Julie Larson - Apotheosis
"Although she has back-up, Larson is a one woman band playing guitar, banjo, mandolin, flute or sax depending on the track. I put on the disc thinking Jewel or Chantal Kreviazuk, but what I heard seemed more like vintage Joni Mitchell. Think less pop influence, more folk influence, with some classic country flavour mixed in for good measure. Every song is a little slice of life, like track 6-"Java Junkie," which makes a hoedown out of that morning coffee fix. For the record, the Parental Advisory Warning refers to track 8-"Party, ' which contains some rather frank language concerning the matter of doobies. Hit "skip" if the kids are around." --by Adam A. Donaldson @ www.lucidforge.com
Julie Larson is one of those artists whose performance, once experienced, just keeps running through your brain. Her quiet presentation and simple, straightforward songwriting draw you in and hold you. A veteran San Francisco Bay Area singer-songwriter, Julie has honed her craft on the stages of the Bay Area’s icon venues where the music matters more than any current fad.
With her musical roots in New York, where she studied jazz improv with Dave Burns (formerly Dizzy Gillespie’s Big Band trumpeter), Arnie Lawrence and Bud Johnson (through the International Art of Jazz), Julie’s proficiency …as well as her compelling vocals… never disappoints her audience. Julie Larson “live” is an experience in acoustic blues, folk and rock that’s not to be missed!
Julie started Artmuse Records to promote her original music and the talents of other local musicians. She has continued in that spirit with her work on a video documentary about independent musicians, filming in the Bay Area and across the US. If you'd like to see footage of a wide variety of talents, go to www.youtube.com/ArtmuseRecords and check out the growing list of talents posted.
