Greta Gertler

Artist Description

The award-winning Australian singer-songwriter Greta Gertler celebrates the release of Edible Restaurant- a tasty pop exploration into the meaning of food (and more), recorded with her brilliant New York-based tuba rock band The Extroverts and mixed by master chef, Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Joan as Policewoman, The Ramones). Greta met The Extroverts whilst cocktail waitressing at Barbes, a popular music venue in Brooklyn. The band members, who had to take a Myers-Briggs personality test before joining, include Slavic Soul Party's Ron Caswell (tuba) and Matt Moran (mobile percussion unit) as well as dueling guitarists, Pete Galub (Amy Allison) and Michael Gomez (Hazmat Modine). The album also features special "guestroverts" Clare Muldaur, Olivier Manchon (Sufjan Stevens), Josh Camp (One Ring Zero), Eliot Krimsky (Flying) and Jonathan Maron (Groove Collective).
Greta has spent the past eight years performing in Australia, the US and Europe. She has opened for Martha Wainwright, Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze), Jolie Holland, Keren Ann and Madeleine Peyroux, co-written two Top 40 songs ("Blow Up the Pokies" and "Charlie 3") recorded by The Whitlams (Warner Music Australia), and appeared numerous times on national television and radio in Australia and New York. Her debut solo release "The Baby That Brought Bad Weather" (2004) is a lush, orchestral pop album featuring over 30 of New York's finest musicians. It received glowing praise from American press and radio, described as "one of those hoped-for revelations that emerged from the never ending pile of new releases" by Vin Scelsa (WFUV) and "a sonic revelation and lyrical treat" by John Rhodes (Headliner Magazine, Radio City Music Hall).

Photo Credit: Kyoko Hamada