Junior Brown June 5, 2008

With his invention, the Guit-steel (a standard six-string electric guitar and eight-string non-pedal steel, combined into one instrument) and top-notch vocals, Junior Brown is one of the most original and rewarding performers in country music. Victoria George is one of those rarest of singer/songwriters who reminds listeners of the sheer power of a great voice combined with a fresh song. Clearly influenced by the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams, Sheryl Crow and Patty Griffin, Victoria extends the genre with a cache of refreshingly original songs. She effortlessly combines alternative country and alternative rock with a storyteller's magic. Her lyrics are well crafted, and full of wistful pathos driven by an underlying and irrepressible sense of confidence and independence.