w/ Lauren Adelle

Lauren Adelle and Colin Boyd met at J Pepe's in Dallas one Wednesday night when her friends urged her to get up and sing with him at his weekly gig. A partnership was born that night. A year's residency at the Greenville Bar and Grill [r.i.p. !] started when they showed up at their weekly blues jam; after three original songs they were hired on the spot for Monday nights. 

They now have a CD, "Mi Amor", featuring songs by the two of them, with Lauren Adelle on vocals and Colin Boyd on guitar. Lauren sings and writes songs in English and Spanish and plays with her Blues/rock/pop band. Colin, Jim Dailey, and Owen Kinser round out the line-up. 

Lyrics about love and politics.

Lauren Adelle conocio a su companero y guitarista Colin Boyd a J Pepe's hace 5 anos cuando ella fue a improvisar una cancion con el, tocando esa noche por la gente. Sin perder un segundo, nacio una amistad de la musica, y encontraron un talento compartido por escribir y tocar. 

Formaron una banda con LA de cantante y CB en la guitara, Jim Dailey en drums, y Owen Kinser en bass, tocaron, y ahora ya viene el disco de Blues/Rock/Pop, metad en English y otra en Espanol. 

La letra es del amor y la politica. Se llama Mi Amor.

August 25th, 2010

For immediate release

LAUREN ADELLE and COLIN BOYD will perform at CITY TAVERN [1402 Main Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 - 214-745-1402] on Friday, September 24th.  This is a full-band performance in celebration of the release of their new CD "Lauren Adelle With Colin Boyd - Mi Amor" on Happy Cat Records.

CHRIS GONZALEZ &THE BRUSHLANDERS will also be performing at this show on the 24th.  Tickets are a low 5 dollars and available at CITY TAVERN.  Music starts at 10pm.

Songwriter-singer LAUREN ADELLE and songwriter-singer-guitarist COLIN BOYD have been writing and performing together for 5 years. A long-term residency at Dallas' Greenville Bar & Grill in 2005-2006 won them over many fans.  The new CD "Mi Amor" features songs by the two of them in English and Spanish.

A few words from LAUREN ADELLE on songwriting:

"Like most songwriters, I started writing as a kid. All I wanted to do was sing my own songs. I grew up, worked with several producers on mediocre songs and one night ended up on a J Pepe's patio drinking with my friends. They pooled together a lot of money to get the attention of the guy playing guitar (Colin Boyd) and made me sing with him. We improvised some blues and later that week landed a gig from singing at a blues jam. 

"There it began.  We gigged, wrote some songs, made a name for ourselves as a duo.

"Working at a restaurant while earning my degrees in Spanish and English, I became friends with the large staff of Hispanic immigrants, who told me of their stories and difficulties coming to America. I learned about Latin American and Mexican politics and my personal path changed. I went to Monterrey, NL, to study politics with Hispanic students and traveled the country, brainstorming for economic stimulation projects as well as focusing on the corruption.

"I returned to Dallas after living the next year in Mexico and began to write in Spanish about everything from love to the Maya.  A few years later, I am finally graduated and able to put the energy and focus needed into pursuing a music career. 

"I have found a political passion in my young adult life so far and write lyrics about government- chaotic, realistic and ideal forms. I am hopeful that my music can somehow aid me in political and humanitarian goals that I have for the future. I write a lot about my experiences in friendships, relationships and obviously life.  I am an honest writer."