Sista Otis

Whether your watching Sista Otis on TV or a live acoustic Rock 'N Roll performance, her natural charisma and, "on air" ease is the mark of a true entertainer. Click this link to see for your self. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxA2xVy8Fb8

*Sista Otis is a Indie Gold National Touring Artist w/air play in 12 countries and coast to coast in the states.

*Sista Otis has opened for Blues Traveler, Michael Franti, Zac Brown Band, Rusted Root, Kenny Olson(KId Rock), Bitch and Animal(Ani Difranco), Wilco, The Black Crows, Dr. John, Ben Harper, Stevie Wonder, Fishbone, R.E.M., Drive by truckers, Sinead O' Connor, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The machine, Plain White T's, Kings of Leon.

*Sista Otis made National News when American Idol, Jive Records recording artist, Crystal Bowersox named her as one of her main influences along with Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt. Sista Otis made an appearance on American Idol as a supporting friend of Crystals.

*Sista Otis' most recent recording Charmed, TBR is Produced by Norwood (world famous punk/funk pioneer and founding member of Fishbone). With accompaniment from John Mcknight(Ben Harper), Fish on drums(Timberlake, Aguilera), Joey Williams(Blind Boys Of Alabama). Engineered by Jimmy Sloan(Jack Johnson).

*Sista Otis played for Heath Ledger cast and crew for, The Dark Knight Batman wrap party. She also was personally invited and performed for Sean Penn during Jazz Fest New Orleans. Sista Otis posters and paraphernalia appear in a hand full of Indie films which testify to her large unground fallowing.

*The Advocate named Sista Otis as one of the top 10 Indie Artists to see LIVE in the U.S.

*Sista Otis is the highest nominated artist in Detroit music award history.

Sista Otis,"The Original Good Times Girl" presents:
~ The Gospel Of Rock 'N Roll Show ~
An acoustic Rock 'N Roll Revolution focused on audience participation, positive energy and, "Good Times" that'll make you feel so jubilant, you'll have to throw your hands up and shout! Songs written and peeled off the nitty gritty black top of the big cities on through to the back dirt roads of lil' country towns. These songs are fused with the blood sweat and tears of a real deal Singer/Songwriter/Performer extraordinaire! Born and raised on Detroit Rock 'N Roll, Motown, she took that mix to New Orleans and studied Jazz, Gospel, and brass band. That combined with a childhood love for the old school Sun Memphis recordings, makes up the gumbo of this "one of a kind" artist that is unmatchable and easy to promote.

QUOTES FROM THE CRITICS

"She has enough power to fuel a fire and enough soul to make James Brown proud."
Rachel May, Detroit News.

"Her name and Detroit Pedigree set some big expectations. Happily, Sista Otis manages to over deliver. Sista serves up Janis Joplin-inspired 1960's Rock mingled with flavors of funk, hip-hop, soul, and urban folk in original socially conscious songs"
-Mark Davis, The Advocate.

Honorable mention in "Rolling Stone" magazine with Emimem and The Funk Brothers for top Awards granted by, The Detroit Music Awards.

"Also hailing from the Midwest, Detroit to be exact, is Sista Otis and the Wholly Rollers. With the feverish fervor of a faith healer, Sista Otis and company rolls through a series of songs on its CD Worldwide Release (Wholly Roller) that sound as if they were baptized in hip-hop ("Beat On The Road"), funk ("Love Is Spiritual"), modern rock ("Rollin' Stone," "Mama Look At Me"), and the blues ("Letter To Denine"), and bring the listener to the brink of testifying."
-Gregg Shapiro, Chicago Windy City Times

"A maverick artist packing rooms across the Midwest, exalted by critics"
-Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press.
(Front cover full 1 1/2 page article, Detroit Free Press.)

"One listen leaves little doubt that Otis is on her way out of the shadows of the gritty, "urban folk" genre she helped create and on her way into the mainstream. But that's OK. Perhaps it's the mainstream that needs this prophetess most of all."
-Jason Michael, Between The Lines.

"Getting an audience out of their chairs is easy to Otis. She often gets people to get their groove on with just her guitar."
-Tim Brouk, Lafayette, IN. Journal and Courier.

"Sista Otis has got to be one of the best songwriters to hit Detroit in a very long time."
-Aimee Spencer, Real Detroit

"She's a very talented song writer and she knows how to work a crowd. Her stage presence is one that you cant walk away from without knowing she was there."
-Kristi Singer, Myrtle Beach, SC. The Sun News.

"Worldwide Release holds the potential as the record that can break open the national scene for Sista Otis and the Wholly Rollers. And it's a great album, full of the variety and depth that Otis is known for. Each song sounds fresh and different from each other, a feat not often accomplished by music groups either through fear or inexperience."
-Lucie Bourgeau, The South End.