I first met Michaela Anne at Pete’s Candy Store singing background vocals for another great singer/songwriter Kyle Ervin.  It took me awhile to hear her original music, but once i did, i was hooked. In a sea of NYC songwriters, she stands out as  a fresh young voice truly worthy of discovery.

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As Michaela says in her myspace, she grew up in a military family and got moved around all over the country, luckily “she picked up musical influences as diverse as the places she lived.”  And you can really hear it in her music.  “Americana” is something that alot of people aspire to capture, achieving  varying amounts of success.  Michaela’s music captures that America that she has not only seen or read about, but truly lived…  with a style that is honest and heartfelt, without ever being downtrodden and depressed.

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Her writing is strong and getting stronger. Every song i hear is better than the last as she continues to evolve and refine her style.  There is a certain ease to her vocal delivery,  and a clarity of idea that  lets her lyrics really shine through. When she sings, the listener can relate and really feel the often complicated emotions of real life in the music.

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Michaela recorded her duo EP at the Gallery earlier this year, where you can hear her voice in its true form.  Tucker Yaro’s bass playing is a great counterpoint to the guitar  and his harmony vocals create a beautiful blend, allowing them to achieve a huge yet delicate sound in the duo format.  She’ll be recording a full band album in the new year that will undoubtedly fill out her sound and allow her songs to reach new heights.

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Catch Michaela Anne live at Rockwood Music Hall tonight (Dec 15) at 11pm or at Sycamore in Brooklyn on Feb 12th at 8pm.

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Peter Evans recorded his 2nd solo record, Nature/Culture, for Evan Parkers Psi label. Peter writes, “These discs are meant to show various aspects of my music’s development and were recorded in two different settings (studio and concert) and under two different circumstances.” The studio album was recorded the Gallery. We used an array of five microphones to create a very three dimensional rendering of the trumpet in the large acoustic space. AMAZING

Legendary double bassist William Parker has been in the studio recently, working on his next solo record. The recording thus far has featured an arsenal of reed instruments and flutes from around the world. 

The avant-indie band PEOPLE have recently finished their 3rd album. If you haven’t heard this band, well buster, you better listen up now! Joining the band on electric bass (changing from duo to trio) is Kyle Forester of the Crystal Stilts. The title has been announced as  ”3xaWoman”. The album will be coming out sometime later this year on Autofact Records.

      Aria Orion is the brainchild of composer/musician Jules Gimbrone. She plays nylon string acoustic guitar on her new record, “Let The Sharp Stone Fly“. The album is all sorts of wonderful ranging from indie to baroque. The instrumentation is done beautifully as the through-composed, narrative work walks you through an array of strong imagery and moving musical passages.

Novice Theory (aka Geo Wyeth) has recently finished his new record, Ordinary Death. It was recorded and mixed at the Gallery during June and July ’09. The emotional candor and witty lyricism is sure to turn more than just a few heads….we’re all excited for the record to be released.

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