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Chicks With Picks

Spotlighting amazing female songwriters monthly!

About Me


Showcasing amazing female songwriters from Nashville... and beyond!
CHICKS WITH PICKS (CWP) is an all-ladies writers’ night Larissa Bovetti started a few years ago in Nashville, TN. What started out as one night she booked just to perform with her girlfriends turned into a monthly event that showcases phenominal female writers.
In late 2006, Larissa decided to persue a career in nursing and handed over the hosting duties to fellow songwriters Roxie Randle and Sabrina. We wish her the best of luck at Vandy!
Held every second Thursday of the month at Edgehill Studios Cafe, CWP has become one of the premier places to check out Nashville’s most talented women. It’s a cozy, smoke-free setting, and all shows are performed acoustically, creating a more intimate and laid-back experience for all!
We avoid the typical "in the round" format of Nashville writers’ nights. Each show features three up-and-comers (doing 30 minutes each), a few songs from our hosts, and a feature - a Music Row staff writer or otherwise extra-special chick in our eyes. ;) Past feature writers include Tia Sillers (I Hope You Dance), Liz Hengber (Forever Love), Marla Cannon Goodman (Jose Cuervo), Karyn Rochelle (Georgia Rain), and more.
To be considered for "Chicks With Picks," please send us a myspace message with your myspace page URL and/or main website URL. If you don’t hear from us immediately, feel free to check back. Please understand that we get a lot of submissions and it takes time to review everyone.
Our logo was designed by C.J. Hughes.
Call on him for all your logo, web, and print design needs!
December 2007 and January 2008 live photos are courtesy of Jon Warren. Visit his website to view more photos and read about this talented photographer!
www.JonWarrenPhotography.com
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Member Since: 5/3/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/chickswithpicksnashville
Band Members: Hosted By: ROXIE RANDLE & SABRINA

JUNE CHICKS' BIOS:


Featured Writer
RACHEL LOY
Hard to pin down, and hard to forget, Rachel Loy has always had it both ways: she's a sweet, petite blonde who sings heartrending ballads with an aching vulnerability, and she drives her electric bass like it's a pack of pit bulls. She works incredibly hard, but she makes it look easy. She rode the fleeting fame train with a major label and had a Billboard-charted hit single at the ripe old age of 19. Rachel made her performance debut in Austin at age 13 forstanding-room-only crowds at the renowned club Babes On Sixth. Since then she has garnered national attention with her song "The Same Man," performed on the Today Show and CNN, released two full-length CDs and and EP, and has done numerous tours around the US.

LARISSA BOVETTI
What makes Larissa Bovetti different? It is her stylistic blend of folk and country, but even more than that, "her music is uplifting and often expresses vulnerability that... is a hallmark of fine work," says fellow musician, Paul Cuneo. Real life experiences are what this California native writes her music about. With a father who worked in the Foreign Service, Larissa was introduced to many different cultures and a love for music. And with her family listening to musical legends like Emmy Lou Harris, Loretta Lynn, Joan Baez and Dolly Parton, there were no limitations on what she could do with music. At the age of 12, Larissa started writing and playing music, learning to play the piano and guitar. After graduation with a fellowship in Music Composition from UC-Santa Barbara and showcasing in L. A. and San Francisco, Larissa decided it was time to try her hand at Nashville's music scene. Meeting fellow songwriters, honing her craft, and playing throughout the music city, including the legendary Bluebird Cafe, has been a wonderful experience for Bovetti.

STEPHANIE CORBIN
Stephanie Corbin was born and raised in Villa Hills, KY, a city just 10 miles south of Cincinnati, OH. She moved to Nashville in 2000 to pursue her career in country music. Her unique sound has earned her well-deserved attention on Music Row, as she opened for high profile musicians such as Montgomery Gentry. Her strong performances have voted her, amongst a group of talented peers, as one of Nashville’s best unsigned singer/songwriters. As contemporary country music shies away from steel guitars and twin fiddles, Stephanie Corbin reminds us of what country music is about with a twang that captures your heart, a hint of bluegrass that fills your soul, and a lot of rowdiness that packs a punch.

LIZZY McAVOY
Lizzy is a 17-year-old country singer/songwriter from a small town in Ohio. Her first stage performance was at the age of four in Summer Stock Theatre as Molly in the musical “Annie.” She has been seen on Ohio and Nashville stages, national television and is a regular Anthem singer at professional hockey and football games. Acoustic, electric guitar, banjo, Irish bouzouki and piano are Lizzy’s key instruments. Lizzy has Nashville studio time under her belt as a singer and player. She just finished recording an artist demo at Vibe studios with her vocal coach, Kim Wood-Sandusky. This past February, Lizzy sang the National Anthem for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Her originals have won many songwriting contests including Broadjam, Cooch and she was a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. Feel free to visit Lizzy’s myspace.com/lizzymcavoy for video clips and new songs!!!

To see who has previously performed for us, check out the gig flyers posted in our pics section! =)

Influences: All chick singer/songwriters... everywhere!!!
Sounds Like: Estrogen with a guitar!!!!
Record Label: various
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NEW LOOK for the CWP myspace page!

If you’re reading this, you’ve already discovered that we have changed our page design.    We recently found this lovely myspace layout designed by Marah Johnson, which look...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:14:00 PST

February Show will be on the 1st Thursday...

Hello all!  Happy New Year!  "Chicks With Picks" is proud to have a permanent home at Edgehill Studios Cafe every 2nd Thursday of the month.  We are very excited about 2008 and are loo...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:56:00 PST

Thanks Crescent... Hello Edgehill!

Well, we had a wonderful 4-month interem (sp?) at The Crescent Cafe & Oyster Bar... thanks to Gary, Kim, Scott and Jim for welcoming us with open arms and letting us host the show there every last Thu...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:46:00 PST

June Show Summary... it rocked, 'nough said.

So.... we had our June show at The Crescent Cafe & Oyster Bar last week and I didn't take a single picture, dang it!  Despite a few sound issues, it was good and we had an awesome crowd. ...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:10:00 PST

CAFFEINE DEFUNCT... BUT THE SHOW GOES ON!!!

Well, as you may have heard, Caffeine has closed.  It was abrupt.  We only found out about it upon inquiring as to why we weren't on the online performance calendar anymore.  So, after...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:21:00 PST

NEW PICS!

Hey everybody...  we're looking forward to our next "Chicks With Picks" event on June 28th.  In the meantime, we've posted some pics from the April and May shows...  Check 'em out! ...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:29:00 PST

April show was a blast!!!

Well, if you missed us on April 26th, you missed quite a show...  Amy Hailstone, Julie Moffitt, Shantel Adams and Warner/Chappell writer Heather Morgan were all phenominal!  We were able to ...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Sun, 13 May 2007 09:03:00 PST

No show in March, enjoy Tin Pan South!

FYI, there will not be a show in March.  The last Thursday of the month fell on Tin Pan South week, and Caffeine is typically used as a venue for the week-long event.  Even if Caffeine doesn...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Sun, 13 May 2007 08:56:00 PST

First one under our belts...

Hello all!  Well, we got our first "Chicks With Picks" show out of the way and, dispite some scheduling hick-ups, it was a grand success!  There was an impressive crowd and equally impr...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Sun, 13 May 2007 08:40:00 PST

NO SHOW IN JANUARY

Due to the hosting transition, there will not be a "Chicks With Picks" show in January.  Please join us on February 22nd as Sabrina and Roxie host their first show!...
Posted by Chicks With Picks on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:56:00 PST