Blog: the velvet rut

I first discovered the sultry, "gypsy jazz meets country soul" sound of Amy LaVere during my final months in radio back in 2006 with the release of her debut album This World is Not My Home (Archer Records). Later that same year I saw LaVere perform live at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville, TN as part of the 7th Annual Americana Music Conference and she set the room on fire that night with her smoky twang vocals and her knock 'em dead style on the upright bass, a style that I [...]