Lisa Austin, Chris Elliott and Susan Levine September 25, 2009

Friday September 25th., Lisa Austin, Chris Elliott, & Susan levine

www.myspace.com/austinandelliott

The energetic live duo consists of singer/songwriters Chris Elliott and Lisa Austin, who sing about love and death, with biting lyrics, driving guitar, and bracing harmonies. Their second CD , the 5-cut "Truth That Hurts," is their first full-band effort, produced by Lorne Entress (Lori McKenna, Catie Curtis, Mark Erelli) and featuring guitarist Duke Levine (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Jonatha Brooke, Ellis Paul) and bassist Paul Kochanski (Resophonics). Also available is their debut CD 13 Songs Plus, which is packed with 21 songs performed in stark, powerful fashion. Greg Grant of the Online Folk Festival has this to say: "Just two voices and an acoustic guitar, but the songs are impressive, particularly the mythic folk ballad "Blackwater Dam," which has a timeless quality difficult to achieve."

www.myspace.com/susanjlevine

Susan is a Boston-based singer-songwriter in the folk/country/Americana tradition. She has been described as "a literate and intelligent lyricist" with "a flowing and expressive voice, powerful, yet capable of wrapping you up in warmth and tenderness."

-Finalist, 2008 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition!
-Semi Finalist, 2007 International Songwriting Competition
-Finalist & Honorable Mention, 2005 International Songwriting Competition
-Finalist,2004 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, Lyons, Colorado
-Finalist, 2004 Rose Garden Coffeehouse Perfoming Songwriter Competition
-Semi-Finalist, 2003 International Songwriting Competition
-Finalist, 2002 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Competition
-Honorable Mention, 2002 American Songwriter Magazine Lyric Competition

"Introspective, melodic folk-pop simply doesn’t get much finer than the new CD by Newburyport’s Levine. That rare album where a whole mind and heart is revealed." -- Daniel Gewertz, The Boston Herald

With poignant clarity, Levine sings beautiful songs of love and hope with a down-home feel good country flair. It isn't country music in the traditional sense, but it is a gorgeous slice of Americana that's sweet, innocent and spiritual and deserving of attention. -- Douglas Sloan, Metronome Magazine

"Susan Levine writes and sings with bottomless sincerity. Honesty is great, as far as it goes. But it's not enough. To really hit people, a songwriter and singer needs art and finesse. Susan Levine has plenty of that to go along her her honest heart. A smart writer with a warm voice that can send chills down your spine." - Marilyn Rea Beyer, WUMB Folk Radio, 91.9 FM Boston

"Susan is a literate and intelligent lyricist whose songs are laced with evocative images. Susan has a flowing and expressive voice, powerful yet capable of wrapping you up with warmth and tenderness." Richard Fox, WCUW, 91.3 FM, Worcester

"Not only does this woman sing brilliantly and perform powerfully, her songs speak to and stay with her listeners." Esther Friedman, WUMB Folkwaves Magazine

"Susan writes compelling songs. She writes with a sense of honesty, humor and playfulness that is just infectious, and sings in a voice that will have you begging for more." Eric Gerber, Singer-Songwriter, Kerrville, Texas

"A wonderful songwriter and dynamic performer, thrilling audiences at the coffeehouses and open mics around town." Matt Smith, Music Operations Manager, Club Passim, Cambridge, MA

Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/perkscoffeehouseproductions