Washington Post (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
After a nearly three-year break following the birth of her first child, singer Laura Cantrell is back with a new album, and her engaging Saturday night show at Jammin' Java served as a welcome reminder of how refreshing her musical presence can be.
Bedazzled! (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Laura Cantrell’s "Let Us Now Praise Famous Women" @ Boogie Woogie Flu "Folks, if you know me, you’ve heard this rant before. There is one fact that bothers me to death - the dearth of female artists in the Country...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
in post Gender Gaps: Laura Cantrell covers New Order, Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello, John Prine et. al. from Cover Lay Down .
Cover Lay Down (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Photo by Ted Barron, stellar photographer and bloghost Let Us Now Praise Famous Women , countryfolk artist and long-time NYC radio host Laura Cantrell 's guest post over at Boogie Woogie Flu decrying the dearth of female artists in the Country Music Hall of Fame, is a masterstroke on many levels: a good read, an earnest critique of gender bias in country world, and a great dissolution...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
in post Laura Cantrell's Guest Post at Boogie Woogie Flu from Setting The Woods On Fire .
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
... musical partner, Amy Rigby, a successful U.S.-born songwriter who has been covered by the likes of Laura Cantrell and Ronnie Spector. After apologizing, he launches into a tirade about MySpace and asks me for advice. He's baffled by the 100 friend requests he gets each day, and wants to know what to do with the ones that have accumulated."There are 16-year-olds from Florida who want...
The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
in post Gender Gaps: Laura Cantrell covers New Order, Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello, John Prine et. al. from Cover Lay Down .
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Alt-country singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell got things off to a nice start with an impressive set of travel-themed covers (from her most recent EP) and a few gently paced originals. But Rodriguez was clearly in a more rocking mood, immediately launching into a spirited version of "Seven Angels on a Bicycle," title track of her 2006 solo debut.
WFMU's Beware of the Blog (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
... Barbes (376 9th St, Park Slope, Brooklyn) every Wednesday night in July. Looking ahead to August Laura Cantrell has a performance date lined up at the Spiegel Tent (8/19, South Street Seaport / Pier 17, 10pm); the theme is "Now Let Us Praise Famous Women."
