Music Picks for Friday, Jan 15th

Sierra Hull & HWY 11 - Berkeley Cafe - (Bluegrass / Vocals)
Sierra Hull is a protege of Allison Kraus - and some say better. A youngster on the music scene, her mandolin and vocal skills are simply amazing. She got her start a fiddler's convention about 4-5 years ago - caught the eye of some fellow musicians and eventually Allison Kraus. Under the mentoring of Kraus, Sierra has put together a solid band in Hwy 11, has toured with Kraus and Union Station and has made quite a name for herself. She is essentially to the mandolin what Amanda Shaw has been to the fiddle. This is truly a treat and yet again another case where Raleigh has great music coming through it's venues. Check out her stuff on Myspace and YouTube

This show also includes:

David Olney with guest Sergio Webb (Rockabilly / HonkyTonk)
David is one of the great unsung songwriters on the scene right now - he also is an excellent guitarist and vocalist. Straight out of the cut of the Texas Hill Country music flavor (with a touch of the swamp soul) - David teams up with Sergio Webb on a national tour in support of the Album - "One Tough Town" - This is most certainly a perfect night cap to the above show. An excellent night of music at the Berkeley for sure! Be sure to check out their music on myspace and youtube


Saturday also hosts another great show:

Carbon Leaf - Lincoln Theatre - (with guests Knock out Roses)
These guys have been tearing up the scene for YEARS! I can remember catching them in the OBX for shows at either The Pit or Kellys - for quite some time it seemed that either they, or Fighting Gravity was there everytime we blew through town...
Anyhoo - for those of you who do not know them - if you like Phish or Widespread Panic or Wilco - you will most certainly dig these guys!
This is going to be a great show.... Too bad I can't be in two places at the same time.....