Suppose, just suppose for a second that there was a guitarist out there who was a woman and whose chops could rival Stevie Ray Vaughn’s, who’s singing has the power, conviction and soul of Janis and Aretha, who wrote great songs and who also worked for good causes, like ending war and Habitat for Humanity. You’d think she’d be a household word, right? But in this world of corporate conglomerates running the music biz churning out female singers based on their sex goddess looks and clothes rather than their voice and talent, Carolyn Wonderland doesn’t fit into the prescribed molds. (Though I think she's wicked cute!) She just too original, too herself, too damn genuine to be packaged, stamped and sent out as part of the media machine in units of millions at a time.
So she just shrugs and plugs in and plays. And blows the roof off the sucker. Every time.
Carolyn Wonderland is that marvel of a musician who can do it all, make it look easy, and at the same time, give every performance a ‘this might be the last song I’m ever going to play so I’m giving it my entire heart and soul’ energy. She’s been wowing fans in the Houston and Austin Texas areas for over ten years now, and she tours all over the world. Carolyn’s the best kept secret in music. Though she’s been on Austin City Limits, and here music has appeared on TV’s Homicide and Time of Your Life, she’s still rockin’ and knockin’ ‘em dead under the national radar. Which is a shame. Fan Bob Dylan said he couldn’t understand why Carolyn Wonderland isn’t huge. Me either.
Check her out for yourself, at her video’s below. Then tell all your friends.
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I live in Austin and can testify to the fact that she is great! Cheers
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