Coming out of the fertile and Blues-rich Mississippi,Cricket Taylor was born into Blues.
"I crave things that are raw,soulful,and real."
Performing across Texas, Europe,and most recently, Brazil (Spring of 2011), Cricket is making her mark as a prolific song-writer,and performer.Featured in films,such as,"She Gets What She Wants"(where she and her band make a cameo in the movie),as well as a song appearing in the award-winning documentary,"His Name Is Bob".
She's played shows with Etta James,Dr.John,Jerry Lee Lewis,Stevie Nicks,
B.B .King,Stevie Ray Vaughn,Reverend Horton Heat,Koko Taylor,Rhett Miller(Old 97's),and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
"I began playing clubs at 18. It was then that I met Jim Heath(Reverend Horton Heat) . He ntroduced me to everyone he knew, telling all of the local club owners ,'You need to give this girl a show here!'. Since then,I've experimented with many different types of performance art and music.Creating All-girl punk band's, soul bands,and various Blues bands,"This buisness is tough,but so am I. I've cut my teeth,and garnered some valuable scars.Still,I remain a romantic.Life and Love..are always worth writing about.'.."
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The Electro-Magnetics,is a concept Ive been honing in on for the last five years. It is a project that combines all of my experiences,as well as focuses on a host of new,original songs.The Electro-Magnetics pull crowds who are drawn in by both lyrics,soul,and punk rock music combined.
The vibe is a dark ,sensual sound that would be great back-ground music for a Robert Rodriguez or,Quentin Tarantino film.
"The lyrics tell stories of love,passion, and salvation.Stories that hit you way down deep,places which have never been seen or felt ,I hope.In these times of internet and technological madness, I understand that there is very little out there to be deemed original these days,but I believe that what we are doing has substance and soul.And that ,in my opinion,cannot be denied."
