Angie Stevens delivers a time-warped trip through America's backroads, a melange of rhythms and sounds that tap into populist (as opposed to "pop") music past and present.
For anyone who grew up listening to music in the 50s and 60s, there will be a sense of familiarity. It echoes a time when elemental music was defining the essence of rock and country. Shades of slow swing ballads playing in 3/4 time on the jukebox at the local dive bar; Grand Ole Opry broadcasts crackling on the radio on a humid summer night; storytelling songs being shared on a porch in Appalachia; stripped down rhythms whomping against black-painted basement walls.
For listeners whose musical references are primarily contemporary, Stevens will take them away from heavily produced MTV fare and into a world of exposed emotions delivered with unadorned impact. Stevens's recorded work keeps it simple. Her live shows pack a visceral wallop.
"Life is my biggest influence. I write for the confused young girls who sit in their rooms and cry. I know what it's like to rise above the ashes and what it's like to endure the worst of life. The best part is that I've also endured the best. I take nothing for granted, and live each day with passion pouring into everything I do."
Angie Stevens and the Beautiful Wreck are magical. There are a lot of competent singers out there who can perform well but when Angie is on stage, she has the ability to make people stop and listen. She is definitely a rising star. Her band is like the icing on the cake ... they compliment her in every way ... there is no weak link in this band.
Angie has the most unique songwriting and singing skills I've seen in a long time, and I grew up in Austin---so I'm not easily impressed. She doesn't fit into any "category" that radio likes to place artists in....she simply does everything unbelievably well. She can break your heart with a love song, get you dancing to a country song and rock the audience with the best of them.
Incredible musician, brilliant song writer, powerful performer. On top of this, she and her band perform benefits all over Denver, particularly for Children's Hospital.
