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Stephanie's Id
12+ albums
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Stephanie's Id is "indie pop revelry" (Sonic Parthenon, NYC). Voted "Best Rock Band" and "Best Indie Band" (2006 & 2007) in Asheville, NC, a city widely known for its musical soul. Creating music that can be accused of being geographically displaced, the band thrives upon arty, sometimes dark statements that often belie the medium: infectious melody and danceable rhythm. Led by Stephanie, a lusty-voiced "hyperactive siren" (Go Triad, Greensboro, NC), the live show leads the band's loyal audiences through lush, multi-influenced chord structures and "impress-your-parents technical sorcery" (Aaron, sound engineer, Knoxville, TN). Stephanie's stage performance is Blondie, Bjork, Jim Morrison, and Beth Gibbons channeled through the unflagging hope of an Iowan-born and Texas-raised former gymnast. Since its beginning in 2002, the Id's operations might be compared to those of indie-pop phenoms Mates of State or The Rosebuds; this is definitely a band project, but it operates around the nucleus of husband-wife writing team Stephanie Morgan (vocalist) and Chuck Lichtenberger. Originally, the duo toured with drummer/producer Vic Stafford (formerly of Blueground Undergrass) for some time before connecting with accomplished vibraphonist Matthew Richmond. Richmond lent a large and haunting signature sound to the band's debut album (""Spiral In"), which was quickly placed in regular rotation by regional AAA station WNCW. The same year, the guitarless "Spiral In" was named in the Top 100 n
