DEJHA COLANTUONO - TEA AND VODKA
Breaking away from band life (Rotten Apples most recently) to get her solo groove on, Northwest by way of NYC songstress Dejha Colantuono secures her game by providing a rash of refined tunes intact with a firm grasp of rock dynamics on Tea And Vodka. This 11-track offering boasts the punchy production skills of Matt Bayles, fully capturing Colantuono’s versatile vocal delivery audible on the quirky jangle of “Poolside”, the Bjork meets PJ Harvey electro creep of “Something With You” and the smoky “Miss Fortune” while properly doing justice to bouncy guitar rock on cuts like “Anxiety” and “Color Blue”. Showcasing pop sensibilities built into a wider musical framework, this disc showcases a seasoned vocalist whose eclectic mix of rock-based music elicits a dash of soul straight from the heart.----Mike SOS

Dejha Colantuono - Tea and Vodka

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Dejha Colantuono is no newbie to the music scene but she seems to be taking her seductive growl to new territory with her solo debut, Tea and Vodka. Much like the soothing punch a cocktail like that can give you, the album is mixed with varying styles.

One of my favorite tracks on the album is the very first song, "Beginning to End". It is filled with an evil power like a woman finally figuring out she doesn't need the dude she's been sleeping with for the last two years. It's reminiscent of 90's acts like Tracy Bonham and Alanis Morrisette, which were big parts of my teenage soundtrack.

"Anxiety" is another standout that pulls no punches. Regardless of the subject matter, she's like that cool older girl you wanted to be like in high school - the one with Kool-Aid dyed hair who listened to Bikini Kill and wore safety pins in her jacket. "Second Sight" hits your ears with a vengeance and "Poolside" is a fantastic closer.



The album loses me a bit when Dejha dips her toes into the warmer side of the pool with songs like "Feel You're Going Nowhere" and "Waltz for Lucy". The rocking guitar riffs turn to more emotional and whimsical arrangements. I can understand wanting to branch out and show versatility but her rock side is so overpowering that there isn't room for her softer side (at least in my ears).

Regardless of some of the small issues I have with the order of songs and finding her softer songs less-needed, Tea and Vodka is a great solo debut for Colantuono.

Mad Meow Music is pleased to present "Seattle Heads"
A series of shows in New York consisting of recent and not-so-recent Seattle imports.
Musical acts of many joneras with the common thread of living or having lived in Seattle Washington.
Please join us...

8:15 Mayors and Warriors
9:00 Tight White Jeans
10:00 Dejha Colantuono
10:45 Heather Duby

Saturday December 12th @ Amber
432 6th avenue
(btwn 9th & 10th / Greenwich Village)
Doors: 8PM
Cover: $10

Stone Gossard's Hank Khoir performed at Teatro Zinzanni's Mirror Tent on September 16th to a packed house! As you may know, MMM artist Dejha Colantuono plays an active roll in this collaborative of Pacific Northwest songwriters and musicians. Keep your eyes open for their next move...

Fellow independant label Local 638 Records released Visqueen's Message To Garcia on September 8, 2009 to soaring reviews! Founder of Local 638 and the ever so talented and beautiful frontwoman of Visqueen, Rachel Flotard is spearheading a fierce campaign to get this record heard as it so deserves to be! Message To Garcia is available for purchase at http://www.visqueenonline.com/ Do yourself a favor and get yourself a copy TODAY!