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An evening in the company of some amazing singer/songwriter women last night, as I met up with Arlene Paculan and Kat Leonard to hear Jessica Speziale at the Horseshoe Tavern (and I met Jessica at Meghan Morrison’s CMW gig at Velvet Underground).

Speziale and band played a tight set of mostly original blues tunes, with Speziale on acoustic guitar. Sultry, smooth vocals – that can bring it for the driving tunes (like Brace Yourself) and caress on the ballads (my fave Don’t Look Down) – this lady has a set of pipes on her. And her cover of Tracy Chapman’s Give Me One Reason was awesome!

She’s backed up by a solid group of musicians (most of the same guys appear on her EP Dear Reverie, which I got a copy of last night), including Dave Sufrin (drums, Charlie Cooley on the EP), Luke Roberts (electric guitar), who I recognized from a Blue Venus gig at Cameron House a little while back, and Gabe Salem (bass), who in addition to being an amazing musician provided some nice back-up vocals. Photo courtesy of Arlene Paculan – thanks, Arlene!

Jessica Speziale is an artist to watch out for. Check out her website: http://www.jessicaspeziale.com/

11 responses to “Jessica Speziale’s sultry blues sounds @ Horseshoe Tavern gig”

Jessica Speziale (@Spezzie)

April 3, 2012

Wow!!!! Thanks so much, Kate!!! 😀 This is amazing! SO excited that you enjoyed the show! Thanks so much for coming out last night. Great to see you again!

Jess
PS – Last night’s drummer was actually Dave Sufrin 🙂

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1. Jessica Speziale (@Spezzie)
  
  April 3, 2012
  
  *Cate! Sorry 😦
  
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2. life with more cowbell
  
  April 4, 2012
  
  Hey Jessica – my pleasure! I’ve corrected your drummer’s name in the post and will add a corrections note to today’s post. Cheers!
  
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Kat Leonard

April 3, 2012

I concur! A stiff, delicious drink this show was! Originals that rock and roll the soul and a band with a fun rapport. I had never “heard” Tracy Chapman’s Give Me One Reason before last night, if you know what I mean. Last night I heard all the lyrics and was really moved by it! Great job by all! 😀

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1. life with more cowbell
  
  April 4, 2012
  
  Yeah, it reminded me how much I love that song – Jessica was amazing!
  
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Heather Hill

April 3, 2012

Love Jessical!! You described her perfectly!! She is going to go far!

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1. life with more cowbell
  
  April 4, 2012
  
  Thanks, Heather! Sorry I missed you and Meghan on the webcast last night.
  
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  1. Heather Hill
    
    April 4, 2012
    
    No worries – we had a fun time!!! Always a good laugh with the jam and online chatting!
jessicaspeziale – We played the Horseshoe – and we got press!!

April 6, 2012

[…] it out!!! My 4-piece band and I got a write-up in Life With More Cowbell!! Thanks so much for the incredible words […]

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Meghan Morrison (@MegsMorrison)

April 7, 2012

Woot woot! Wish I could have been there. stupid flu season…

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1. life with more cowbell
  
  April 8, 2012
  
  Oh, man – sorry to hear that. I was wondering where you were at that night. Hope you’re feeling better and having a good long weekend.
  
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