Cara Being Blue - Grit

Size: 85,5 MB
Time: 36:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Grit (3:19)
02. Crocodile Man (2:43)
03. Leave Me In Flames (3:41)
04. One Day (3:08)
05. You Don't Wanna (4:21)
06. Skippin' Stone (4:39)
07. Old Feelin' (5:11)
08. Kind Kinda Man (2:51)
09. My Doggie (2:45)
10. Some Fun (3:49)

Cara Being Blue’s personality arrives ten minutes before she does! She and her top-notch band of world-class musicians have entertained crowds festivals and night spots all over Middle Tennessee for many years with high energy blues music and laughs. This dynamic and engaging band is fronted by native Bostonian, Cara Lippman, mentored by the great Shirley Lewis, Regal Queen of the Blues, of Boston. Cara came to Nashville over a decade ago to hone her live performance skills. In no time on the local Music City blues scene, she was bestowed the titles of “Jam Queen,” “Nashville Blues Society Jambassador,” and “Empress of the Blues." She and her band were nominated Best Live Blues Band (Best Blues Artist) four years in a row by the Nashville Industry Music Awards (NIMA). Her original music continues to be played on blues radio programs all across the world for her global fan base. Early in 2016, Cara was honored by the Tennessee Rhythm and Blues Society for her contribution to blues music in Middle Tennessee. Cara created and hosts the famous Tuesday Pro Blues Jam at the Local Nashville every week. In 2018, Cara and her blues jam were featured on the Taiwanese television program “Music Everywhere”. She quickly won the hearts and respect of the local industry, blues radio, her peers and fans with the way she lights up a stage and sincerely values her band, jammers, and listeners. In late 2018, Cara was voted into the office of Secretary with the new Nashville Blues & Roots Alliance.

Grit

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Cara Being Blue - Full Throttle EP

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 18:36
Size: 42.6 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[2:39] 1. Full Throttle
[3:52] 2. The One Who Can
[3:44] 3. I'll Be Your Bonnie
[4:32] 4. Dangerous Boy
[3:47] 5. Can't Catch You

Cara Lippman is based in Nashville and this all-original EP is her first release. Cara takes lead vocals with support from Val Lupescu on guitar, Kenny Zander on keys, Tim Gonzalez on harp on three tracks, Patrick Mosser on sax on two, Jodi Anna or Brian Allen on bass and Matt Doctor on drums. Fellow Nashville area musicians the Allen-Lamun Band gets a special mention for their support.

“Full Throttle” (co-written by John Miner ) makes a great opener with Patrick’s honking sax and Val’s rock and roll guitar to the fore, a classic ‘road song’ in which Cara is eating up the miles in her new ride. Tim’s harp accents add considerably to the shuffle “The One Who Can” (also co-written by John Miner ), and has Val peeling off a fine solo over warm organ. “I’ll Be Your Bonnie” (co-written by Rachel Caldwell) opens with some eerie organ work behind Tim’s harp, the rhythm section setting a good pace with the bass thumping along high in the mix. Cara drops the pace for the next tune, the lyrics clearly showing that the “Dangerous Boy” has had quite an effect on her: “I’m under water, I’m in the drink; nothing gonna pull me back from this brink. I’m drowning when you’re near and I’m gonna sink”, Val’s solo clearly inspired by the dramatic lyrics. The EP closes with another tune featuring Patrick’s sax, this time a funky number called “Can’t Catch You”.

Cara has a good, clear voice that adapts well to each of these songs in different styles, all of which work fine for Cara. It will be interesting to see what her first full album produces but meanwhile this EP shows considerable promise and is worth checking out. ~John Mitchell

Full Throttle mc
Full Throttle zippy

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