This is a rather off-topic posting for my blog. Who is Erin Evermore you ask? I digress…
I have a one-year old daughter who I give nightly baths. I bring my iPod Touch and we listen to music while bathing. I decided to select Erin Evermore’s music. So, it got me thinking, what happened to Erin Evermore?
Who is Erin Evermore?
Credit: jonesbonesproductions.com
Erin was a New York City based indie (pop-rock) singer who had a [well-produced... by Mike Chapman] demo LP called Babyphetamine.
I used to visit mp3.com a lot back around 1999-2001 because they had great indie music for free – guilt free (this was during the Napster Free-For-All). I found some really good artists like a rap group called HaLFBrEEd, German and Austrian goth-metal bands Flowing Tears and Darkwell and a little-known goth metal band from Italy who went by the name Lacuna Coil. This is the place where I first heard Erin Evermore.
After hearing “Girls Love Sex” and “If I Was A Stripper”, which were on her mp3.com page, I went to her site, erinevermore.com (no longer in existence) and got in touch with her. I wanted to heard more from her and she was kind enough to reply. During our exchanges, she sent me an autographed copy (via CD-R) of her demo LP. It was awesome stuff and nothing too serious. Unfortunately, I no longer have the CD (a long and really stupid story and I’ll leave it at that because it pisses me off to no end…) but, as you already know, I ripped the album into mp3s.
My favorite song off the album was “Did He Do It To You”. With her permission, I used it for a Flash intro for Gophanet. The intro was pretty crappy (I sucked and still do suck at Flash) but, it was an honor to use the song.
Erin and her backing band apparently opened for Duran Duran for a short time. Here’s a mention of a concert in Dallas, TX (OMG Tripod is still up!!). There was a scathing review by a Duran Duran fan who was apparently upset they had to wait to see them (if you search long enough, you will find more of the same).
And now…
I’m not the only person (see comment under “Fan Posts”) who has asked what happened to Erin. There’s even an artist page for her on Facebook. The video for “Girls Love Sex” used to be on YouTube but, it’s no longer there. I guess after unsuccessfully starting her music career she went back into private life.
So, as a fan, I dedicate this blog posting to her. Rock on Erin… wherever you are!
July 13th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Thanks for reminding me…been meaning to post her mp3′s up there. That facebook page looked hella scammy to me personally.
http://www.dennisjudd.com/?p=2052
July 13th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
Yeah, I forgot to refer to the “Fan Posts” below the FB “app”. I updated the posting to reflect that.
I saw your post a couple of years ago and I kept running into it afterwards every time I did a Google search for her.
July 26th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Was just doing a search on Bing for Erin Evermore, wondering the same thing while listening to the CD. I still have my autographed copy.
July 27th, 2011 at 10:20 am
One thing is for sure, if she ever looks herself up, she’ll realize she made quite a few fans.
March 25th, 2012 at 4:29 am
Hey…thanks for putting this page up. I saw them open for Duran back then and ended up becoming friendly with her and the band and actually was the unofficial roadie for them when they would play places like Don Hills and local NYC clubs. I also used to write the “Raith’s Rant” after each one of her shows, letting people know how great the show was, set list info, pics etc.
I wonder what’s she’s been doing since then…and every time I think about her, I search and look for new info. I really appreciate you putting this out there.
And yes I still have my personal copy, autographed of the CD-R she sent me. LOL
~Raith
April 29th, 2012 at 5:34 am
Thanks much for this update! I saw Erin Evermore open for Duran Duran in 1999 and instantly was hooked. I really wish I got to see her perform more than just that once. If anyone has any of the MP3′s she sent you guys, the tracks not on the EP, I’d love to hear them somehow! Thanks! Keep up the search!