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BAND MEMBERS
Suzanna Choffel's red-hot band creates a fresh and original instrumental backing. The lineup consists of drummer Eldridge Goins (Johnnie Johnson, Carolyn Wonderland, Big Al DuPree, The Heathens), bassist Johnny Vogelsang (Bob Schneider, Soulhat), vibes/accordion/synth player Laura Scarborough (Lila's Medicine, Ohn), and saxophone/clarinet player Brad Houser (New Bohemians, Boombox, Critters Buggin'). The result is a smokin' hot rhythm section that can riff, improv and meander like a jazz band, yet has the stability of her strong pop-soul songs to ground them, resulting in a sensational new sound.

Instrumentation
Suzanna Choffel - vocals and guitar
Eldridge Goins - drums
Johnny Vogelsang - bass
Brad Houser - baritone sax/bass clarinet
Laura Scarborough - vibraphone/accordion/synthesizer/melodica

PR Materials
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OFFICIAL SITE
www.suzannachoffel.com

CURRENT TOUR DATES
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PRESS AVAILABLE HERE

SXSW 2009 Performance Review (March 2009)
Jim DeRogatis - music critic (Chicago Sun-Times, NPR Sound Opinions)
Hard-to-pigeonhole singer-songwriters are a dime a dozen in Austin, but Choffel, a big winner at the local music awards Wednesday, impressed me more than any I've heard here with a unique sound equal parts Beat poetry, smoky soul grooves and indie-pop eccentricity. Think Feist meets Erykah Badu...

The Next Fun Fearless Female Rock Star (Nov. 2008)
Austin Chronicle cover story - Margaret Moser
"As a contender for the Cosmopolitan StarLaunch contest and the winner of two online competitions, including FameCast; a featured artist on two compilations who tours nonstop playing private parties and concerts; and a CMJ showcaser with loads of critical praise for her CD and invitations left and right to collaborate, not to mention one of the hottest videos on YouTube, Choffel arguably has the hottest name out of Austin at the moment. It's more than enough to serve notice that she's, quite literally, moving from the small stage to the big one."
Performance Review (March 2008)
Famecast.com - Steve Hochman
FameCast industry expert and veteran music journalist Steve Hochman (Los Angeles Times, AOL Spinner.com) said of her performances, “Suzanna’s band has a really distinctive and attractive sound. Most importantly, here's a strong song and performer, sassy and saucy. Suzanna's learned from some of the greats about phrasing, playing around with delivery and beat, singing the emotions and the words rather than merely the melody. She slots nicely alongside Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux and Fiona Apple.”
Performance Review (August 2008)
Austin Chronicle - music critic Jim Caligiuri
“Not just another singer-songwriter, Suzanna Choffel is sexy and smart. Her band's mix of pop, soul, be-bop and adult themes creates a vision that is unique, thoroughly refreshing and worthy of national attention.”

9 Bands To Watch In '09 (March 2009)
Austin Monthly (Music Issue - March 2009)
"All the attention hasn't gone to Suzanna Choffel's head, which has to be difficult, because it easily could.
Thanks to YouTube, people around the world started figuring out what people in Austin already knew - the bubbly Choffel seems to have "it".
"She has that star quality about her", says Margaret Moser, the queen of Austin music writers. "You just look at someone like her performing and, yeah... that's what it is. It's her intelligence and her spriteliness that's so charming."

awards:

Winner: International Songwriting Contest 2003
Honorable Mention: John Lennon Songwriting Contest
Official Showcase Artist: Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference, 2006
Grand Prize Winner: Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest 2007
official showcase at International Folk Alliance 2008
winner of Famecast Season 4 Pop Fenom 2008