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| “Kirsten Thien Solo Live!” Tour Hits Venerable Blues Venues Across USA  In support of her new release "Solo Live from the Meisenfrei Blues Club, " Kirsten Thien will undertake a "Solo Live!" tour this July, stopping at venerable blues venues across the Midwest, Texas, and Southeast. From local honky tonks to the festival stage, Thien will hit the road as a contemporary "Wild Woman" of the blues, her Taylor acoustic guitar in hand, bringing the magic and intimacy captured in front of a German audience on "Solo Live" back to the heartland of the USA.As with new album, Thien's sets will go deep into her own blues, soul and rock 'n' roll catalog (drawing from the best of"Delicious"and "You've Got Me"), and will also branch out into engaging covers of songs originally done by Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan, Sippie Wallace, Elvin Bishop, Bill Withers, B.B. King and Freddie King. DATES Tue, July 16 Indianapolis, IN The Slippery Noodle Wed, July 17 Springfield, MO Nathan P. Murphy's Thurs, July 18 Kansas City, MO Knucklehead's Saloon Sat, July 20 Tulsa, OK Charity Event Tue, July 23 San Angelo, TX Sealy Flats (Eddie Turner headlines) Wed, July 24 San Angelo, TX Sealy Flats (Eddie Turner headlines) Sat, July 27 Midland Texas Tall City Blues Fest (KT Trio feat. Eddie Turner) Thurs, Aug 1 Montgomery, AL Capitol Oyster Bar Sat, Aug 3 Kitty Hawk, NC Outerbanks Brewing Station Sun, Aug 4 Manteo, NC Poor Richard's on the Dock Thien's unlikely path from a Georgetown University Business School graduate to a Blues and Roots Rock singer/songwriter began when just weeks before graduation when she decided to forgo a life on Wall Street for a career in music. Since then she has released four full-length albums, toured the East Coast extensively, opened for (among others) Dickey Betts, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Guy, and made two headline tours of Europe/UK. Her album "Delicious" received much acclaim and worldwide radio airplay, debuting at #11 on the USA Blues Radio Charts and climbing to #2 on B.B. King's Bluesville's new music charts. The record also includes two tracks featuring Blues guitar legend Hubert Sumlin. Thien's studio albums and the new "Solo Live" highlight Thien's award-winning songwriting talent, impressive voice, and abilty to command a room or a stage with a unique and honest presence. "If you think she is impressive on her full band recordings, this solo set will blow you away as she's unafraid to expose raw nerves to deliver the goods." Chris Spector, Midwest Record "Every track becomes a mini book and a look into her soul exposing every emotion possible. Put it this way, l just love this album." Peter Merrett, PBS, Melbourne, Australia "This fire-haired songwriter's voice strikes a perfect balance between the precise but homey crooning of Bonnie Raitt and the sheer incendiary power of Janis Joplin.... "Delicious" will have you asking for seconds." Stephen Fortner, Keyboard While comparisons abound, from Keb 'Mo' to Sheryl Crow, Thien has carved out her own unique contemporary blues/pop sound that travels the highway between 1955 Chicago, 1969 Memphis, and present-day New York City (Thien's current home in the space-time continuum). write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |