From the review of For, You Stranger on WZRD’s blog: Diane Marie Kloba is a Chicago native who these days hunkers down in west-suburban Franklin Park. She’s a free-spirited strangeling who writes and performs wry, ramshackle avant pop. Active since the 1990s when … Continue reading
Diane Marie Kloba
From the review of For You Stranger in the March 2010 Illinois Entertainer: Diane Marie Kloba pursues a more avant-garde sound on her latest solo effort, For You, Stranger, than she did as a member of The Silent Workers. At times, … Continue reading
From the review of For You, Stranger by Your Imaginary Friend at KZSU (Stanford University): …a higher art form than we are mostly used to. …Not a cliché or pop pandering bullshit melody or guitar line to be found. …refreshing, so … Continue reading
For You, Stranger was released on august 12, 2008. For You, Stranger by Diane Marie Kloba It marked the start of Diane Marie Kloba’s most overtly experimental effort, intentionally shunning pop conceits, but still keeping the idea of the song as … Continue reading
Messages from the Ionosphere was released May 31, 2005 on Striped Shirt Records. Messages From the Ionosphere by Diane Marie Kloba Messages from the Ionosphere featured some of the bigger guitar sounds that Diane favored before I Kid You Not; there are … Continue reading
I Kid You Not was released on July 1, 2003. I Kid You Not by Diane Marie Kloba It was a lo-fi experiment which blended punk attitude, some sonic experimentation, subtle humor, and even some forays into hip-hop. It was voted … Continue reading
Diane Marie Kloba’s first solo effort, This Is Worth Something was a DIY effort produced under the stage name TAFKAD in 2001 and sold at shows. The CD is out of print, but the tracks are now available for free listening on … Continue reading
Quark was the 1997 album from my band, The Silent Workers.