Po' Girl December 5, 2009

21 and Over • Limited Seating

The beauty and mystery of Po' Girl's music—a sound that has beguiled fans the world over—springs from the dynamic, improbable, mesmerizing bond shared by its two principal singers and writers, Allison Russell and Awna Teixeira. Hailing from Montreal and Toronto respectively, both women left untenable home situations at fourteen, found music instead of bad ends, and lived to sing the tales. The interplay between these two stunning performers is truly something to behold. Their latest release, Deer in the Night, is a true testament to their bond and to their tremendous growth as writers in the last years.Many of the trappings of the trademark Po' Girl sound are still there—the echoes of speakeasy jazz, the western lament, the accordion-strapped ghosts of European folk—but it's all delivered with a soulful clarity and depth only hinted at on previous records.

Their new CD, Po' Girl Live, features their most requested songs on one disk. The recordings are from four different places, from shows in 2008 and 2009, including a track from their April 2008 Albuquerque concert!

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