Angie Stevens & The Beautiful Wreck ...

At left: The cover for Queen of This Mess by Angie Stevens.










I LOVE this cover, and, solo artists, you can't go wrong by looking at Angie Stevens and what she has done with her career.

Angie Stevens -- she's pretty great.

And she's playing here. For us.

Yes. I said it: Angie. Stevens. Here.

WOO!

Angie Stevens & The Beautiful Wreck kick off the 2009-2010 run of Parker Library's Live Local Music Series -- our fifth year if you can believe it -- on Aug. 29 at O'Brien Park across from the library.

If you haven't heard of Angie Stevens, TRUST US: YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO BE THERE. (With a picnic blanket, too.)

This will truly be a "signature" event for our little branch, and if all goes as planned, we'll have a LOT of bodies over there, and it will become something we do every year: have a high-end act at the end of the summer to kick off the nine-month run of our live series.

And please know that I'm not implying that the other bands for which we budget are anything less than "high-end." We don't have anyone BUT high-end performers here. What I mean is established -- folks who have received a lot of press and get a lot of airtime on the radio -- and who are about to cross over or who have already crossed over. To the national scene. On their way to Japan and the rest of the world.

Angie Stevens is Colorado gold: local girl done good. A national / international act to write home about.

Can you tell I'm a fan?

Mark your calendars for Aug. 29. O'Brien Park. Bring a blanket.

UPDATE: Angie Stevens & The Beautiful Wreck will be playing in the library proper. Deets: tinyurl.com/vaguelynaughty -- see you there!