True Violet's Jessie Covets and the best guitarist in Texas, Jeff Plankenhorn

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True Violet, comprised of members Jessie Covets (vocals/keys/guitar), Alayna Miller (bass/Vocals), Kayla Miller (drums/Vocals), and Shae Padilla (Guitar), True Violet is an alternative/pop all-girl band.  In 2012 Jessie, along with sisters Kayla and Alayna, moved across the country from Florida, to take the next step in their music career. Broke, and a little scared, they armed themselves with instruments and made Los Angeles their home. Now complete with Los Angeles native guitarist Shae Padilla, True Violet is taking the music scene by storm. In their short time on the west coast, they’ve already headlined shows at legendary venues such as The Viper Room, The Roxy, Dresden, House of Blues, and The Chameleon Club. We have their album and will play cuts from it and talk with the band.

Austin Texas-based Jeff Plankenhorn, long the go-to guitarist for Texas music stars, offers an such an incredibly varied range of styles that he was called the “chameleon of performing” by Emily Robison of The Dixie Chicks. “Plank”, as he is known, blends the soulful vocals of the church, Motown, and funk with bluegrass and rock  into an intoxicating sound that spans them all. In just released his debut album, Soulside, Plank steps out solo on his trademark stand-up steel lap guitar, backed by a red-hot Texas band and many guest appearances by Grammy-winning stars. 

Plus, Athena, the golden-voiced star of the UK and Greece now in LA csutting her first album for the US market drops by.