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21c Presents Kelley McRae
with special guest Lauris Vidal
Monday, August 4, 2008, 8PM 
Atrium Gallery
Free and open to the public
Cash bar
A Southern artist now living in Brooklyn, Kelley McRae "moves effortlessly
from the mournful tones of the plantation to the celebratory swing of the salon,
from songs of loss and decay to hymns of love and grace" (PASTE magazine).
With her debut album Never Be receiving 4 stars in PASTE and other glowing
reviews from the Nashville Scene and Time Out NY, her late August release of Highrises
in Brooklyn produced by Brian Deck (Iron and Wine, Modest Mouse, and Josh
Ritter) has fans waiting with much anticipation.
Listing her influences as Nina Simone, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash, Gabriel Garcia
Marquez, and Patty Griffin, McRae states that none of these people "were afraid
of the darkness." McRae turned to song after a career as a visual artist and
stage actress because she found she " was much better at singing what I meant
than saying what I meant." Joining Kelley will be Florida-based musician Lauris
Vidal who fuses innovative folk music with dark undertones.
Come join us for a unique chance to see such an up and coming sonaBLAST! Records
recording artist just days before her new release!