“Emotionally cathartic and great girl music.” is how a friend of Annie's describes Bethancourt's music. She's a storyteller. A modern-day Joni Mitchell.
ANNIE BETHANCOURT
Annie weaves a really lovely spell on her 2009 release, Three Hundred Suns, which in part alludes to her time spent every year in Costa Rica. She'll be back in Portland in February. Stay in touch with Annie HERE. Annie won the chance to be on stage during Lilith Fair in 2010. Great story on the "fairest of them all" HERE.
Could Jake Bugg be the new Bob Dylan? We've heard that line before, but once we've experienced the creative, solid, diverse 14 tracks of his debut "Jake Bugg" CD, it's hard not to go there.
For those of us looking for musical companionship amidst the frenzied pace of daily life, consider American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter's newest "Beast in its Tracks" release.