Catch the lady live during her two-day sojourn at downtown soul spot Warmdaddy’s, Aug. 25 and 26. It’s OK. The lighting is right and they got plenty of bourbon.
from the archives: mix tape column: janiva magness
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Janiva’s Ladies, We Have the Right To Sing The Blues Mix
Janiva Magness, meet the upright citizens of Philadelphia (chew with your mouths closed for once, people). Denizens of Philadelphia, meet the lovely Janiva Magness. Why all the formality? This is no fly-by-night operation. The lady comes with credentials.
In May, Janiva was awarded the glittering crown of Contemporary Female Artist of the Year at the Blues Music Awards for the second year in a row, beating out heavyweights (note: I mean that figuratively) Susan Tedeschi, Marcia Ball and Shemekia Copeland.
To glimpse this mysterious dark horse of the blues, queue up her single You Were Never Mine on YouTube. Warning: Pop a new box of Kleenex first. Her sultry voice shimmers at a restrained point just under boiling as the lyrics hand you the kind of heartbreak that can lead a woman to drink before noon.
