KARAN ANDREA:
Originally from Kentucky, Andrea migrated north to Buffalo from the Southern states and is heavily influenced by the raw power of Southern music: R&B, gospel, blues, country, and bluegrass. She is partial to the sounds of Memphis, from early Sun Records rockabilly, to Stax/Volt soul. However, she is also a self-proclaimed ‘prisoner of rock ‘n’ roll’: Equally present in her own work is the influence of rock from various periods...

She has teamed up with Ed Supple - a Niagara Falls native who is a formidable guitar player, songwriter and arranger. He has done a great deal of session work in LA and Nashville, and they are now writing and performing together.

Her solo work has received critical approval:

"...arguably the smartest woman musician in all of upstate New York."
- Elliott Randall, guitarist (Steely Dan and many others), producer, composer

Reviews...
Michael Mee, Maverick Magazine (UK)
"Andrea instantly displays a deep understanding of the dark underbelly of country music. In her world, the sequins have fallen off and the cowboy boots have all got mud on them...
"Andrea is blessed with an inky black voice, when she launches into 'She Falls So Hard' [sic] and 'Jukebox' you find yourself reaching for the bottle to drown someone else's sorrows...
"The gospel classic 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken' is given a 21st century cynicism, while the distinctly un-country 'Liberation Radio' merely confirms that [she] is looking ahead rather than over [her] shoulder. But it's the bottomless chasm of Andrea's voice on 'Steel Cowboy' or the malevolent blues of 'His Name is John' that is the band's real power..."

Bob Silvestri, Night-Life Magazine
"With a soulful and reserved style...Andrea's vocals wrap around you like a favorite blanket and feels warm and comfortable...