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Elise Testone at The Acoustic w/s/g Joanna Teters (Formerly Mad Satta)
Elise Testone has been The Acoustic's favorite singer these past 12 months. This is her 3rd solo show of the year and with holidays just days away we know it will be a special one.
Supporting artist for the night Joanna Teters (formly Mad Satta) is no stranger to the area. With her amazing voice and R&B grooves this will be as groovy a night has it could be.
Doors 8pm
Music 9pm
A powerhouse vocalist whose incredible stage presence and vocal maturity rank with the best, Elise Testone is the perfect combination of soul, rock, attitude and restraint. Equally as impressive and at ease belting James Brown style vocals over a relentless funk groove as she is resting her voice gently over a ballad, Testones range of influences and vocal capacity know few limits. Her first original album,
In This Life, released last year received rave reviews, celebrating her ability to wail the blues, rock like a bitch and purr sexily (Goldmine Magazine). Growing up in New Jersey with a father who collected juke boxes, Testone knew she was a singer even as a young girl. Exposed to music that ranged from Motown and the Beatles to Queen and, later, Nirvana, she began studying privately at the age of 5, excelling and performing publicly at local coffeehouses through her teens. Eventually graduating from Coastal Carolina University with a Vocal Performance degree, Testone came of age as a professional performer and private educator in Charleston, SC, becoming one of the most seasoned and well respected musicians in town. At the age of 27 she was approached by a scout from television reality show American Idol and decided to use the opportunity (urged on especially by her students) as a stepping stone to propel her career, ultimately becoming a finalist on the hit show.
In the wake of her appearance on American Idol, Testone has toured extensively and has appeared on such popular TV programs as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Live with Kelly, Access Hollywood, Good Day New York, Good Morning America and others. While she enjoyed her time on Idol, Testone is excited to bring her own unique brand of music to the world, a brand that owes more to artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, James Brown and Sam Cooke than to todays hit-makers. She has opened for B.B. King, Snoop Dogg, Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds, and Dumpstaphunk, to name a few. Her album, In This Life, featuring 10 original tunes, most of which were written or co-written by her, marks the beginning of what has been and will be an extraordinary journey for her as an artist and for her fans. In a world full of vocalists who seem to be acting, Elise Testones performance is anything but that. Her heart more exposed with every note, its not uncommon to find her on her knees and out of breath at the end of a hard-driving soul tune all in service of the music.
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LocationThe Acoustic (View)
2926 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
United States
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