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Keri Noble Says Watch Me Walk

On January 10^th, pop rock singer – songwriter and musician Keri Noble will be in Iraq performing for the troops, and just a few days after her last Christmas concert for 2009, the talented artist took time out to discuss her current self-titled album, and to tell Riveting Riffs Magazine why she is looking forward to her trip to Iraq.

“I got a call from my manager about a month ago and she asked if I would be interested in going and playing for the troops in Iraq. We had been approached by a company based out of Minneapolis. They work with the USO organization and she (my manager) asked if I would be interested in going and participating in it. I said absolutely, go back and tell them yes for sure. She said, ‘That is what I thought you would say, so I already went ahead and told them to book you.’ She knows, she knows, that I would jump at that chance. I’m excited and I think it will be an adventure. It may sound a little stupid, but I do feel pretty honored that I get to go and do that, and hopefully I can feel that I am doing something bigger than me. I feel like it is a great honor. I can’t wait,” says Noble.

Venturing into a war zone to perform for American troops is not exactly a walk in the park, and one has to wonder if there is

At The Corner of Art and Soul

Celebrity artist Patrick Carney, better known to his close friends as Patty or Pat, is well known for his paintings and pen and ink drawings which represent a who’s who in the music industry and which have been collected by, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger, among others. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City, studying with such renowned artists as Robert Israel and Milton Glaser. It is however, neither Carney’s subjects, nor his education that have made his artwork some of the most sought after pieces by collectors; it is his skill with the brush and the pen that have attracted people’s attention, and it is his skill with people that continually builds upon his already loyal fan base. One does not need to know of, or know personally Patrick Carney for long, before you become keenly aware that he believes strongly in giving back to the community and others, to detect his sincerity as he offers words of encouragement to others, and to become aware that those who call him “friend,” speak first with words of praise about his character, before the conversation shifts to discussing his art.

For all that Patrick Carney is, on the surface, his rise to becoming known as one of the world’s truly outstanding artists, might very well be every parent’s worst nightmare, or at least on the surface, when he ..

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Eric Bibb Is Turning Pages

It would seem to follow that on an album with the title Booker’s Guitar, that there would be a song with the same name, however, what is surprising about blues singer / songwriter /guitarist Eric Bibb’s new record being released today (January 26^th) is that for this particular song, the master storyteller played a guitar that once belonged to the Mississippi Delta blues iconic singer / songwriter Booker T. Washington White, who also just happened to be a cousin of B.B. King.

“A fan came up at the end of a concert and he said, ‘Thank you for your music, I’ve always appreciated what you do, and I am so glad that you are carrying on a great tradition that I have loved for years. By the way, I happen to own the guitar that used to belong to “Booker” White and if you would be interested in seeing it, and playing it, or even being photographed with it, I could meet you.’ That is the way a friendship with this person developed. The song “Booker’s Guitar,” is actually played with Booker’s guitar,” says Eric Bibb.

Eric Bibb has a penchant for paying homage to the numerous blues artists, many of them who were performing and writing early in the........

Amy Regan: Gonna Get Better

Having conquered the east coast, with regular performances at New York City venues such as the Rockwood Music Hall and The Living Room, rock singer / songwriter Amy Regan, was in Los Angeles last week filming a television commercial, that will play nationwide, and in which her folksy song “Carry On,” is featured, but that is all that we can tell you for now, because she made us promise to keep the rest of the details a secret for now.

Demonstrating just how quickly the music industry is changing, Amy Regan is riding the success of her EP released two years ago and she is just this month (February) going back into the studio to record her debut full length album. Prior to Christmas, she had a singles release concert at the Rockwood Music Hall at which she unveiled two singles, one of them being the acoustic pop “Gonna Get Better,” which Riveting Riffs Magazine’s writer Gabe Alonso described as a song that sees Regan “digging in and leaving her fans wanting to hear more.” The second song which Regan introduced that night was “Keep You Warm,” a bittersweet song that evokes a strong emotional response from the listener, as the singer realizes her relationship just is not working anymore.

Katrin Has Her Soul Wide Open

Like most things that comprise the album Soul Wide Open, the new CD from Katrin Roush, who prefers to go by just her first name, the up-tempo first track “Steppin’ Stones,” tells you a lot about the Massachusetts based artist who has kept putting one foot in front of the other and kept rising above difficult circumstances that life sometimes put in her way. “One Year’s Time,” perhaps the most poignant and personal song on the record, talks about going through life changes that the singer / songwriter did not think that she could bear and the uplifting chorus, one of hope, speaks to the need to keep moving forward, to rising above the pain and emerging on the other side, not necessarily the same, but rediscovering who we are at that moment and who we can be.

The album cover for Soul Wide Open pictures Katrin, as nature brought her into this world, without clothes, behind a sheer sheet and leaning forward. The photograph by Jonathan Lucas is tasteful versus being sensational or voyeuristic. Katrin says that the cover art reflects who she is and her music.

“I was trying to think of a way to convey what my music sounds like and also capturing a little bit of my inner spirit. Jonathan Lucas came up with the front cover art and I was a little bit leery, because I was like ‘What do you mean that I am going to stand behind a sheet and I

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Pop Mongrel Captures Major Award In 2009

Can a self ascribed pop music mongrel receive accolades from the jazz world, while she performs music comprised of a wide range of elements including; electronica, blues, R&B and the songs of Italian crooner / composer Paolo Conte? Apparently she can, evidenced by Canadian singer/composer Daniela Nardi, who would already be a household name, if not for the fact she took almost four years away from her career to be by the side of her mother Rose, who tragically passed away from cancer in 2008, two days after Nardi released her current album The Rose Tattoo. Early in 2009, Daniela Nardi was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. Although Nardi is grateful for the honor bestowed upon her, she also noted that it came as a surprise and it does have its drawbacks, when it comes to attracting new fans to her music.

Nardi explains, “I don’t consider myself to be a jazz artist. I don’t put any particular label on it, but I certainly wouldn’t call it jazz. Having said that, The Wave (94.7 FM) has been very supportive of my music and I think that smooth jazz, from what I have seen in the United States and throughout the world is more adult contemporary, even though they play the Warren Hills and