In just over a year, Karen Lovely has shot onto the blues scene like Stack O' Lee's pistol, capturing the 2nd Place Band Prize at the 2010 International Blues Challenge and picking up (2) Muddy Awards in 2009 for BEST NEW ACT & PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR. Backed by her stellar band, this singer delivers a blistering mix of contemporary & old school blues.

Karen Lovely started singing the blues professionally in September 2007 and released her debut record "Lucky Girl" in November 2008. Since then, she & her band have delivered stand out performances that have brought awards, critical acclaim and standing ovations at venues such as the New Daisy & Orpheum Theatres (International Blues Challenge), Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, the Britt Festival, the Klamath Blues Festival and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Green Show.

WINNER - 2nd PLACE BAND - 2010 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE

WINNER 2009 Muddy Award BEST NEW ACT

WINNER 2009 Muddy Award PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
(Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival)

WINNER 2009 "Journey to Memphis" Competition
Cascade Blues Association

WINNER 2009 "Journey to Memphis" Waterfront Prize Best Performance,
Cascade Blues Association

DISCOGRAPHY:

STILL THE RAIN:

#1 Roots Music Report - Oregon
#4 Roots Music Report TOP 50 Blues Chart
#12 Living Blues Chart
XM Radio Bluesville PICK TO CLICK

"In a seemingly endless cycle of average Blues CDs, Lovely's new album is the brightest spot on the horizon and a good bet to make many a top Blues album list this year. "Still the Rain" is a magnificent album!"
- BluesWax Magazine

"Lovely's voice combines roadhouse grit with a focused emotional clarity all her own. Given superior songs by Dennis Walker and Alan Mirikitani, she's an unstoppable force blasting out of the Pacific Northwest."
- Frank-John Hadley, DownBeat Magazine Blues Columnist

"It's a GREAT record!" - Bill Wax, XM Radio, B.B. King's Bluesville

"The single most impressive emerging female vocalist I've heard in quite some time. Karen Lovely doesn't just sing, she is the song. Star power personified...she's here to stay!"
- The Blues Hound, 90.1 FM KPFT Houston

LUCKY GIRL:

#1 Pick to Click - XM Radio's Bluesville
#13 Living Blues Chart

Official Karen Lovely website: http://karenlovely.com
MySpace: http://myspace.com/karenlovelysingstheblues

Twitter: http://twitter.com/karenlovely

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