photos by Heather Baker
Pela is a pretty name. And little baby Pela, with her wispy blond hair and beguiling smile, is a pretty baby. Her parents are music lovers Jessica and Luke Ivey. But they’re not your usual indie rock fans. In fact, they share a story about how the band Pela helped save their marriage.
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Baby Pela’s Dance Party Mix:
| Song | Artist |
| Waiting on the Stairs | Pela |
| Dancing on our Graves | Cave Singers |
| Bag of Hammers | Thao with the Get Down Stay Down |
| Pretty much the entire Arular album | M.I.A. |
| Daft Punk is Playing at My House | LCD Sound System (“We usually have to repeat this one at least three times!” says mom, Jessica Ivey) |
| Home | Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros |
| Cats and Dogs | The Head and the Heart |
The band Pela performs live at KEXP in 2009, and back in June and October 2007. Here they are from their last performance on KEXP:
Also, read an interview with Billy McCarthy and Nate Martinez.
Music used in this piece: “Drop me off” by Pela.
Hey! There are even more stories in the Why Music Matters story series for you to hold and cuddle!
Produced by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, 2010 AIR Live Interactive Resident. Editorial oversight by Kevin Cole. Mastered by Matt Ogaz. Live Interactive is a collaboration of KEXP and AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio with financial support from AIR members worldwide, Recovery.gov, and the National Endowment for the Arts which believe a great nation deserves great art.
