amy lavere

Amy LaVere (from the album Painting Blue available on Nine Mile Records)
Touches of jazz-inflected Spanish guitar acoustics face off against a decisive electric guitar riff that snaps at the melody, Amy LaVere the mediator for the musical mood as she delivers a message of love on John Martyn’s “I Don’t Wanna Know”. The cut opens Painting Blue, the recent release from the Austin, Texas musician. Her Live Music Capital of the World address finds Amy LaVere letting her memories travel, marking clock time on a Soul trance groove for “Not in Memphis” as Painting Blue feels the walls close in, a heartbeat and a sad choir harmony defining the life choices in “No Room for Baby” as it marches with a steadfast resolve into “No Battle Hymn”, the storyline looking for mercy and an exit in equal measure.
 
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Amy LaVere’s childhood changed addresses with her dad’s jobs, taking her to various locales with notable stops in Canada, Texas, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio and Michigan. She formed her first band while still in high school outside of Detroit and over the course of a career, she has fronted bands and appeared on stage solo, becoming a player for groups such as Motel Mirrors as well as Luther Dickinson and the Sisters of the Strawberry Moon. A seductive tone, part victim, part aggressor, drives the stories of Painting Blue, Amy LaVere’s voice the velvet hammer nailing the retelling of Elvis Costello’s “Shipbuilding” and the easy guide reporting on accordion swells and strong rhythms that wrap around the childhood reflections of “Stick Horse”. Produced by husband Will Sexton, Painting Blue softens the wreckage of a heart making wishes in “Love I’ve Missed” as Amy LaVere confidently struts on a rock’n’roll beat, exiting the album by spreading its title while it finger-points a former friend’s color choice with “Painting Blue (on Everything)”. 
 
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