Aly Tadros

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Secondary Genre: Folk Brooklyn, New York USA Contact

"Her folk-pop roots — think Damien Rice meets Feist — may reach from Mexico to the Middle East, but the sound is her own.” - San Antonio Current

Artist Information

Biography

When Aly Tadros was offered her first paid gig, she had three original songs under her belt. The set time called for two hours.

She took it anyways.

With a voice as angelic as it is weather beaten, and music NPR Austin calls “delightfully wistful indie folk with tender and earnest roots,” Aly Tadros has spent the last decade traveling across Egypt, Turkey, Mexico, and Europe. Banned with her classical and acoustic guitars, ukulele, and vihuela, there’s no denying her travels have informed the breadth of her songwriting, noted best for its intimacy, honesty and lyricism.

Tadros has played over 700 stages across North America and Europe in her four years as a touring artist. She also helped to form The Sweetness, a Toronto/Austin based collective of singer/songwriters. The Sweetness raised over $6,000 in the two weeks after forming as a band, toured Europe, and traveled across North America with a German documentary film crew commissioned by the Stuttgart FilmAkademie. The film is set for release in 2013.

This year has been her most exciting yet – with glowing reviews in Paste, MTV Buzzworthy, and American Songwriter Magazine of "Sweet On Me" - the first single off her sophomore LP, The Fits. The Fits was produced by Tadros and Duane Lundy (Jim James, Ben Sollee, These United States) and released January 15, 2013.

Tadros is currently on tour across North America in support of The Fits.

Instrumentation

Aly Tadros - Vocals, ukulele, Vihuela, Classical and Acoustic Guitar
Bryan Percivall - Upright Bass.
Rebehak Durham - Backing Vocals, Violin
Amy Kang - Cello
Cody Rahn - Drums

Discography

"The Fits" LP
January 2013

"Things Worth Keeping" LP
September 2009

Live EPs:

"Aly Tadros & Chloe Charles Live from Eddie's Attic" EP
January 2011

"What's it Like to be a Sprinkler, I Wonder" EP
The Sweetness
March 2011

Official Website

http://www.alytadros.com

Links

Audio

Video

Photo Gallery

Press

  • "Whim" Premiere in Interview Magazine [+ Show ]

    Self-described in her Twitter bio as "Half-Egyptian, Half-Texan," it's easy to tell ...

  • MTV Buzzworthy's 'ovaries explode' for "Sweet On Me" Video [+ Show ]

    Meet Aly Tadros: She's a gentle-voiced singer-songwriter from Laredo, Texas who's just released her ...

  • "Sweet On Me" Premiere in American Songwriter Magazine [+ Show ]

    The Mexican vihuela is the sort of instrument everyone has heard without really realizing it. Shaped...

  • "Sweet On Me" Video premieres in Paste Magazine [+ Show ]

    Singer-songwriter Aly Tadros releases her sophomore album The Fits today. The record was produced by...

  • NPR Austin Song of The Day [+ Show ]

    When she was living in Mexico, singer-songwriter Aly Tadros once undertook an all-night drive to fin...

  • WXPN My Morning Download [+ Show ]

    Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Aly Tadros releases her sophomore album, The Fits, on January 15th....

  • "The Fits" Album Review [+ Show ]

    On her second album, Tadros is nothing if not elusive, a storyteller determined to kick dirt on her ...

  • 'Seven Best Concerts to See" - Seattle Weekly [+ Show ]

    Aly Tadros This up-and-coming singer/songwriter/guitarist is touring behind The Fits, a collection o...

  • "The Fits" Album Review [+ Show ]

    Fans of both music and music-oriented talent shows (not always the same person) share one key common...

  • Tadros Gives Fans 'The Fits' With Magnificant Album Steeped in Wanderlust [+ Show ]

    Brooklyn’s Aly Tadros spent the last decade traveling across Egypt, Turkey, Mexico and Europe, addin...

  • Aly Tadros: The Fits [+ Show ]

    On her sophomore release, The Fits, Aly Tadros creates an album that makes you want to sit on the ba...

  • "Tremendous range of emotional and dynamic expression..." [+ Show ]

    Live Performance Review One2One - Austin, TX by Sarah Whited August 2009 Material: Aly Tadros...

  • Dynamic, Driven, and Fierce: Talking to Aly Tadros [+ Show ]

    June 20, 2012 A self-taught classical guitarist, Aly Tadros didn’t write her first song until jus...

  • Live Music Review: Aly Tadros/The Blue Hit Pack Momo's Saturday [+ Show ]

    January 17, 2011 by Greg Ackerman About a week ago, we received a Facebook invite from a friend...

  • More Than Melodies - Indie Folk Artist Helps the Ill, Disabled [+ Show ]

    More Than Melodies Indie Folk Artist Helps Ill, Disabled November 12, 2010 For the last few ye...

  • You've Got to Catch This Act [+ Show ]

    From the first time Aly Tadros hit the tri-state , with her CD, Things Worth Keeping, until she came...

  • Aly Tadros: January Critics Pick [+ Show ]

    January 5, 2011 by Enrique Lopetegui Technically speaking, Tadros is from Laredo and now lives ...

  • Texas Platers - Girly Action [+ Show ]

    The dedication for Aly Tadros' Things Worth Keeping refers to the death of a beloved friend. But eve...

  • "A lovely voice as this..." [+ Show ]

    NPR Texas Music Matters (KUT 90.5 - Austin Music Minute) March 30, 2009 By Laurie Gallargo :It...

  • Producer, Gordon Raphael (The Strokes, Regina Spektor) Blogs on Aly Tadros [+ Show ]

    January 18, 2011 by Gordon Raphael [excerpt] Briefly: Aly Tadros did a solo show at Gig as w...

  • "Aly Tadros Offering Things Worth Keeping" [+ Show ]

    July 28, 2009 07/27/2009 When Aly Tadros was offered her first paid gig, she had three origina...

  • "a very impressive debut" [+ Show ]

    Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange "Things Worth Keeping" Review by Mark S. Tucker (progdawg@hotmail....

  • "Strong Acoustic Rhythms and Elegantly Worn Voice" [+ Show ]

    Review of "Things Worth Keeping" August 2009 With a voice angelic as it is weather beaten, Austi...

  • "First and foremost, Tadros is pretty ballsy." [+ Show ]

    Jul 24, 2009 Aly Tadros' debut album, Things Worth Keeping is scheduled for release on August 22...

  • "her voice will be one we'll be hearing for years to come." [+ Show ]

    http://eartaste.blogspot.com/2009/07/aly-tadros-swingset.html Sunday, July 05, 2009 Aly Tadros...

  • "the balls needed to rock the house" [+ Show ]

    http://www.sacurrent.com/music/story.asp?id=70340 Live review of "Sirens N'Boots" collaborative...

  • "a well defined work" [+ Show ]

    Title: Things Worth Keeping Style: Folk/Acoustic Rating: 3/5 By L. Anne Carrington Among an ar...

  • Critic's Pick [+ Show ]

    February 6, 2008: Her name is Greek but, once you speak to Aly Tadros, you always end up in Egypt...

  • Fan Review: Live in Santa Ana [+ Show ]

    This past Friday, I ended up going to watch a music act with my boyfriend at the Gypsy Den cafe. It ...

Setlist

Full Band: 30min - 1hr set ideal. Two 45 min. set as well.

Solo: Available up to three 45min sets.





Basic Requirements


Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
May 22, 2013 Wednesday TBA Ghostlight Coffee Dayton, OH, US
May 25, 2013 Saturday TBA The Irving Theater Indianapolis, IN, US