Exclusive Interview with Laura Reed
How did you discover the bluesharp? ~ Someone gave me one in passing, I can’t recall the occasion but I was immediately drawn to it. A few days later I went on a camping trip to a bioluminescent island off the coast of NC and brough it with me. It was a full moon, I […]
ACCLAIMED SINGER/SONGWRITER LAURA REED PERFORMING AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST MUSIC FESTIVAL MARCH 20th
VERSATILE ARTIST TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY GRAMMY WINNING PRODUCER SHANNON SANDERS AT AUSTIN, TX CLUB HOLY MOUNTAIN BACKYARD NEW VIDEO “Naturally” From Her Much Heralded Album The Awakening DEBUTS THIS WEEK! (New York, New York, March 17, 2014) Acclaimed singer/songwriter Laura Reed will be making her first appearance ever at the venerable South By Southwest […]
The Charlestongrit calls Laura Reed “a sassy and seductive R&B/soul singer with a killer voice
By Alexandra Dunlop Photographs by G. Smith Photography New Orleans funk and jam band Dumpstaphunk gave us not only a name to remember, but also a killer live experience at the Pour House on Saturday night. Funk, sometimes a neglected genre, is given an outstandingly fresh renovation by this quintet, which was formed over a decade ago. Funksters […]
Laura Reed Live at The Cutting Room Friday, Nov 14th
LAURA REED – OFFICIAL RECORD RELEASE – NASHVILLE, TN
88.1 WKNC FM Raleigh Interview: Laura Reed
While she may not be the most celebrated local artist in recent memory, Laura Reed may undoubtedly be one of the most successful. While she’s been recently calling Nashville her home, she recently returned to the Triangle and celebrated the release of her latest album The Awakening. But for the past three years, Reed has […]
Soul purpose: Local musicians unite for a quadruple album release
by Edwin Arnaudin Laura Reed describes Asheville as “a fusion city” with an unapologetic, intuitive soul scene that brings in elements of jazz, hip-hop and funk. Juan Holladay, guitarist and lead vocalist for The Secret B-Sides, sees the genre as broader still: “For me, ‘soul music’ is the music that energizes a community to be […]
Blurtonline.com Review: LAURA REED – The Awakening
BY FRED MILLS In an earlier incarnation, songstress Laura Reed was a diminutive-and-dreadlocked dynamo fronting the much-loved Deep Pocket, a funk & soul, reggae-informed jam band that wowed audience throughout the Carolinas region and beyond. Yours truly saw ‘em perform a number of times in Asheville during the ‘00s and can testify to Reed’s huge-lunged, […]
Laura Reed Album Release
Laura Reed South African born singer/songwriter Laura Reed has been captivating audiences globally with her dynamic vocals, vulnerable songwriting, and inspiring live performances. Laura cut her teeth as an artist early on, performing at coffee shops and street corners from age 16 throughout North Carolina. Laura currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee where she was beckoned […]
Laura Reed ‘Dragging My Heart’ – OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
Laura Reed Debuts Her Solo Album “The Awakening”
by Jane Roser Singer/songwriter Laura Reed’s musical background is eclectic and adventurous. Hailing from South Africa, Reed spent her childhood surrounded by the influences of African music, as well as her parent’s love of Motown. Though all of that influenced the music she plays today, it was an Earth, Wind and Fire concert Reed attended […]