Bluegrass in New York

I had the unique pleasure of getting to listen to a house concert with Emily Miller and Jesse Milnes of the Sweetback Sisters on Friday night in Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn.  They sang with Emily’s mother, Val Mindel, and filled up the spring night with fantastic vocal harmony.  

After the show I bought the new Sweetback Sisters album, Looking for a Fight, and let me tell you it’s filled with some righteous country swing sounds.  (Try a free track or download the whole album here.)  This is an album that is perfect for listening to in the morning when the coffee is brewing and their are pancakes on the griddle; or for popping in during the afternoon when it’s time for a little happy hour with your favorite liquor drink.  

The band is making two stops in our neighborhood in June- at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival upstate, and then a bit closer to home at the Fabulous Jalopy Theatre on Saturday, June 16.  

The Sweetback Sisters are Zara Bode, Emily Miller, Stefan Amidon, Ross “Rolling Thunder” Bellenoit, Jesse Milnes, and Bridget Kearney.  Check them out!