Biography
Nominated for Best Rock Band and Best Rock Female, 2009 Carolina Music Awards.
Packaging for 'A Year In Maine One Month' won a 2009 American Graphic Design Award for excellence in the Packaging category.
Voted Best Local Songwriter, Creative Loafing 2007 & 2008 (Readers' Choice).
Nominated and chosen as a Finalist for Best Female Vocalist, 2007 Charlotte Music Awards.
Born just outside of Asheville and raised in Charlotte, Lindy is a North Carolina native with nearly 15 years of professional experience at the age of twenty-nine. Singing before she could talk and writing songs in early childhood, Lindy had her first professional experience in a recording studio at the age of seven. It was in her college years that she began writing the songs which would first establish her musical style and become frequent requests at the weekly professional performances which served as her primary means of employment while earning her college degree.
Lindy credits a broad spectrum of artists with having had an influence on her musical style, the most prominent of which include Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Joni Mitchell, Radiohead, The Beatles, Ani DiFranco and The Black Crowes, but having had a broad musical upbringing, Lindy remains very much her own woman in her original stylings as well as in her interpretation of other artist's work. Performing is something which comes very naturally to Lindy, and her comfort and ease with her audience is inviting enough to not only draw a crowd, but keep them in their seats as well as bring them back for repeat appearances.
Lindy and her band, the Red Velvet Manx, are sculpting out a style all their own with a tight rhythm section, deeply poignant lyrics, and unmistakable vocal acuity.
Instrumentation
Lindy Dobbins: Guitar and Vocals
John Christenbury: Bass
Jody Gore: Drums and Percussion
Joe Brown: Soundboard
Discography
'A Year In Maine One Month' (2008) is the first full-length album for Lindy and the band. Produced by Jamie Hoover in Charlotte, NC, the album features 12 original songs and 3 bonus tracks.
'Power of One', a promotional single released in December of 2007, features the work of veteran producer, Jamie Hoover, and internationally renowned percussionist, Jim Brock.
Albums available in Charlotte, NC at Manifest Discs on South Blvd, in Concord, NC at Music Consultants Entertainment on Manor Avenue, on CDBaby.com in physical format or for download at Amazon.com or iTunes.
Hear Lindy's music on the radio: CharlotteIndieRadio.com
CotswoldRadio.com
WSGE 91.7 FM, wsge.org
WEND 106.5 FM, 1065.com
WRRW 100.9 FM
Women of Substance Radio, www.live365.com/stations/breenoble
Links
| http://www.lindydobbins.com |
| Lindy Dobbins & the Red Velvet Manx on Myspace |
| Lindy Dobbins on Myspace |