One of America’s best and brightest singer-songwriters has just begun a ten-date tour in Australia, as Christie Lenée, from Nashville, takes her shimmering voice and superb guitar skills Down Under. She plays the acoustic guitar with incredible dexterity, including great tapping skills and her work with the Engel, a small metal hammer that she uses…
WMNF 88.5 Community Conscious Radio has done it again, planning your Saturday for you (November 19th)! This time it is the Fall Frolic, nine glorious hours of music under beautiful autumn skies — and the Skipperdome — with seven excellent groups and artists performing! It’s family-friendly; children under 12 are free. The music begins at…
We are indeed fortunate any time Christie Lenée returns home to play for us. She has travelled the nation, played with some of the best musicians anywhere, and has garnered incredible accolades wherever she goes. She was the subject of a MusicFestNews feature last summer. The next several weeks find her in Florida for shows…
The message in the music of Christie Lenée is crystal-clear and unambiguous. And that message is a celebration of life, love and joy. The elation in her voice, the ever-present smile on her face, her warm and embracing lyrics, her wonderful between-songs anecdotes, and her brilliant guitar playing all point directly to that message. She…
I love it when a plan comes together! Actually, I never watched that show, but Hannibal’s catch phrase from The A-Team applies here nonetheless. The opportunity presented itself to see two groups I had only seen once each at two venues I had only visited once each, less than a mile apart! SCORE! Two days…
[Ed. note: Most of the photos from this review have been removed by request of one of the musicians. I have honored the request but am very upset from a journalistic viewpoint.] Saturday night was like many here in the Tampa area for music lovers: lots of excellent live music options. There was a little…
OK, Hometeam on three. One! Two! Three! HOMETEAM! The 3rd Hometeam New Year’s Rally is in the books. Great weather, great organization, great people, 27 musical performances (26 of which I liked). [Photos to follow.] I didn’t miss a note. I actually rolled in to the Maddox Ranch in Lakeland Christmas night and got a…