Debra DeSalvo at Pianos
Debra DeSalvo
Saturday, April 15 @ 8:00 PM
Pianos NYC/158 Ludlow @ Stanton/(212) 529-6924/www.pianosnyc.com
With bassist Duke and drummer John Hummel (Black Market Radio), Debra DeSalvo leads a true rock power trio, capable of ranging from dreamy to pounding within a single song. Her Hoboken Demo EP is “pure rock fudge…a modern jewel with a ’70s sound, an essential purchase for fans of real, intimate rock” (Mp3hardplay).
The EP’s opening song, “Welcome to the Boneyard,” was inspired by a trip through Ground Zero on the PATH train. Zen Guitar calls it “a love song sent back from beyond the grave, featuring beautiful stinging slide guitar reminiscent of later George Harrison.” Zen Guitar adds: “ ‘When It Comes Down’ shows off the power of Deb’s heartfelt vocals, from delicate and sweet to soaring over her muscular guitar. The EP rounds out with ‘All That I Need,’ an upbeat pop melody tightly arranged around close harmonies with a crowd-pleasing hook.” According to Chuck Eddy (The Village Voice), Hoboken Demo “does for her earlier Electric Goddess EP what ‘VH1 Classic Metal Mania: Stripped’ does for old hair-metal ballads-sometimes lying back can give you more energy.”
Deb contributed three songs to the award-winning Showtime movie about AIDS, Getting Off, starring Christine Harnos (ER, Dazed and Confused) and five songs, including the theme song “Take It Off,” to the Sundance Cable doc STRIPPED: Exposing the Business of Baring It All. Deb’s video for “Take It Off” is included on the STRIPPED DVD (Vanguard Cinema). Her book The Language of the Blues: From Alcorub to Zuzu (with a foreword by Dr. John) was published Jan. 28 by Billboard Books.
