Blog: Buzz Bands

Ruby Friedman has the eyes of somebody who's lived a little, the writing chops to make her experiences compelling and a voice that makes it all sound larger than life. The siren of the L.A.-based Ruby Friedman Orchestra is part damaged diva, part drama queen and all exposed nerves. How she came to to be here (fronting a sextet of ace players and leaving exclamation point-dotted reviews in her wake) from there (some seven years in various studies at UCLA) is "a miracle that's happening," she says. And even she [...]

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