CAROLYN IN THE NEWS

Blueswoman plays food benefit at Red Mill
Texas blueswoman Carolyn Wonderland has jammed with Bob Dylan and is a favorite of Willie Nelson. Now she's coming to Jersey to help out the state's hungry. (MyCentralNewJersey.com, June 2, 2009)

The News on the Blues
Blues singer Carolyn Wonderland emerged from Houston ringed by glowing comparisons to Janis Joplin, but she's not afraid to mix it up to reflect her restless musical appetites. (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, CA, May 21, 2009)

Austin on the road: Carolyn Wonderland and Dale Watson in Amsterdam
You won't find many two-steppers in a Dutch crowd. That doesn't mean Texas roots music doesn't move them: they express their passions differently, as Dale Watson pointed out before his show in Amsterdam earlier this month. (Austin360.com, May 17, 2009)

The wonder of Carolyn Wonderland
Austin, Texas -- perhaps the finest live-music city in America -- is the kind of town that is so diverse and so conducive to different artistic temperaments, there can be no single "Austin sound." (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, CA, May 21, 2009)

Local Artist Wednesday: Carolyn Wonderland
Carolyn Wonderland, a Houston native, began her music career in the early '90's while still a teenager releasing her first album Play With Matches in 1995. Carolyn stood out among other musicians, not just because of her pink hair but because of her amazing voice and guitar playing ability. (Examiner.com, March 25, 2009)

Many opinions, Twitter style ...
This Space recommends Carolyn Wonderland, very underrated blues singer/guitarist. (Press-Enterprise, Riverside, CA, March 19, 2009)

Best bets for SXSW Wednesday shows
SXSW music festival officially kicks off with the Austin Music Awards Wednesday March 18 at the Austin Music Hall. Along with the awards that highlight the year that was in Austin music, the musical lineup is among the strongest in years. (News 8 Austin, March 17, 2009)

Texas State Musician Shelley King Visits Japan with her 'Elvis'
Austin musician Shelley King, the current Texas State Musician, jams on her beautiful Gibson Elvis Presley King of Rock J-200 acoustic guitar with the president of Gibson Japan, Yasuhiko Iwanade, and fellow Austin musician and frequent band mate Carolyn Wonderland at Gibson Japan Showroom/Studio in Ginza, Tokyo, on February 9, during her first tour in Japan. (Gibson, Nashville, TN, March 13, 2009)

Benefit set to keep Artz Ribhouse finger-licking good
The Save Artz Ribhouse Benefit will infiltrate Scholz Garten Sunday in an effort to keep the beloved barbecue restaurant from closing. The bill includes Del Castillo, Slaid Cleaves, Redd Volkeart/Cindy Cashdollar, Carolyn Wonderland/Shelley King, Warren Hood, Ephraim Owens, Austin Lounge Lizards and Jon Emery with Art Blondin. (News 8 Austin, February 20, 2009)

Lonesome Onry and Mean: Voices of a Grateful Nation
As has been noted in these pages before, my daughter is in the Air Force. I'm not too happy that right now she is on a six-month assignment in Qatar while her two-year-old daughter is in San Antonio. So her active duty certainly colors my opinions regarding the new discs Voices of a Grateful Nation Vol. 1 & 2. (Houston Press, Dec 9, 2008)

Save Austin Music Launches Public Service Announcement Campaign with Movie-Style Premiere Gala Fundraiser
Save Austin Music, the grassroots Austin music organization, will launch its Austin Music: You're Invited Public Service Announcement Campaign by hosting a Hollywood-style movie premiere on Friday October 17th at the One World Theatre, just 10 minutes from downtown Austin. (eMediaWire, October 2, 2008)