Friday, August 20, 2004
If Tangier had a marquee, it might have read "Girls, Girls, Girls" on Thursday. Luckily for Amy Cooper, Angela Correa, and Renee Stahl they didn't have to do any stripper pole acrobatics to impress me.
Correa is fairly new to the LA area having moved from San Diego's thriving singer-songwriter scene in the last year. She has a depression-era country/folk style with emphasis on depression. She sings murder ballads, way over yonder in the minor key. Well-dressed, falsetto-laden Tom Brosseau joined her for a few songs that made me melt. Watch out for these two in the form of Les Shelleys.
Renee Stahl is well-known to most locals, having played nearly every venue in town at least once. She's certainly developed her sound quite well since the release of her 2002 contemporary folk album "Melancholy Pop." Fans of Vienna Teng, Bic Runga, and Paula Cole would swoon. Leslie King joined her on backup vocals.
San Francisco's Amy Cooper is pure gold. With a bold Lucinda Williams-esque twang and a pretty smile this lady is destined to be worshiped by all the fans who think Sheryl Crow sold out.
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Correa is fairly new to the LA area having moved from San Diego's thriving singer-songwriter scene in the last year. She has a depression-era country/folk style with emphasis on depression. She sings murder ballads, way over yonder in the minor key. Well-dressed, falsetto-laden Tom Brosseau joined her for a few songs that made me melt. Watch out for these two in the form of Les Shelleys.
Renee Stahl is well-known to most locals, having played nearly every venue in town at least once. She's certainly developed her sound quite well since the release of her 2002 contemporary folk album "Melancholy Pop." Fans of Vienna Teng, Bic Runga, and Paula Cole would swoon. Leslie King joined her on backup vocals.
San Francisco's Amy Cooper is pure gold. With a bold Lucinda Williams-esque twang and a pretty smile this lady is destined to be worshiped by all the fans who think Sheryl Crow sold out.
Photos removed for bandwidth. Contact me if you'd like copies or go to http://la-underground.textamerica.com/.
