“Get out there and check out live music in our community,” she said. From her two-year stint at Petar’s, she’s performed at Armando’s in Martinez, Vinnie’s in downtown Concord, and the Rellik Tavern in Benicia, as well as routinely performing at Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park. Since she immigrated in 2010, Silver said she’s truly been living the American Dream. Her images come from a place of deep dreams and calling. “Sin’s voice and piano weave a masterful angst and redemption, forged from personal involvement. “Rarely does one hear an artist create music with such visceral power,” said Wood. “I’ve always had the support of the local community,” she said. She grateful for those who believed in her music, including Jeffrey Wood, studio director of Fantasy Studios, a recording company in Berkeley “who took us under his wing,” and to all those who donated funds and followed her career since her days at Petar’s. The CD, described as “piano-driven rock with an Irish heart,” has truly been a community-supported effort. So much work has gone into recording this CD. “Our experience doesn’t always have to be positive sometimes the negative stays with us and it can be quite a load. “It has to do with the things we bring with us from our childhood,” she said. In fact, the “Motherload” title can take on various meanings. “It’s an interesting way to keep the inspiration going.” “As an artist, you can put yourself in other people’s shoes,” she said. Silver, whose artistic influences also include Elton John, David Bowie, Jack White and Joni Mitchell, said she approaches each song she writes with empathy and compassion. Titled “Motherload,” the album features nine songs that aren’t necessarily drawn from her own experiences, but rather inspired by what she’s observed from others since immigrating here. Much like myself, looking for the American dream, the reality can be a little different. It could also be used as a metaphor as digging beneath the surface of the music.”
However, there were many that came to make their fortune that never found anything. “In fact, many in San Francisco made fortunes on it. “It was the biggest silver mine in America at the time and sparked a ‘silver rush’,” she said. The cover of the band’s debut album features a map of the Comstock Mine in Nevada, which Silver chose it for its historic significance and connection to her stage name, as well as the ore mined in the area. The last name Silver and the band’s name she took from the Silver Avenue exit she saw on the way to San Francisco International Airport. Since forming Sin Silver and the Avenue, band members have come and gone, but today, she’s joined by Justin Vanegas on bass and Jason Bolich on drums.
“A couple of years later, I decided to work on my own music and form my own band.” “I got my start at Petar’s in Lafayette Tuesday nights playing piano and singing a little bit of everything - from the ’70s to pop hits,” she said. Even with a concert pianist mother, the fact that Silver “started playing piano as soon as I could walk,” and started writing songs when she was 12, she didn’t perform until she moved here six years ago. “If I had stayed in Ireland, I would’ve been a lawyer.”īut her heart was set on being a musician. “I studied law in Ireland,” said Silver, who lives in Concord. Musician’s ‘Motherload’ inspired by American Dream – East Bay Times Close Menu
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