and all else will follow.'"

Monday, June 2, 2003
"Lourds, a classically trained violinist turned undeniable rock star is something that must be heard for all music fans starved for something new..."
-- Michelle Chau, Femalemusician.com

Also, the latest photos of the weekly acoustic shows at "181 West" have been posted on a fan website created by Barry Koopersmith who writes, "I really enjoyed the show... I was surprised how small the place was but while you were performing, the room seemed so big (like a large concert hall). You have a magical touch that transforms the surroundings and sweeps up the audience on the wonderful journey you take us on."
http://www.lourdsconcertphotos.com

Thursday, May 1, 2003
Check out the MAY issue of THE NEW YORK WASTE with the full page interview with Lourds, creator of the MEDUSA FESTIVAL entitled "NYWaste talks to Lourds. Rock & Roll Goddess Giving Us a Taste Of What We Want." To view the full article log onto, MedusaFestival.com.

Thursday, May 1, 2003
LOURDS is pictured in the MAY/JUNE issue of WOMEN WHO ROCK magazine --"... The outrageous Lourds -- equal parts violin virtuoso and sexy dominatrix. Hey Lourds, if you're reading this, we love you."

Tuesday, April 1, 2003
Check out the photo by Samm Cohen of Lourds playing acoustically in issue #46 of ROCKRGRL magazine!

Friday, March 14, 2003
Would you like to see recent live photos of LOURDS and her band in action? This new site was just created by Barry Koopersmith, a devoted LOURDS fan who has photographed over 27 live LOURDS shows! Check it out at http://www.lourdsconcertphotos.com and keep on logging on as more shows get added! Thank you, Barry, for your amazing shots!

Saturday, March 1, 2003
This month, the very first Medusa Festival, featuring 8 FEMALE FRONTED BAD-ASS ROCK N' ROLL BANDS, hosted and produced by Lourds, was featured in a full page article in Robert Lund’s this month's NY Waste column! Pick up your copy today!! And don't forget to check out Robert Lund's photos of the last Medusa Festival on his website:
http://lundissimo.info/imgs/medusa/030213/index.htm

Wednesday, February 26, 2003
"Lourds is energetic, exciting, and unique! When she becomes successful, there will be a lot of people who will regret not signing her."
-- Joan Jett (as appears in the latest "Women Who Rock Magazine" poster)

LOURDS headlined to a packed standing room only crowd at the CUTTING ROOM for the NYC "WOMEN WHO ROCK" magazine showcase. Distributed nationally, pictures and a review of the show will be in the April issue of the magazine.