Jamie Lyn and company bring HONKY TONK ANGELS back to Hill Country BBQ on Thursday, November 11th with a lineup that features the talents of Brooklyn songstress Kelli Rae Powell, Lindy Loo & the Jake Leg Strutters, and country-rock maven Michaela Anne Band. A night of raucous original music from New York’s finest female alt-country bands, HONKY TONK ANGELS provides a stomping ground for women who write cutting edge music across a variety of sub-genres – classic country, country-rock, alt-country, Americana, bluegrass, western swing, and country-folk. The show curates artists who pay homage to the raw and eclectic soul of American roots music cultivated in the heart of New York City.
This month's lineup:
9:00 pm Kelli Rae Powell
Kelli Rae Powell is the tiny ukulele-wielding, redheaded stepchild of Billie Holiday and Johnny Cash. Whether she's growling out wry ruminations or purring her way through a drinkaby (a lullaby-meets-drinking song of her own device), she delivers the kind of consistently literate lyrics that once prompted Tommy Ramone to call her a poet. The Deli Magazine NYC says, "Kelli is a talented folkstress, a great performer and a wonderful entertainer. Particularly suited for all the ones who have relationship problems."
www.kelliraepowell.com
10:00 pm Lindy Loo & the Jake Leg Strutters
Lindy Loo and the Jake Leg Strutters are a honky tonk bluegrass band. Lindy Loo, who first went to Nashville as Miss Minnie Pearl's protégé, blends music and comedy in that same old school country tradition and her Strutters play right along. With a balance of heartstrings and humor their honky tonk tales illuminate big city country living. Lindy has long been a fixture on the New York Country music scene, and has been called "…One of the funniest gals in this great country of ours…" by Country Weekly. http://www.myspace.com/bigcityhick.
11:00 pm The Michaela Anne Band
Growing up in a military family, Michaela Anne lived as a modern day gypsy - traveling the American terrain as well as abroad. Drawing inspiration from great artists like Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris and Hank Williams to name a few, her result is a rich blend of the down home folk and country of her family's Midwestern roots, with the sophisticated worldly sounds of the city. Whether it's a soft intimate moment you're searching for or a boot-stompin hollerin' good time, a show with Michaela Anne is sure to bring it! www.michaelaanne.com
