"I heard Bernadette Seacrest sing at Daddy D'z on a recent Wednesday and was blown away. Her version of "Body and Soul" was an almost eerie, beautiful evocation of Billie Holiday. Seacrest performs 8-10 p.m. Wednesdays. By the way, there is a connection between Seacrest and Alix Kenagy, the owner of Partners and Indigo Coastal Grill, two (defunct) restaurants that were important in the maturation of Atlanta's dining scene. But you'll have to figure out the connection yourself. ..."
-Cliff Bostock | Creative Loafing | Atlanta, GA"I feel as if I've stumbled into the last bar open at 3am in a dark alley in New Orleans. What a great moody performance by one of my favorite artists!"
-CD Baby"...Her blunt-cut bangs and vintage sleeve-tattoos make her look more like a Suicide Girl than a run-of-the-mill chanteuse, but her girlish voice recalls the sweet pain of a young Billie Holiday..."
-San Fransico Chronicle"Hailing from Albuquerque, Seacrest is a refreshing departure from the squeaky-clean jazz-tootsie camp Jane Monheit and Nellie McKay. Just hitting the 40 mark, this heavily tattooed former punk adds a playful Barbara Stanwyk, here-comes-trouble feel to the torch-singing chanteuse formula."
-Willamette Week | Portland, OR".....Whenever this tattooed temptress sings tempestuous torch songs about lovers who "couldn't keep the faith," or croons classic covers like Mama Cass' "Dream a Little Dream of Me," this quirky Albuquerque chanteuse makes us want to do wild things..."
-Phoenix New Times".....Albuquerque's Bernadette Seacrest released a new CD this year, becoming one of the most memorable music talents of 2004 ......... Add to the list Albuquerque's shining new local talent, Bernadette Seacrest, whose velvety voice recalls the finest chanteuses of the 40's on her sassily titled, knockout CD 'No More Music by the Suckers.'"
-Albuquerque Tribune• top selling local artist in Albuquerque and Santa Fe
• tops the list of sexiest female musicians by SWWIK
• featured on NPR
• editors pick on download.com and cdbaby.com
"Just found a website for a woman that i consider the great love of my youth; Bernadette Seacrest. She wasnt a singer then but she is now. She IS now. She has a myspace page for anyone curious. Torchy stuff. To pull off this sort of music i think you need at least a certain amount of genuine soul. Otherwise its unlistenable. Bernadette has this quality in spades, both as a person and as an artist. This footage of her doing a half-speed version of Billie Holidays 'My Man' is fucking gorgeous."
-Eric Avery | Jane's Addiction
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