Charlie Cheney w/ Julia Brown - $6

Art in the cafe...

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We are self-taught artists who create work inspired by healing, nature, travel, and personal experiences. Growing up, art became a way for us to process emotions, express ourselves, and create spaces that felt meaningful and comforting. Our first “gallery” was our college apartment, which we transformed with our own artwork and nature-inspired design and the power of the feminine. Sharing our space and work with others encouraged us to continue creating and exploring art more seriously. Inspired by our Latin culture, color, emotion, and everyday moments, our work reflects themes of connection, growth,...
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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Charlie Cheney is a former Madisonian now living in mainland Michigan. "Call-and-response Cab Calloway with an acoustic guitar." He plays uptempo good time music with the occasional heart-wrenching tune to change the pace and give the audience a moment to reflect on the joys of life.

"With elements of R&B, trance, electronica and soul, Julia Brown-s first record succeeds as a fresh and vital update of modern, intelligent pop music. Maintaining a steady diet of Elvis Costello, Neil Finn, and Andy Partridge from her earliest development (and I do mean early - Brown began writing songs at age 12, extending her repertoire to 100 originals by age 16), the NYC-based artist wears her influences well. However, while each of these consummate songwriters seem always somehow present, they serve merely as starting points for Brown-s fully-realized, groove-inflected storytelling." - Performing Songwriter