Eve Selis

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"Eve Selis isn't just a 'singer' — she's an emotion transducer who converts country, R&B, blues, folk, and rock 'n' roll signals into a megawatt zap that galvanizes everyone in its path. And as with fellow femme-furnace frontwomen Bonnie Raitt, Joan Osborne, Maria McKee, Melissa Etheridge, and Lydia Pense, the cauterizing power of Selis's voice can arc-weld material from almost any genre into a personal manifesto.

I first saw Selis perform several years ago, when she was known mostly to San Diego clubbers. Soon, she was working with highly regarded Nashville songwriter/producer (and long-time Taylor player) Kim Patton-Johnston and Suzy Bogguss's husband, producer Doug Crider. In 2002, Eve released her third acclaimed CD, Do You Know Me, and as the buzz spread, savvy industry-watchers predicted that her next effort would “break” her nationally. Nothing But the Truth is that 'next' CD, and, at the risk of being a jinx, Selis's dance card should be filled to overflowing from now on. The new album has two rocket boosters that every vocalist requires to achieve escape velocity — great musicians, and a potent potpourri of songs that sound like they burst fully formed from the artist's bared soul.

It opens with the country-blues-funk of the Patton-Johnson/Anne Reeves-penned “Heart Shaped Tattoo”, then snakes like a wild river through styles and moods — the fibrous hillbilly honk of “The Ballad of Kate Morgan” [with guest vocalist Jim Lauderdale], the Petty/Heartbreakers-esque “Those Words We Said”, the rockin' bar-lass sass of “Honky Tonk Town” [with guest vocalist Lynn Anderson], the rural-road balladry of “A Beautiful Day”, the 12-string-driven country-pop of “Someday”, and several other cuts worthy of mention.

Any vocalist would covet a launching pad like this band. Marc "Twang" Intravaia (Selis's songwriting partner) and "Cactus" Jim Soldi (ex-Johnny Cash band) are legitimate first-chair guitarists, each capable of leading a major band. Together, they're an embarrassment of riches, a stereo six-string storm of intertwining rebel riffs and complementary voicings in the loyal service of energized melodies and steel-beam song constructs. Add Sharon Whyte's colorative work on keyboards, accordian, and vocals, and the rhythm section of bassist Rick Nash and drummer Bob Sale, and you have the specs-sheet for electrified Americana that's as good as it gets." - John D'Agostino, Taylor Guitars On Review (Spring 2005)

AWARDS
2005
Best Local Band (The Eve Selis Band) - San Diego Magazine, Yearly Best of San Diego issue
Best Americana Artist - San Diego Music Awards
Album of the Year (Do You Know Me) - DIY Music Awards (runner up)

2004
Jim Croce Music Award for Excellence and Dedication
Best Americana Song (Tear This Old House Down) - Just Plain Folks Music Awards (140,000 songs entered)
Best Country Song (Do You Know Me) - Just Plain Folks Music Awards (140,000 songs entered)
Best Short Form Music Video (Do You Know Me) - Pacific Coast Emmy Awards
Best Country Album (Do You Know Me) - Just Plain Folks Music Awards (2nd place)
Best Americana Album (Nothing But The Truth) - San Diego Music Awards (runner up)

2003
Best Americana Artist - San Diego Music Awards
Best Americana Album (Do You Know Me) - San Diego Music Awards (runner up)

2002
Best Adult Alternative Artist - San Diego Music Awards (runner up)

2001
Best Adult Alternative Artist - San Diego Music Awards

2000
Best Pop Album (Long Road Home) - San Diego Music Awards
Best Short Form Music Video (Show Me What Love Is) - Pacific Coast Emmy Awards
Album of the Year (Long Road Home) - San Diego Music Awards (runner up)
Best Rock Band - San Diego Reader Readers' Poll (runner up)

1999
Best Adult Alternative Artist - San Diego Music Awards (runner up)
Best Adult Alternative Album (Out On A Wire) - San Diego Music Awards (runner up)


Nothing But The Truth
5 July 2004
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