Mike McNicholas  

1) First song “Empty Need” by the Jennifer Jennings Band Hello, I’m Mike McNicholas, and welcome to my second broadcast of “The Estrogen Overdose Radio Show” on BlogTalkRadio.com

The goal of this show is to shine a light on up-and-coming female singer-songwriters.

All the artists that you will hear in this next hour have been generous enough to give me permission to play their songs for your listening pleasure.

That was “Empty Need” by The Jennifer Jennings Band from their latest CD “All The Pieces”.  An “Illinois Entertainer” reviewer writes that they are “as good or better than anything coming out of Nashville” and I would have to agree.

Go to Chicagolocalmusic.com for more info on The Jennifer Jennings Band.

The nest band is called Schande and this is their song "Return of the Return".

2) Second song by Schande – “Return of the Return”

The song you just heard is called “Return of the Return” by Schande, from their album "You'll Never Guess What Happens In the End".

They are based out of San Francisco, but have been receiving national exposure through compilation CD’s, college radio play and from Spin Magazine, who compares singer songwriter Jen Chochinov of Schande to Liz Phair and Tanya Donelly.

You can visit my website at chicagolocalmusic.com and click on the Schande link for info about the band.

The next song is from a singer/songwriter named Lucia from Massachusetts and the name of this song is “Last Chance”

3) Third song “Last Chance” by Lucia

That was “Last Chance” by Lucia, based out of Massachusetts.  Lucia has a strong following on the East coast but recently she took home the Best Pop /Rock Female, award in Las Vegas at the Vegas International Music Showcase.
Once again, you find more info on Lucia by going to my website at chicagolocalmusic.com

The next song is called “loving all the love away” by Reyna Larson, a singer/songwriter out of LA.

4) Fourth song “loving all the love away” by Reyna Larson

That song was called “loving all the love away” by Reyna Larson, who is a very talented songwriter that is involved with theatre, TV, musical program development  and live performances with her “vibey 5 piece female-fronted indy pop band”. 

Go to Chicagolocalmusic.com for more info

Our next singer/songwriter is from Nashville – her name is Amy Courts – and her song is “The Liars”.

5) Fifth song “The Liars” by Amy Courts

That was "The Liars" by Amy Courts from her CD "These Cold and Rusted Lungs" which was released May 2008 and is currently in rotation on over 100 stations worldwide.  Amy’s songwriting takes on themes of love, heartache, personal demons, and authentic spirituality.

The next song I’m going to play is called “Best Kept Secret” by Emma Jean Branch.

6) Sixth song “Best Kept Secret” by Emma Jean Branch

That’s Emma Jean Branch on piano and vocals with her song “Best Kept Secret”.  She has 2 different EP’s coming out from 2 different producers, which I am looking forward to.

Up next from Highland, Indiana, we have the band “Lying Delilah” with their song “Ice Box”

7) Seventh song “Ice Box” by Lying Delilah

That was “Ice Box” by Lying Delilah.  Fronted by Jodi Rosenthal on keys with her sensual voice and complimented by Steve Pesich, bass, and Andrew Dumaresq, drums, Lying Delilah have begun to create a stir with solid live performances throughout Chicago, Wisconsin and Indiana. 

Remember, you can get info on all of this show’s artists at my website at chicagolocalmusic.com

Carter Sampson is a singer/songwriter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and this song from her is called “I Don’t Want Him”

8) Eighth song “I Don’t Want Him” by Carter Sampson
That was ‘I Don’t Want Him” by Carter Sampson who is blessed by a musical legacy from a family that includes such talents as Roy Orbison.  She is very well respected in the singer/songwriter circuit, where Ryan Adams writes, “Awesome singer, awesome songwriter”.  She’s just released her 4^th album entitled “Good For the Meantime”, which you can find at chicagolocalmusic.com

Let’s go back to Chicago now for a song by Kimi Hayes called “Tell Me”

9) Ninth song “Tell Me” by Kimi Hayes
That was “Tell Me” by Kimi Hayes, who’s trading licks with Mike Aquino on guitar.  She has just released her 5^th CD called “Let’s Drive”.  Kimi Hayes and her band have opened for Sugarland, Willie Nelson, Gavin DeGraw,The Neville Brothers, The BoDeans, Sarah Evans, Lucinda Williams, Jodee Messina, and Blues Traveler and have a very strong following in Chicago.

Check out chicagolocalmusic.com for more info.

Here is an up-and-coming singer songwriter named Liz Walker with her song “To Pluto”

10) Tenth song “To Pluto” by Liz Walker

Liz Walker's music is a mellow mix of singer-songwriter, blues, and indie-rock, with occasional drops of trip-hop.  Her voice is one-part Tracy Chapman, one-part Natalie Merchant.  The song we just heard was called “To Pluto”.  You can find her on chicagolocalmusic.com

Up next, we have the song “silent cue” from Chloe Faison.

11) Eleventh song “silent cue” by Chloe Faison
That is Chloe Faison on guitar, banjo and vocals.  Her songs tell stories, songs about love and loss.  She is from LA, but you can find more info about her at chicagolocalmusic.com

And our next acoustic duo is from LA as well.  They are “Jen & Abby” and this is their song “Destroy Me”

12) Twelfth song “Destroy Me” by Jen & Abby

Jen & Abby are Jennifer Trani on Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar and Background Vocals and Abby Miller on Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar.  They have performed at some well-known Los Angeles venues such as The Roxy, The Viper Room, Room 5, and their favorite spot, Hotel Café and they have had songs placed on the TV show “Gilmore Girls”.

I’ve got time fo about 2 more songs, here’s another one from the Jennifer Jennings Band.

13) Thirteenth song “If I Ever Fall” by the Jennifer Jennings Band

Thanks for listening to my second “Estrogen Overdose” Radio show.  I hope to continue bringing you more up-and-coming singer/songwriters and remember, you can get more info on all of today’s artists at chicagolocalmusic.com

I’ll play out the show with one more song from The Jennifer Jennings Band

Take care.

14) Fourteenth song “Into Sleep” by the Jennifer Jennings Band