Exclamation Love - Musique

Raised In The "live Music Capital Of The World " 19-Year-Old Ariel Abshire Has Always Been Surrounded By Great Music And The People Who Make It. She Started Singing Classic Hardcore Country At Honky Tonks And Dance Halls With Texas Music Hall Of Famer Alvin Crow At Age 11 Years Old. For Years Austin's Legendary Broken Spoke Was Her Second Home Where Her Talents Were Nurtured By The Likes Of Pinetop Perkins Clifford Antone Dale Watson And Countless Other Austin Greats. But Abshire's Musical Influences Are Not Limited To The Country Realm. Stepfather Lance Fever Lead Singer For The Notable 90s Punk/ska Band Gals Panic Introduced Her To Austin’s Alternative Scene At An Early Age And Steered His Friend Andy Sharp Toward Producing Her Debut CD Exclamation Love. This Self-Penned Album Of Original Material Was Immediately Snatched Up By San Diego Label Darla Records My Morning Jacket Robin Guthrie And Released Just After Abshire’s Seventeenth Birthday. The Record Made Several Top 10 Lists And Received Critical Acclaim From Such A-List Sources As The Boston Globe The Austin Chronicle Exclaim! And Some Velvet Blog. And The Live Act That Followed Earned Her A Spot On The Austin Chronicle’s ‘Top Ten Female Vocalists’ List Of 2009. Abshire Has Just Finished Recording Several Guest Vocal Parts On Matt Pond PA's New EP Spring Fools And Also His Forthcoming Album. Also She Is Currently Performing With Her Band In Venues Across Texas And Has Recently Shared The Bill With Jerry Jeff Walker Kellie Pickler Roger Creager Robert Earl Keen Holly Golightly And The Brokeoffs Graham Reynold's Golden Arm Trio Etc. Her Voice Can Also Be Heard On The Soundtracks Of Feature Films By Robert Rodriguez And Trevor Romain Numerous Video Game Projects And An Animated Cartoon For Adult Swim’s William Street Studios. Her Second Record Still So New Was Released August 16 2011 And Is Available For Purchase On Amazon And ITunes. read less