It's about time that I got in on #MusicWomenWednesday (with @loewe ) and share the most recent band I've been obsessed with.
Artist: Bridge City Sinners (Frontperson: Libby, she/they)
Why? Describing this as "dark neofolk" doesn't really describe how they bring together diverse styles of vocals and instrumentation that pull both from metal and the dark sides of country and folk. Not to mention some of the songs really speak to those of us living with mental illness or otherwise on the margins.
Where to start?
"Devil Like You" cemented by obsession, telling the story of a murder most foul with just an earworm of a haunting chorus
Smoldering live blues rock cover of "I Put a Spell on You" by Samantha Fish. "Samantha Fish (born January 30, 1989) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kansas City, Missouri. While often cited as a blues artist, Fish's work features and draws from multiple genres, including rock, country, funk, bluegrass, and ballads." Wikipedia #bluesrock#musicwomenwednesday
For #musicwomenwednesday , I want to highlight Gladys Bentley, an American #blues singer, #pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance.
I drew and foiled this #portrait as a part of a series of 18 #portraits that I #donated to the SF LGBT Center last year, highlighting #lgbtq icons from past and present.
Talking of the always amazing Chelsea Wolfe, I just want to remind you that she has a song with another amazing artist, probably my most favourite as of now and for whom I also have tickets this summer, Emma. 🖤🖤
The Artist for today is:
Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças, known professionally as Céu born 17 April 1980), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose first American album was released on the Six Degrees Records label in April 2007.
At fifteen, she decided to become a musician and by her late teens, she studied music theory, as well as the violão (a nylon-stringed Brazilian guitar). Her songs reveal many influences, which include samba, salsa, choro, soul, rhythm and blues, hip hop, afrobeat, and electrojazz music. She cites as influences the music of African-Americans Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, and Jorge Ben.