DeHaan, by contrast, is a nineties-style punk-pop dynamo. Her new 3-song EP is drawing comparisons to Belly and U2, which is fair enough, but her live set is rawer and more punked out. This dualism may simply be in the nature of the pretty, driven, biker-haired Indianan-turned-New Yorker, or it may be smartly planned - or both. In any case, it makes her recorded music potentially radio-friendly in more than one circuit - grown up Gen-Xers, college rock, maybe even the Avril LaTween set. A combination of talent, personal intensity and looks might soon turn Kirsten DeHaan into a major indie player...
Last night the music stage at Mo Pitkins belonged to neo-folk singer-songwriter Meg Braun, whose stage presence is becoming rapidly more assured as she gets closer to releasing her debut CD. Aviv Roth provided inspired acoustic fills and solos. Braun incidentally proved the value of musical collectives by filling the room with her Maggie's Music Salon compatriots and their friends.
If a bunch of musicians provide mutual support by going to one another's gigs, they can fill a small room and help earn that night's performer additional bookings. It's not a new idea, but it seldom succeeds in practice, musicians being a self-interested bunch. Kudos to Maggies.
Article comments
1 - Robby Leblanc
I don't mean to sound so naive, but I have actually never heard of these singers and bands before. sorry... I really must be out of date now... hope you guys can include mp3's of one of their singles next time. I'd love to hear their music and see for myself if I'll like them or not. thanks!
2 - Mark Saleski
the Genfan material sounds like Kaki King meets Michael Hedges.
hey robby (#1)...there are links on the page to places where you can listen. and of course you haven't heard of this stuff: that's sorta the point!
3 - Jon Sobel
Yeah - that's why I put in the "extended clips" links, which usually go to CD Baby. Some indie artists don't have their CDs at Amazon, and even if they do they don't get to have clips there. CD Baby has 2-minute clips of selected songs from every CD they sell.