Ginger Leigh, a Texan who tours globally, is soon to record her ninth CD. A review in AustinMusicCity.Com said “She literally pulls This is a band that needs to be seen live to be truly appreciated. With three vocalists, explosive beats, and dazzling instrumental virtuosity, they continue to win over ever-growing audiences with their exhilarating live shows. You won’t remember the last time you saw this much raw energy pour off a stage. Or if you do, you will remember why you fell in love with rock ‘n roll in the first place.
the nails out of the stage floor…with a silky sexiness in all the right places.” A cross between a Bonnie Raitt voice and a Better Midler stage-presence, Leigh is an artist whose music is sensual and whose upbeat show is a must-see! www.gleigh.com
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Monte Montgomery: Musician’s Musician for the Everyman Oftentimes, the better you play an instrument, the smaller your crowd—there’s a joke that Jazz musicians play thousands of notes for three people, and blues musicians play three notes for thousands. Monte Montgomery is one of the few musicians who is simultaneously an unrivaled technician and consummate entertainer. Having won nearly every award a guitarist can win, and having been invited to headline some of the biggest guitar festivals in the world, his real forte is how he moves a crowd—not just with his music, but his overall performance. From a musician’s perspective, one can watch him play time and time again and never run out of new things to learn. From the normal audience perspective, he has an easygoing demeanor that doesn’t leave anyone out. You can find his recordings all over the place online, and he is currently writing music for a new TV show, but if you ever have the opportunity to see him in concert, do not miss it.
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Fresh off the success of “The Best of Times” CD compilation which benefit Theatre Action Project, Sara Hickman is right back to work. Known as the State Musician of Texas, this beloved Austinite is currently writing
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her next CD. With an early summer release, and a broader tour planned, we know the world will love Sara as
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much as we do.
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