PRESS AND REVIEWS

 FEATURED ARTIST INTERVIEW by Vents Magazine "The Sitting Chair feature 2010"

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT MAY 2010      by Isaac Davis Jr.

"New Yorker Shari Pine mixes traditional and contemporary blues with an upbeat, poppy vibe. She dubs her sound "Hip-pop," making pop music cool again. With her 2008 debut album, "The Painter," Pine's audience has grown to love her songs, reminding listeners at times of Aretha Franklin or Janis Joplin with original, storytelling lyrics. For live shows, Pine doesn't stray far from New York venues, but her fans say her performances are worth the trip."    - Jewish Advocate

"... I met a young woman who has been enthusiastically endorsed by father dan - he produces the blues / rock concerts out of the ukrainian american hall in whippany - Blues Rev Productions - Shari Pine has a rising blues band that is making tsunamis around the area..."   - John Muller,  former Vice President of Blues Power Blues Society and Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation media correspondent.

"...Open house is pretty much the agenda because out of nowhere, Slim calls to the bar for Shari Pine. Not just caught off guard, this is a shock of klieg light-magnitude. She has never played with Slim in her life. Think test for which you never studied. Think siren-blaring smokey driving up your tailpipe. Pine sucks it up and soldiers on to the stage to join Slim for “Dr. Feelgood...”                   - Bill Vitka, Blues Revue Magazine                        Entire article

                                        Photo by: Cynthia Boucher