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STAR ANNA & The Laughing Dogs at the Conway Muse

Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs come from Ellensburg WA, where they have been playing together since 2006. They have released two full length CDs (both to critical acclaim), and have been touring regionally for the past two years. Their music blends brutal honesty with haunting imagery, always brilliantly captured in Star Anna's powerful, aching vocals. And with the fiery playing of guitarist Justin Davis, drummer Travis Yost and bassist Keith Ash, this is one of the rare singer-songwriter fronted groups that does not compromise the music for the lyrics. Instead, the band lays down an instrumental foundation for Star Anna, perfectly mirroring her intensity and integrity. Like another voice, the band joins the conversation. A soaring guitar solo carries a plaintive line to a different level. A steady rhythm section anchors the anguish of heartbreak. Star Anna & the Laughing Dogs are as honest and unrelenting as the winds that blow through the high plains above Star Anna's Central Washington hometown.

Here's a review:

Star Anna is an American original. I am a huge fan of her music and especially her voice. She sings from a place of beauty and pain that translates to my soul and takes me to a higher place. Wherever Star and the Laughing Dogs play I go when I am in town. Her Cds rarely leave my player. In the vein of Neko Case and Lucinda Williams , Star is on her way, I hope to great musical heights. Justin Davis is an awesome guitar player who delivers the hooks and leads that round out Star Anna's sound. I watched Star Anna steal the entire show at our Hootenanny for Haiti last year and we had about 16 local and well known musicians playing on and off the whole night!" Mike McCready of Pearl Jam