Lauren Anderson isn’t shy about sharing her influences. Indeed, there have been any number of classic and contemporary artists that have left an indelible impression on the musical mantra she’s pursued over the course of her career — Bonnie Raitt, Etta James, Eva Cassidy, Nina Simone, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, and the Pointer Sisters, among them. Yet, at the same time, Anderson isn’t bound to any particular parameters. Instead she’s managed to incorporate those influences into a pursuit of her own passion. It’s a musical journey that has yielded three EPs — Do & Hope, The Game and Won’t Stay Down — and her first full-length album, 2015’s Truly Me. Named the 2015 Female Vocalist of the Year by the Midwest Music Awards, she also took a first-place finish in the 2018 Wing Dang Doodle Competition and watched with pride as The Game became entrenched in the Top 50 of the Billboard Blues chart five weeks in a row.

Crooked Eye Tommy The band formed in 2013 in Ventura County California and has had a very successful few years since then. Six times they have received Ventura County Music Awards. 5 times for Best Blues Band and I time for Best Male Vocalist of the year. Their music is diverse every song rests on the shoulders of the great Blues & Rock artists who came before us and inspired us, The band has performed in support of a Who's Who of amazing artists including (but not limited to) Robert Cray, Chris Cain, Tommy Castro & the Painkillers, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws, Coco Montoya, Guitar Shorty, The Delgado Brothers and many many more. Their first album Butterflies & Snakes received wide acclaim and was on the Roots Music Report Radio Airplay Charts for over 33 weeks. With over 1/3 million plays on spotify the album has found many fans across the globe. The band will soon release a new single for their upcoming Album. The title track Hot Coffee & Pain will drop on July 10th 2020 with the full album coming on August 21st 2020 The new album features 9 songs we love to play at our live shows. The 6 originals on the album include a Duet written by Crooked Eye himself and features Grammy Nominated Teresa James singing with Tommy. "The Big House" is the bands first instrumental written in tribute to The Allman Brothers Band who inspired Tommy & Paddy growing up.

With the release of her self-titled album, listeners will finally be able to put a name, a face, and a voice to her sound. Just play the album's first track, the sly, tart "Say It Again," and you will understand why Music City insiders consider her an instrumental MVP and a first-call when you are looking for a saxophone player.