Carrie Wade

"Very unique blend of nice, poppy mood and melancholic lyrics. Love the female vocalist - she's got a very appealing softness to her voice while emoting alot of different feelings. - Sean McCready at The Rock (KIAC Radio - www.iacmusic.com)

"Wonderful song with such airy keyboards and hopping bass, spunky guitar and cool Carrie Wade singin' about the danger of a deep love gone sour..." - Larry W. Johnson at Life After Life (KIAC Radio - www.iacmusic.com/carriewade

"Carrie is a unique and gifted artist who writes commercial songs with great hooks while retaining a depth and raw edge... great words and inventive chord changes, powerful, sexy and sensitive, Carrie has it all and more... she's a star!" - Ray Porter at Ray's Favorite Artists - KIAC (www.iacmusic.com)

"Carrie weaves a tapestry of words and music that captures the heart... great insight!" - Back to the Shack Station at KIAC (www.iacmusic.com)

"I really love how the guitar riffs in this tune intertwine so nicely with Carrie's vox. It's almost like it's in a genre of its own that should be called "Dark Country" because it's so unique but definitely catchy. Rock on, Carrie!" - Sandman at Sandman's Songbirds (KIAC - www.iacmusic.com)

"Great acoustic shuffle, it's bounciness making a stark contrast to the hard lyric. I really like the four-note riff, too - it stays with you long after the music finishes. Carrie's voice has a tinge of country in it, which again, adds to the general unexpectness of the disparate elements in the song that all together come to make a great whole." - Brian Booth at Serendipity XVI (KIAC - www.iacmusic.com)

At the Highland Grounds Nightclub and Restaurant in Hollywood, the unassuming barefooted singer, nattily dressed in a beige jacket and pants with a matching hat, takes the stage. She opens her mouth to sing, strums her guitar and the audience is immediately captivated by her angelic, but raspy voice. They are under her spell. They are experiencing the magic of singer/songwriter Carrie Wade.

With a tonality that brings to mind classic singers like Bonnie Raitt and Joni Mitchell, Carrie Wade has a pleasing voice that commands attention. She has listened to a variety of groups and artists as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone and The Ohio Players. "I was raised on soul and funk," said Wade, whose Dad also weaned her on early Prince and Billy Preston. However, Wade has a voice distinctly her own that's radically different than those artists. When told that her voice is reminiscent of Bobbie Gentry, she broke out in song, singing "Ode to Billie Jo" to perfection. But comparing her to Gentry hardly does this artist any justice. Her short performance at Highland Grounds laid any comparisons to rest. She did three impressive songs, the first "For You", a song of support for a loved one. On this composition, Jeremiah Sammartano accompanied her on harmonica, which provided a backdrop for her peaceful, soulful and spiritual lyric. Her second song, "The Old Ways", was a mellow song that featured her vocal and arpeggio style playing on the guitar. Her final song, "Love, Me", was a musical version of a Dear John letter, signifying a love that went wrong. Jay Allan Friedmann also accompanied her on electric guitar.

Wade's music is borne of life experience. "I've been around sort of like long enough to experience some heavy stuff," she reflected. "I feel things very deeply, almost to a point of it being painful sometimes. There's a lot of life experience and things that happen to you or things that you observe and they go right into the songs."

Currently, Wade is working on her CD, tentatively titled "The Old Ways".

We spent 15 minutes with Carrie Wade, listening to her 15-minute set and sitting down with her to talk to her for 15 minutes. But clearly, this talented artist will have more than 15 minutes of fame and stardom. With her considerable talent, stage presence and beauty, Carrie Wade is on track for a bright future in the industry. If you hear the name Carrie Wade, be sure to check her out. Visit her site at www.myspace.com/carriewade and prepare to be enchanted by her music. - The Scoop, June 2005