An Acoustic Cafe Evening w/ Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Sollee January 22, 2010

or a stalwart young artist who creates different means to an end, Ben Sollee has enjoyed remarkable success to accompany his warm, exciting music to match. Sollee hails from Kentucky, yet sounds nothing like the colloquial music one traditionally associates with the state (or anywhere else for that matter). He eschews traditional singer-songwriter and folk boundaries, choosing a cello rather than a guitar as his divining rod, and utilizing unique plucking and percussive bow techniques juxtaposed against his blue-eyed soul meets Antony Hegarty vocal leanings. Ben enjoys collaborating with musicians as disparate as Otis Taylor and Bela Fleck, touring with indie rock royalty, and covering Sam Cooke as an homage to blues.

Hailed by Lucinda Williams, recruited by Alejandro Escovedo, and nurtured by Lyle Lovett, singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez has rapidly emerged as one of the most compelling new voices on the roots-rock scene. The Austin, Texas-raised fiddler recently released her second solo album, She Ain't Me, which captures a prodigiously talented musician in the process of forging a sound that's unapologetically tough and intriguingly sensual.

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