Media Quotes
"Clearly, Xyra has deeper things on her mind...!"
~ Eric Brace - The Washington Post
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Chesapeake Music Guide ~ Featured Artist
"Xyra has made an epic sounding record with Through The Dark Glass Shining. Prog rock meets mystical siren!"
National Public Radio (NPR) Feature
Xyra's new album, 'Through the Dark Glass Shining' is "Garage Rock with Operatic Sensibilities..."
Collected Sounds ~ Women in Music
"Xyra's voice is very dramatic, deep and theatrical. She's been compared to Marlene Dietrich and I can see why."
Spotlight on Xyra
"After moving to the US from Germany, Xyra began music and piano lessons at age five, and voice at eight, performing before her teens.+
New Musical Discoveries + More
"Characterized by the evocatively warm vocal talents of Xyra and the tremendously rich instrumentation of her classically-trained team of musicians..."
R. W. Elliot - New Musical Discoveries
R. W. Elliot - New Musical Discoveries
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Xyra & Verborgen were added to the Official Kennedy Center Roster of Artists for the Millennium Stage.
Grammy Nomination
Xyra & Verborgen received a Grammy Nomination for 'Frightening Beauty' and 'Shadows of Light'.
New Musical Discoveries ~ Debut Album
Russell Elliot and friend, Graham Lubin began reviewing female artists and female-fronted bands, back in 1996.
Procol Harum Honors Xyra & Friends
Procol Harum Site, Featuring Xyra & friends. Roland Clare, their publicity man thought there was a similarity.
Washington City Paper ~ Studio Diary
The 'Frightening Beauty' sessions, with Xyra & Verborgen, captured by Xyra, Eric Ulreich and David Nuttycombe.
Washington City Paper ~ Pop Quiz
They call their singular style "Cabaret Rock Nouveau," a fitting description for the dense, unexpected, challenging songs that remain nonetheless toe-tapping when need be. While the band maintains a charmingly retro stance, they also embrace the current technology, being all over the Web.
Celestial Voices ~ New Music Review
Review of Xyra and Verborgen's 'Where Glass Birds Fly'











