The Cherry Bluestorms
The Cherry Bluestorms' seeds were planted when Deborah Gee met Glen Laughlin at a coffeehouse. Having placed a number of songs from her debut solo album in TV and films, Deborah was looking for a collaborator for her second solo album. Glen had been performing with punk pop legends The Dickies (A&M) and former The Pop frontman David Swanson (RCA). He was also producing other artists at his studio, Roundhouse Recording. Their collaboration led to the formation of TCB. The band was spotted at their first L.A. show by a promoter, whereupon their second show was before a festival crowd in New Hampshire.
The Cherry Bluestorms' debut album "Transit Of Venus" had a sensational send-off at Hollywood's Cinespace, with a Fillmore-style light show and a live string quartet accompanying the band in a performance of the entire album. TOV was noted as one of the top 100 indie albums of 2007 by David Bash, with "Violent Heart" being placed by Stephen Cannell in one of his hit TV shows. Cannell also placed "A True Heart Wears A Thorny Crown" from the band's soon-to-be-released "Bad Penny Opera".
The band has played International Pop Overthrow (IPO) in Toronto, Los Angeles, San Diego and before a capacity crowd at The Cavern Club, The Beatles' home in Liverpool.
Currently completing "Bad Penny Opera", The Cherry Bluestorms are poised to make 2010 a watershed year.
"Deborah Gee is a sensual and musically savvy presence onstage, reminiscent of a millenial Chrissie Hynde."
Dan Lamb, California Pop Magazine
"Brilliantly crafted sixties-inspired rock/pop. The playing is superb, from the sublime licks of 'Just A Kiss Away' to the ominous grind of 'Fear Of Gravity'. And then there are the melodies. Strong and memorable, they repay repeated listening and take it in turns to ghost into your head and take up residence. Genius."
Steve Winnall, Dreamsville
"You have a sound that comes off as unique. It sounds both fresh and retro."
Terri Nunn, Berlin
"Baby, You're a Rich Man: Urgently kicks in with an unmistakably modern sounding edge that surely comes from its sharp mix/production quality. Daisy Chain: It's epic and it's not just accessible, it's enticing and by gad it ROCKS! Just a Kiss Away: A 'Voice of the Beehive' sounding track sneakily and delightfully approaches Jefferson Airplane territory with some kick-ass guitar and voluptuous vocals that all serve to show yet another dimension to the incredible TCB sound. It is what we've been waiting for! And to enjoy it thoroughly I have to recommend that you forget your neighbours and crank up the volume! (TCB) have produced something special here and I'm made grateful once more for my oh so precious, fully functioning ears! And to TCB too of course!" Ant Standring, Glasswerk UK
Radio play:
XM Radio The Radar Report "Just A Kiss Away"
CSUMB campus radio "Baby You're A Rich Man".
Castle Rock Radio (entire album in rotation)
Contact:
Roundhouse Recording P.O. Box 260406 Encino CA 91604 818.752.0345
roundhouserecording@yahoo.com www.myspace.com/thecherrybluestorms