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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Betsy Lucas

Betsy Lucas releases LP ‘Delivery Girl’

The singer and songwriter known as Betsy Lucas has released her latest LP album, “Delivery Girl.” The record contains no fewer than 16 original tracks for a total listening time of over an hour. It has been proudly published on the LuCasa Farms Records independent music label without the influence or support of the corporate music industry. Raw yet refined, and bringing a surprising balance of tender, heartfelt singer-songwriter music and groove-charged alternative rock, “Delivery Girl” by Betsy Lucas is one of the most fresh and distinctive pop records to be released in years.
Betsy Lucas has roots in places as disparate as Michigan and Nashville, twisting also deep into San Francisco’s Bay Area. She cites as main artistic influences Joni Mitchell, the Pretenders, the Beatles, Steely Dan, Rufus, Earth Wind & Fire, and Carly Simon. Of these, her most intuitive similarities stem from the first two, and fans of either are likely to be enthusiastic with “Delivery Girl” by Betsy Lucas.
The variety of music on Lucas’ new LP makes it extremely re-playable, with driving alt-rock tracks like “I Can’t Pretend” followed by striking jazzy numbers such as “How Not to Play,” while also displaying myriad shades of the singer-songwriter tradition throughout.
Asked to comment on the general theme of her album, Lucas writes, “To share meaningful and melodic music. Harkens back to the glory days of the singer-songwriter era. Puts its own fresh spin on the ’70s with some alternative rock thrown in. Think revisionist old-school pop/rock.”
Betsy Lucas comes from a musical family, her parents each being barbershop quartet champions in their own right. Her uncle, Bob Lucas, has songs featured on the latest Grammy-Award-winning record by Alison Krauss. Betsy herself achieved radio airplay by the age of 15. Soon afterward, she found herself in a Nashville studio being produced by Fred Carter, Jr. (Roy Orbison, Joan Baez, Simon & Garfunkel).
Lucas resides now in San Francisco and a great many Bay Area talents have contributed to her “Delivery Girl” LP. These include David Immergluck (Counting Crows, John Hiatt) Jim Prescott (G. Love & Special Sauce) Adam Levy (Tracy Chapman) Dave Ziegner, Michael Stadler, Jessica “Jelt” Lucas, Joanne Bussiere, and many more.
“Delivery Girl” by Betsy Lucas is available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
“Delivery Girl” by Betsy Lucas –
http://www.amazon.com/Delivery-Girl-Betsy-Lucas/dp/B00WLEOB26/
Website –

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Misty Blanco AKA Mysterious



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Misty Blanco AKA Mysterious
Genre:  Pop, Urban, Hip Hop
Location: United States
Label:  Musik and Film

Website
https://www.mysteriouslane.com/

Songwriter/Publisher
Kimberly "Mysterious" Bert / BMI

About 'Mysterious'

At the tender age of 5, Kimberly  was told by her mother not to open the door for anyone, or to go outside. Ms. Robinson told her these things before leaving Kimberly  in a project home alone with one older brother age 6, and younger sister age 4. Mysterious and her siblings occupied the adultless apartment where there was no food for weeks.

But after Kimberly was promised food from McDonald's by the local cops (who were called by neighbors who found out the children were home alone). Kimberly  opened the front door with intentions on getting food for herself and siblings. Little did Kimberly  know her life would change forever as she and her siblings were swept off into the Foster Care system.

Instantly, Kimberly became the mother hen for her younger sister's fears and anxiety as they waited for a family who would adopt Kimberly and sister together.  Up until this present day, Kimberly still questions the true motives of her Adoptive Mother who brought the sisters into her beautiful home of the strong Jehovah Witness doctrine.

This new life style felt like a refuge for Kimberly  as she excelled in the youth ministry keynote expressions and writing (theocratic ministry school). Soon, Kimberly would secretly write about her being victimized by her male adult adoptive cousin who would molester her at night, who lived in the home. And to make matters worse, Kimberly   would be punished and beaten by her Adoptive Mother for expressing her pain to her Adoptive Mother who was in denial of her own adult molesting grandson's dark habits. Her response would always be, "What happens in this house, stays in this house."

Despite her dark secrets at home, Kimberly would blossom into a competitive elementary, and middle school athlete and a more competitive poetic lyrical writer. She would write about passion and pain inspired by the lyrics of Notorious B.I.G, Tupac Left Eye, Scarface, etc.

As her Tom Boy edge blossomed because she felt it would keep her predator away from her, it caused her peers to refer to Kimberly as 'Weird'. Kimberly opened a dictionary to discover that 'Mysterious' is one of the definitions characteristics used to describe the meaning of 'Weird'. She would now use the moniker 'Mysterious' as she would dazzle the local rap Ciphers becoming the fan's favorite around her hometown of Detroit, MI.  But Mysterious would face more insurmountable circumstances after she was sexually assaulted while still attending middle school.

Back and forth abuse in the home of Mysterious caused the neighborhood to get involved which made her foster parent move them to Greensboro, NC. This did not stop the abuse, so Mysterious now mother of a son and her younger sister were put out and homeless because Mysterious spoke up. Her foster mother sent them back to Detroit with only $300 and no place to live Mysterious her sister and child were homeless in the streets of Detroit for 8 months, before authorities  placed them in other foster homes,  and girls homes. Mysterious ends up meeting a Artist in the group Divine who introduced Mysterious to D-Moët who lived in Teaneck NJ.

Later, Mysterious runs away from the girls home to Teaneck, N.J., to follow her dreams on being a hip-hop star. Mysterious spent time inside the studio with Hip Hop producer D-Moet ( 'Hate Me Now' Puff Daddy and Nas, Foxy Brown, J-Lo Snoop Dogg and etc). But with the intention on getting her son back, and sister out of bad company Mysterious would return back to Detroit where she would land a steady waitress gig at a well known Hip Hop open mic lounge called C-Note.

With a room full of local rap artist, Mysterious would privately tell the Open Mic host ( Proof from D12 )of the lounge that all of the rap artist were 'wack'. To Mysterious's surprise, the open mic host invited her to perform on stage without warning where she crushed all of her male and female competition that night. She used her hurt, anger, and pain to rise to the occasion.

Mysterious went on to become Detroit's best female rapper of the year for the next two years. With the local notoriety build up for the demand of Mysterious's lyrics, her fate would unfold when Puff Daddy's #1 Hit Reality Show 'Making of Da Band 2' who would seek new talent in Detroit, MI.

While the day would pour down buckets of rain, Mysterious and her flip flop sandals would crash the auditions for 'Making of Da Band 2 in the nick of time where she would win the final cast member spot and be chosen to compete on season 2 of 'Making of Da Band' on the MTV Network.  She made it through 75,000 competitors to the final 12.

There is so much more to this Mysterious story. Please hold on to your seats because her story isn't over yet, it's just begun.