Monday, Dec. 21, 2009
Jayne Taylor
Firecracker
If Milwaukee is nurturing another American Idol
contender, let it be Jayne Taylor. On her new CD, Firecracker, the 17-year old songbird tackles a batch of mostly
pre-Beatles rock, pop and country tunes associated with Wanda Jackson, Brenda
Lee and Buddy Holly. She hits all notes beautifully and displays remarkable
range, even as her empathy as an interpreter remains in development. In the
contemporary marketplace of music, Firecracker
might be considered retro country pop, nostalgic, with the grit polished until
it shines like rhinestones.
The CD release party for Firecracker is part of a larger extravaganza, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 26 at Sunset Playhouse, 800 Elm Grove Rd. Also on the bill: Mark Shurilla & the Greatest Hits, Liam Ford, Danny J., Marvalous Marla, Tommy Greywolf and Valor Yost.
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