Posted by: Alison
Posted date:
November 17, 2010 |
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Review from The Northern Iowan, by A. J. Cassidy
Alison Scott's new album, "Chinese Whispers" is hard to describe. The album vacillates between blues, jazz and R&B. For Scott, the musical style is best described with one word — soul. After her live performance at the Hub on Nov. 12, it is hard to find a more apt descriptor.
Alison Scott and her guitarist, Kevin Bowe, came to Cedar Falls for the first time to partake in the Seeds of Hope fundraiser. The cold and rainy weather provided an appropriate background for the band's warming music.
The 13-song set list consisted of eight...
Posted by: Alison
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May 10, 2010 |
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Izzy McBride is riding around the Twin Cities with the Jon Bon Jovi seal of approval.
When McBride made a stop at the U Saturday, while chauffeuring the entourage of E! TV show host and best-selling author Chelsea Handle, a couple people whispered to me, "Izzy is Jon Bon Jovi's favorite driver."
To confirm this tidbit, I asked Bon Jovi Thursday when he visited the homeless residence People Serving People in Minneapolis. "Is Izzy my favorite driver in the Twin Cities? Absolutely," said Bon Jovi, laughing and pointing at my camera (see HYPERLINK "http://startribune.com/video" startribune.com/video)....
Posted by: Alison
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April 9, 2010 |
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It all started a few weeks back when my, drummer, Peter Anderson sent me a link to win a chance to open for Jon Bon Jovi and said "go for it!" So, I did!
Then, last Monday afternoon I was informed that we had made it to the top 8 finalists in the “Big Break Contest” on KQRS, a local radio station. We’re talking a classic rock station, so frankly, I was shocked to have even been considered. The prize was to open on either April 7th or 8th for Bon Jovi at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. Chance of a lifetime! So I got busy, begging and posting like a fiend “Vote for me, please!...
Posted by: Alison
Posted date:
March 10, 2010 |
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It's been a good one, I have to say. I picked up guitar again. I'm taking lessons from my friend Stein. It's not my first time playing, but I think it might as well be. When I went to college, I knew there was going to be a big gaping hole in my musical self because I'd be without a piano. My parents were kind enough to buy a guitar for me. I took a few lessons and I actually played a lot that first year of college. Unfortunately, then I moved home, back to my piano. So there the guitar sat, lonely in it's case. Until now. Of course I remember nothing, so we're starting from...
