Inky Glass

Artist Information

Biography

Thoughtful Lyrics, with a sensuous powerhouse of a voice, Inky is to the bones blue. Kim Carnes sums her up best; “Pure as NY Snow". Think of a younger (female) version of Leonard Cohen with a twist of Bessie Smith, a splash of Tom Waits, garnished with both Lucinda Williams and Billie Holiday...and then you can pour yourself an Inky Glass of the Blues.

Musically influenced by a wide variety of brilliant artists with favorites such as Robert Johnson, Janis Joplin, Big Mama Thornton Ani Difranco, Bob Dylan and Nick Cave and Lou Reed; Inky's sound is Smokey, achy, and opaque. Inky has performed internationally as a tap dancer, singer, actress, and an annoying street mime based on Charlie Chaplain.

"Inky Glass has a raw, genuine delivery and a somewhat ironic songwriting style. Her lyrics take you by surprise, and while they may be a little dark, they do display a clever use of words."
Admin – Indie-Music.com

"...Glass' stark, simple explanations provide a more artistic view than the most high-brow poetry... Miss Fit represents the mostly lucid triangulations of a mind that's traveled life's emotional rough waters.
Wildy Haskel – WildysWorld.com

"She is definitely a talent, singer Inky Glass. She lets With her debut CD "Miss Fit" a huge impression on me...she sings in a way that the inside of the human brain in stirring vigorously. Twenty minutes is the singer and understated then raw and furious..."
Johan Shoemacker Altcountryfolk.org

Instrumentation

Inky Glass, Vocals, Guitar

Discography

Serendipity Rose Inky Glass 2008
Miss Fit Inky Glass 2010

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Audio

• Flowers
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• Ugly Duckling
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• Harlem in the 80's
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• Cortar De La Venas
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• Smokin Yesterday's Cigarettes
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• Tangled in You Web
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• Miss Fit
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• Roses
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• Harlem in the 80's-Reprise
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• Not Exact
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• Bonez
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Lyrics

• Not Exact
• Ugly Duckling
• Mama Mary
• You can't Break my Heart
• Smokin Yesterday's Cigarettes
• Tangled in Your Web
• Roses
• Misfit
• Harlem in The Eighties
• Bonez
• Flowers
• Cortar De La Venas

Video

Harlem in the 80's Live

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Press

• Miss Fit [+ Show ]
  

  She is definitely a talent, singer Inky Glass from the Bronx, New York. She lets With her debut CD "...She is definitely a talent, singer Inky Glass from the Bronx, New York. She lets With her debut CD "Miss Fit" a huge impression on me. Her voice similar to the legendary Nico and the many unknown French singer Hermine Demoriane. Hermine overwhelmed me in 1984 with her debut ep World On My Plates. You hear on this CD eight melodic, sometimes complainants blues and folk songs with clear influences from Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Billie Holiday and Tom Waits. The atmosphere in this studio CD is that is an open-mic night at a small cafe. Sometimes Inky Glass (real name Heidi Kohlman) just an indomitable hyena (R OSes), but you hear the dark side of her Cortar De La Venas ( "Six more miles to your suicide").She sings in a way that the inside of the human brain in stirring vigorously. Twenty minutes is the singer and understated then raw and furious including texts about the Harlem neighborhood and the death of her dear friend. Although the eight songs are often difficult and violently passionate sound on the CD do Inky Glass "Miss Fit" the musical bow to the end to keep tension.
  Johan Schoenmakers
  altcountryfolk.blogspot.com

• Interview with Inky Glass [+ Show ]
  

  Inky Glass has a unique sound with an amazing voice that fans of Blues & Folk music will find refr...
  Inky Glass has a unique sound with an amazing voice that fans of Blues & Folk music will find refreshing. She makes music from the heart and soul that is full of passion and energy. In this recent spotlight with our Webzine, Inky allows us to get up close and personal with the artist.

• "Miss Fit" [+ Show ]
  

  Miss Fit opens with "Smokin Yesterday's Cigarettes", a dark paean to a friend who's passed on. The s...Miss Fit opens with "Smokin Yesterday's Cigarettes", a dark paean to a friend who's passed on. The shared life reflected in the song is a hard one, and Inky Glass sings like a 1960's coffee house singer. Hers is not a pretty voice, but one roughened and tanned by years of hard living and harder experience. "Tangled In Your Web" speaks to dysfunction of the sort that occurs when relationships become mired in drugs. Glass' stark, simple explanations provide a more artistic view than the most high-brow poetry. "Harlem In The 80's" gives credence to the idea that people's situations are much of their own choosing no matter how undesirable. "Miss Fit" details a state of mind where up is down, left is right, and the social rules that most people understand simply don't apply. "Cortar De La Venas" is a dark rant on suicide from a soul intent on the subject. In "Flowers", Inky Glass offers up an equally unvarnished view of domestic violence and the patterns that allow it to continue. Miss Fit represents the mostly lucid triangulations of a mind that's traveled life's emotional rough waters.
  
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• IndieMusic.com [+ Show ]
  

  Inky Glass has a raw, genuine delivery and a somewhat ironic songwriting style. Her lyrics take you ...Inky Glass has a raw, genuine delivery and a somewhat ironic songwriting style. Her lyrics take you by surprise, and while they may be a little dark, they do display a clever use of words.

• Women's Radio [+ Show ]
  

  Raw, unadulterated NYC singer/songwriter, Inky Glass, shows off her brand-new Luna Guitar (courtesy ...Raw, unadulterated NYC singer/songwriter, Inky Glass, shows off her brand-new Luna Guitar (courtesy of Indiegrrl) in her sensual, introspective and emotional half-hour set at WomensRadio’s Guerrilla Showcase in late August, 2009.
  
  Inky had mentioned that she’s looking for a producer to work with on her next release ... so, anyone who’s interested can give her a shout here on WRMusicReview.com!
  

• Serendipity Rose
  

  "...Inky Glass is a distinctive sound in music, ..." Wildy Haskell, Wildy's World

• Radio Crystal Blue [+ Show ]
  

  As for RCB Novus Ordo: Standout debuts out of the 8 I spun on the 3/28/10 edition include Inky Glass...As for RCB Novus Ordo: Standout debuts out of the 8 I spun on the 3/28/10 edition include Inky Glass, Ben Bedford, and Radagun. Inky Glass is Heidi Kolman, who walks apparent parallels in her music and songwriting. There's a quiet magnetic pull there that you'll either pick up on or not. I can say, after repeated listens, that I do, and I'm a fan.

Setlist

Harlem in the Eighties (Inky Glass)
Tangled in your Web (Inky Glass)
New York(F'n) City (Inky Glass)
Mama's Sad (Inky Glass)
Smoking Yesterday's Cigarettes (Inky Glass)
Not Exact (Inky Glass)
Mama Mary (Inky Glass)
Ugly Duckling (Inky Glass)
You Can't break my heart (Inky Glass)
Bones (Inky Glass)
Misfit Toy(Inky Glass)

60 min long

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