Someone contacted me about Bari Leigh and all I had to do was listen to one song to know I wanted to feature her on the blog. She’s in LA this week for a couple of shows (Los Angeles and Calabasas) and Leigh is a musician that you don’t want to miss. She’s got that up-tempo contemporary country music vibe that captures your attention (and your ears) quickly! Based on that one song sample, I listened to more and am impressed with her presentation, vocal nuances and her range. Wow has she got a great voice!! Her genre of contemporary country or Southern rock reminds one of Carrie Underwood or Miranda Lambert in tone and phrasing, but there is something more to Bari Leigh that gives her spice and a unique presence. Don’t make the mistake of waiting till the last minute to get tickets to her show. Her new album dropped recently and it’s picking up steam… which means it’s going to be harder to get tickets the longer you wait to get them.
Fast-rising Southern rock artist, Bari Leigh, kicks off her Summer “Unchained” Tour this week, heading to 40 east coast cities in support of her debut album, Tonight, I’m Unchained. Having written, recorded, co-produced and released the album on her own label, Starfish Music, Leigh has grabbed the attention of CBS’s Entertainment Tonight, who calls her a “buzzworthy artist” who is “set to explode with her infectious mix of pop, country, blues and soul.”
Growing up in Darnestown, Maryland, listening to iconic female singers like Dolly Parton, Etta James, and Bobbie Gentry, Bari Leigh developed her own unique sound that displays both a toughness and sweetness that critics have noted sets Leigh apart not only as an artist but as a person. Taking charge of her music career, Leigh established her own record label, Starfish Music, in her early 20s, and teamed up with musician/singer-songwriter/producer/label owner, Blake Morgan of ECR Music Group, who mixed and mastered her album. With Morgan helping to steer her progress, Leigh wrote and recorded Tonight, I’m Unchained over a two-year period, producing a body of work that The Examiner called, “a blend of sassy country and pop with notes of blues” that is “addicting.”
For the Country Record described her album as “a concoction of neo-traditional country, southern rock, Americana and alt-pop,” and proclaims, “It’s an identity that pushes her way beyond the feminist messages of Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and other such mainstream stars, and sets her way apart from any of her contemporaries.” Nashville Lifestyles Magazine raves that Leigh, “has the attitude and vocal strength like many other female country performers, but it’s Leigh’s songwriting that separates her from a typical artist.”
The album:
Be sure to check out Bari Leigh’s debut album, Tonight, I’m Unchained (out now on iTunes)
Tonight, I’m Unchained
Track Listing
1. Never Come Back
2. Over Again
3. Free Of You
4. Man’s World
5. Was She Pretty
6. One Last Ride
7. Desperately
8. Burnin’ Dreams
9. Rock Bottom
10. Tonight, I’m Unchained
Check out the list of her upcoming shows and if one is near you, don’t miss it!
Bari Leigh – Summer “Unchained” Tour 2015
8/1 Evansville, Indiana,10 p.m. – RiRa Irish Pub
8/7 Los Angeles, CA, 9p.m. – Mid City Lounge
8/8 Calabasas, CA 8:00p.m. – Lovi’s Deli
8/21 Fredonia, Tennessee, 8:00p.m. – Bent Wrench
8/28 Winchester, Tennessee, 9 p.m. – Franklin County Fair
8/29 Louisville, Kentucky, 11 p.m. – Gerstle’s Place
9/12 Lexington, Kentucky, 5 p.m. – Talon Winery
9/19 Louisville, Kentucky, 11:00 p.m. – Gerstle’s Place
9/26 Clarksburg, Maryland, 3 p.m. – Hometown Get Down Festival
9/26 Poolesville, Maryland, 9:00 p.m. – Cuginis Restaurant Bar
10/2 Fredonia, Tennessee, 8:00 p.m. – Bent Wrench
10/3 Louisville, Kentucky, 10:00 p.m. – Gerstle’s Place
11/6 Louisville, Kentucky, 10:00 p.m. – Gerstle’s Place
11/7 Louisville, Kentucky, 11:00 p.m. – Gerstle’s Place
(more dates TBA)
Follow Bari Leigh on these social platforms:
Website/blog: https://barileigh.wordpress.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BariLeighMusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/barileighmusic
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/artist/3HP5D0Smt4k4tfvQheexQ1?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open
Buy her CD or download it from iTunes regardless if you see her live or not. It’s an addictive batch of tunes.
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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