Tag: Meklit

30 great live acts of 2014

OK, a few disclaimers: all lists are subjective, there’s something artificial in all the year-end “Best of” rankings, no one can see every show, some genres are inevitably neglected because of personal taste and happenstance, yada yada yada. But when…

check out Meklit’s new video for “Slow”

Joyous music and good advice — what more could you want? Here’s “Slow” from Meklit‘s fantastic album We Are Alive: One of hissing lawns’ photos of Meklit from her show at Dollhouse Productions earlier this year (click here for more…

keeping up with Meklit and her new record “We Are Alive”

I’m pretty thrilled that hissing lawns is associated with Meklit and her stirring new album We Are Alive, which has been earning great reviews. One of the photos that I shot back in January at Dollhouse Productions is on the…

Meklit’s new album “We Are Alive” streaming at USA Today this week

From USA Today: Meklit delivers a sound all her own. Born in Ethiopia and based in San Francisco, the singer-songwriter draws upon a spectrum of influences, crafting tunes that sound soulful, experimental, jazzy and even retro. (Case in point: She…