"Dramatic, gothic tales of madness and intrigue set to carnival waltzes all fueled by operatic female vocals and great piano playing..."
-Offbeat
"Their haunting flourishes serve as musical narration to a 19th-century World's Fair"
- Gambit Weekly
"..eerily sweet voices of the two female lead singers would harmonize and give me goosebumps."
- neworleans.com
"Morella takes on Victorian dream with an absinthe twist."
- Where Y'at
Old-World Music for a Modern Time! A fantastical cabaret style band formed in a New Orleans parlor by siblings Aeryk Laws pianist/composer/singer & Laura Laws writer/singer. Morella is fronted by two female vocalists (Anastacia Ternasky & Laura Laws) and backed by piano (Aeryk Laws) and drums (Edward Payne). Along with the music the band is known for their unique theatrical stage shows and costumes.
During a Morella show the audience will on occasion enjoy a taste of free Lucid Absinthe prepared for them on stage, dancing, flowers, and even a look at Vincent van Gogh’s lost ear. Influenced by a time when a bit of romance lingered in the air; Morella hand makes art that otherwise might be forgotten in our modern times like flip books, thaumatropes, & bookmarks. Morella often projects original films, video, and photography that they have created to harmonize with the music.
Debut album Shipwrecked released October 2010.
Radio Play:
Clockwork Cabaret www.wcomfm.org
Womens Radio www.womensradio.com
WTUL 91.5 www.wtulneworleans.com
Rukus Radio http://rukusradio.ning.com/
Live on WWOZ www.wwoz.org/
Films with original Morella & The Wheels Of If songs:
The Carousel’s Marvelous Gears by Dorian Carlos Sensi
The Somnambulist by Rachel Grissom
Festivals Morella performed at:
Dances Of Vice/NY, NY www.dancesofvice.com
Land Of Nod Festival/MI www.landofnodexperiment.com
Fringe Festival/LA www.nofringe.org
Pirates Festival/LA www.piratefestivals.com
New Orleans Witches Ball/LA www.neworleanswitchesball.com
Local Locations Morella plays:
One Eyed Jacks, Hi-Ho Lounge, Circle Bar, Vaughans Lounge, Mimis in the Marigny, All-Ways Lounge, Big-Top, Poets Art Gallery
2011 Europe/U.K. Tour
Dublin, London, Edinburgh
Discography:
Shipwrecked-Debut album released October 2010
"Vincent"-WTUL Songs from the Basement, Vol.8-Compilation
Morella EP-One Week Demo
Sponsored by Lucid Absinthe
