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Kelly Zullo - Episode 110


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Hailed as "Excellent" this year by Iron Maiden, and "one of the best female guitar players around" by numerous fans from Berlin to NYC, Kelly Zullo has seen some not so instant success this year. Following a 3rd album release and a 15 city tour of Europe, one of the most underground acclaimed songwriters returns to America to release a fourth album due by the end of January 2011.
Recently appearing on internationally syndicated and local radio including, Rock On Radio central New Jersey, Exit 97.7 WEXT, and Albany NY's Capital Underground, Kelly Zullo has been showcasing her unique complex left hand technique and aggressive acoustic guitar playing.
Kelly Zullo stands out from a sea of singer-songwriters. Her strengths lie in her unique slamming and rapid fingerpicking on her acoustic guitar. She wows listeners with her Outstanding guitar accompaniment. She has been paying dues on the road and steadfastly playing away in Nashville clubs for seven years now, and her recent release, Thin Line, has all the battle scars and enlightened world-weariness to prove it. Thin Line is a tense record, balancing frustration and loss with hope and liberty- finally resulting in a commanding, self-possessed collection of six thoughtful songs. Zullo's voice, at once gritty and sweet, lingers somewhere in the Melissa Etheridge and Michelle Shocked relam, and her writing is truthful and simple.
Thin Line contains contributions from phenomenal session bassist Jackie Street and drummers Ben Phillips and David Burch, but Zullo herself does the lion's share of playing, including guitar, bass, and harmonica.
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CRUMBS CafeBy Mike Guzzo