Cindy-Lee Berryhill and Friends September 17, 2010

Sep 17 10
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Cindy-Lee Berryhill and Friends

Friday, September 17th, 8 PM

From her earliest days singing acoustic songs in San Diego rock clubs, to her co-founding of the NYC underground “anti-folk” scene, to her complex work with her Garage Orchestra, Cindy Lee Berryhill has consistently painted an imaginative tapestry of words and music that are at once socially relevant and irresistibly playful.

Where other singers might have been bitter, she was humorous. Where some were angry, she was introspective. Even when turning to her most personal anguish for inspiration, as she does with hew new CD, “Beloved Stranger,” Berryhill manages to sound hopeful. And in those moments when hope no longer even seems an option, as in the album’s title track, there is dignified acceptance and compassion.

“Beloved Stranger” could be called her most political album; its foot-stomping “When Did Jesus Become a Republican?” certainly qualifies it as political, if not partisan CD. But Berryhill has been political from her debut album on Rhino Records, “Who’s Gonna Save the World,” which contained the straightforward Reagan indictment, “This Administration.” She also has given voice to women in both lighthearted and serious issues, from “Damn, Wish I Was a Man” from her first album to “Baby (Should I Have the Baby?)” from “Naked Movie Star.”

As with the entire album, “Beloved Stranger” shows Berryhill not as someone politically charged, angry or out to change the world, but rather someone with values, someone frustrated by her times and, perhaps above all, someone with compassion.

Cindy is joined by cellist Renata Bratt and a friend that plays a bit of glockenspiel…

Here is a link to her bio and photos: http://www.populuxerecords.com/artists/cindyleeberryhill/

To see more about Cindy , she keeps a blog here:
http://cindyleeberryhill.blogspot.com/