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KEELEY VALENTINO

SATURDAY   JANUARY 14TH     7:00 PM
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Keeley Valentino used to blast country music out of her ’93 Mustang’s stereo while growing up in Novato, CA. and loves listening to  Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris & Lori McKenna (see links below). But her own sound is a soulfully electric and joyful flavor of folk-pop. It lives somewhere amongst the innocence of Colby Caillat, the sexiness of Norah Jones and the lyrical depth of Lisa Loeb. But she infuses that space with a fresh and unique style of her own making.
For her most recent release, “Three Cities”, she is reunited with Matt Mangano (Zac Brown Band, John Mayer), who also enlisted the help of mix engineer, Brandon Bell (see links below). Bell is a Grammy nominated assistant engineer with Gary Paczosa (see links below). His resume lists the likes of Linda Ronstadt, Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Krauss.
Her visceral songs are inspired by her own life experiences. “It’s stuff that I’ve gone through or seen someone else go through… relationships of all kinds”, describes Valentino. She also writes about the journey of moving away from home to pursue her dream and life’s other myriad ups and downs.
It should come as no surprise then that Valentino has gained the attention of the stellar songwriting community in Nashville, where the art and craft of songwriting is revered and valued. “Hosea”, one of the tracks on “Three Cities” is the product of a collaboration between Keeley and hit singer/songwriter Radney Foster (see links below). Foster was previously one half of country/folk super duo, “Foster & Lloyd.” Foster’s songs have also been covered by superstars such as Keith Urban (“Raining On Sunday”, “I’m In”)
She was a regional finalist in the 2010 NewSong Music Competition (see links below) and is proud to have had opportunities to perform in various venues across the country. She was most honored to have been asked to play at a benefit at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville to raise awareness for the tragedy in Darfur, as well as, a benefit for Watoto Wenye Nguvu which means “Children of Strength” (http://www.kilimambogo.org) in Swahili.
Keeley Valentino has come a long way. Especially for someone so young and so new to the music business. But she feels like she still has a lot more ground to cover. She looks forward to sharing the music with fans who are looking to embrace an authentic fresh young voice. This Bay Area chanteuse fuelled by her own muse and filled with a wisdom beyond her years is grateful to be able to travel to new musical destinations she feels called to discover. It is a journey that continues to inspire her. She looks forward to the road ahead and whatever other adventures it may bring.

LInks:

(HYPERLINK "http://www.pattygriffin.com" \t "_blank" Patty Griffin,  HYPERLINK "http://www.emmylouharris.com" \t "_blank" Emmylou Harris &  HYPERLINK "http://www.lorimckenna.com" \t "_blank" Lori McKenna).

(HYPERLINK "http://twitter.com/mattmangano" \t "_blank" Matt Mangano

HYPERLINK "http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brandon-bell-p1361840/credits" \t "_blank" Brandon Bell

HYPERLINK "http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p111892" \t "_blank" Gary Paczosa

HYPERLINK "http://www.radneyfoster.com" \t "_blank" Radney Foster

(HYPERLINK "http://www.newsong-music.com" \t "_blank" )2010 NewSong Music Competition