Sunday music: Carrie Rodriguez

Carrie’s coming to Castaways in Ithaca April 1. (With local special guest, local banjo hero Richie Stearns.)  Carrie, who got her start in Austin, has been in heavy rotation on the ol’ mp3 players this year.  Her latest CD, Seven Angels on a Bicycle (link takes you to her website where you’ll hear the title track and then ’50s French Movie, another favorite of mine) is a little less twangy than the video, where she performs with veteran songwriter Chip Taylor (Wild Thing, Angel of the Morning). But hey. Nothing wrong with twangy.  Tout c’est bon.

Hey Austin crew: I once heard that Ithaca has more musicians per capita than any other city in the U.S. — except Austin. But watch out, we’re hot on your trail.

Saw you
With him
His hands
Your skin
If you done it once, will you do it again?
No, no, no. I really don’t need this pain.

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2 thoughts on “Sunday music: Carrie Rodriguez”

  1. I’ve seen Carrie with Chip Taylor twice at Austin’s Cactus Cafe. I understand he brought her on as a fiddle player (she used to play classical violin) and then found out she could sing—with a big, ole Texas twang. I like her too. Check out their first album together, “Let’s Leave This Town,” which has several good numbers: “Sweet Tequila Blues,” “Him Who Saved Me,” “There’s a Hole in the Midnight,” “Let’s Leave This Town.”

    And, hey, when SXSW (music showcase) was going on last week, you couldn’t shake a stick without hitting a half dozen musicians. Ithaca can have a few of ’em. Austin’s not worried. 😉

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