Lissie Plays an Early Show At Mercury Lounge on November 9th (Fat Possum)

DOWNLOAD: Lissie - Little Lovin' (MP3)

Lissie Maurus is a singer/songwriter in the old-school tradition of Rosanne Cash and Nanci Griffth. Similar to these artists, Lissie's songs are fully developed narrative stories of love, loss and heartbreak.

Lissie's debut EP, "Why You Runnin'", is out Tuesday (on Fat Possum) and she is taking a break from the Ray LaMontagne tour to play an early show at the Mercury Lounge this Monday. Doors are at 7PM and supposedly the opening act, Aerial East, is going on at 7PM as well (which probably means 7:30PM). Lissie is listed on the Merc's website as taking the stage at 8PM. Tickets are $10.

Links:
Lissie's MySpace Profile

River of Suns: Interview with BrooklynRocks (Alt-Rock/Hip-Hop)

River of Suns are a fairly new roots-rock/hip-hop band out of Los Angeles. An early lineup of the band recorded their debut CD, Scattered Atoms, in 2007. The core lineup of Padric Payton (Lead Vocals, Guitars) and Asa Anderson (Guitar, Bass, Keys) have now expanded to a four-piece with the addition of Brando Farr (Emcee, Vocals, Harmonica, Percussion) and Rich Thomas (Bass) and the band has started working on their second disc.

I had the chance to catch up with Padric, Asa and Brando a few weeks back. We talked a bit about the band's music, how its has evolved into a mix of soulful roots-rock and funk/hip-hop and the inspiration behind their fusion of sounds.

Here is a direct link to the interview with River of Suns and here is a link to the feed. At the end of the interview is a new studio track entitled "High Risin'".

River of Suns' next show is April 18th at the Topanga Community House (in Topanga).

Links:
River of Suns