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- THE DELI NYC Up and coming TalentsWith the slightest of hands, Erica Russo pulls mesmerizing stories from deep inside her dreadlocks, and rests them on grooves of wood and wire. With band The Good Sport, latest record 'Little House, Little Hill' pulls every ounce of energy from her bones, and she couldn't be more relaxed and at ease to deliver the message. A fascinating bundle of energy, there’s more to hear here with every listen. See the acoustic crooner live when she plays The Bowery Electric Map Room Wed, May 15. - Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)NEWSPAPERhttp://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/13254/up-and-coming-nyc-talents-erica-russo-good-sports
CITY MAGAZINE ROCHESTER NY
Sporting a nonchalance and casual cool that champion poker players strive for their whole lives, Brooklyn singer/songwriter Erica Russo is like a breeze on ice. She dresses her tunes up a bit more than most in the idiom. For those who like the stark reality of an artist's wood and wire, you'll find it lurking in between Russo's breaths and the cracks in her melodies."
MOTIF MAGAZINE
A cherub with dreadlocks and some burgeoning guitar chops. She finds stunning harmonies all over the fretboard, and has a very original ear for melody.
COKEMACHINEGLOW.COM
From poetic flourish to bedrock reality, steadily hypnotic guitar and a wide-eyed sense of place, she nails a feeling.
INDIE CLICK
“Signing Up for This" asks, "Where do you get off?", which sounds like it could both be an accusation or a question about public transportation. The central tension of Brooklyn denizen Erica Russo’s music lies somewhere between those two realms. “The sky has never looked so white before / What the hell am I doing / Stooping to this level?”, she sings, shooting from poetic flourish to bedrock reality, her voice lightly punctuating each line, handing out meaning before tossing each word carelessly out. In turn, every single word stands out in deep focus, briefly and intensely showing itself before winking as quickly out.
This confidence in diction is just one advanced step in an already speedy evolution. Russo’s newest songs, recently debuted live, cherry-pick the best of “Signing Up For This”: a wide-eyed sense of place, steadily hypnotic guitar, the sloughing off of the coffee shop atmosphere, dialing down the soft drums and packing the conversational emotions tighter. Really, her music echoes her lyrics so perfectly, a tense, embattled coming-to-terms can be played out at low volumes; she knows certain all-too-familiar crutches are about to get some serious re-evaluation, and she’s ready. That she then nails a feeling—acceptance, doubt, anger both stupid and transformative—without ever seeming constrained by it is what makes “Signing Up” exceptional. It’s a simple song that more than earns its simplicity—by leaving the listener wanting more. -Chris Molnar cokemachineglow.com
RADIO APPEARANCES
- Rochester Institute of Technology College Radio WITR, Rochester, NY Top 10 most played artist of the month
- Boston University Student Radio WTBU, Boston, MA
- Tufts College Radio WMFO, Boston, MA
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- Erica Russo and The Good Sport have been described as a cross between the poetic vocal style and gentle quality of Joanna Newsom, and the passion, energy, and directness of Heart, lending hints of songwriting styles similar to Ani Difranco and Laura Marling. They have performed at national festivals and in college radio stations, recorded three albums and an EP, and have shared stages with Erin McKeown, Kimya Dawson, Zoe Boekbinder, and Naia Kete.
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PAST SHOWS
- New Socials Claremont, NH May 17, 2013
- Radio Somerville, MA May 16, 2013
- Bowery Electric New York, New York May 15, 2013
- Postcrpyt @ Columbia University New York, NY April 19, 2012
- The Basement Northampton, MA April 5, 2013
- The Apartment Providence, RI March 30, 2013
- Pianos New York, NY March 29, 2013
- Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY March 4, 2013
- The Spot Underground Providence, RI January 8, 2013
- T.T. The Bear's Place Cambridge, MA January 7, 2013
- Pete's Candy Store Brooklyn, NY January 6, 2013
- House Show Boston, MA December 15, 2012
- The Burrow Alston, MA December 4, 2012
- Lily Pad Campbridge, MA December 1, 2012
- Studio 310 Easthampton, MA November 30, 2012
- The Apartment Providence, RI November 28, 2013
- Orchard House Cafe New York, NY November 16, 2012
- House Show Jamaica Plain, MA October 27, 2012
- The National Underground New York, NY October 6, 2012
- Davis Square Theater, Boston, MA August 31, 2012
- Lady and the Amp Fest @ IMA, Goshen, MA August 25, 2012
- Gateway City Arts, Holyoke, MA August 24, 2012
- Permanent Wave Fest @ The Ho_se, Brooklyn, NY August 19, 2012
- The Lily Pad, Cambridge, MA August 4, 2012
- The Burren, Somerville, MA June 18, 2012 8:30
- Roof Top Show, Brooklyn, NY June 23. 2012
- Sidewalk Cafe New York, NY May 27, 2012 8:30
- Culture Fix, New York, NY May 29, 2012
- The Apartment, Providence, RI May 30, 2012
- Radio Bean, Burlington, VT May 22, 2012
- House Show, Chicopee, MA May 20, 2012
- Sally O'Briens, Boston, MA May 8, 2012
- Circle Bar, New Orleans, LA March 27, 2012
- Dragons Den, New Orleans, LA March 26, 2012
- Neutral Ground Coffee House, New Orleans, LA, March 22, 2012
- The Mink, Houston, TX, March 20, 2012
- Red Eyed Fly, Austin, TX (SXSW) March, 18, 2012
- Kick Butt Coffee, Austin, TX (SXSW) March 16, 2012
- Carousel Lounge, Austin, TX (SXSW) Wednesday, March 14, 2012
- Crooked Tree, Dallas, TX Saturday, March 10, 2012
- Art Six Coffee House, Denton, TX, March 9, 2012
- Drifters, Nasheville, TN, March 4, 2012
- Numans, Johnson City, TN March 3, 2012
- The Acoustic Coffeehouse, Johnson City, TN, March 2, 2012
- Ebenezers Coffeehouse, Washington, DC, March 1, 2012
- Cake Shop, New York, NY, February 28, 2012
- Fontana's New York, NY January 12, 2012
- CS Palace Boston, MA December 9, 2011
- Occupy Boston Boston, MA December 4, 2011
- The Cuddle Cave Brooklyn, NY November 20, 2011
- The Middle East Boston, MA November 7, 2011
- Boston University Boston, MA October 7, 2011
- Sidewalk Cafe New York, NY September 1, 2011
- The Delancy New York, NY August 29, 2011
- Madison St. Brooklyn, NY August 24, 2011
- Wine and Coffee McMinnville, OR July 1, 2011
- Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR June 22, 2011
- Ax and Fiddle Cottage Grove, OR June 17, 2011
- Wandering Goat Eugene, OR June 16, 2011
- Jade Lounge Portland, OR June 12, 2011
- The Mandolin Cafe Tacoma, WA June 10, 2011
- Roy Street Seattle, WA June 9, 2011
- The Beat Minneapolis, MN May 26, 2011
- Red Line Tap Chicago May 24, 2011
- Wilbert’s Cleveland, OH May 21, 2011
- Gateway Gallery Buffalo, NY May 20, 2011
- Sidewalk Cafe New York, NY May 15, 2011
- Tribes Gallery New York, NY May 14, 2011
- Out of the Blue Gallery Boston, MA April 29, 2011
- Arlene's Grocery Brooklyn, NY April 17, 2011
- Bennington College Bennington, VT April l9, 2011
- TT The Bears Boston, MA March 13, 2011
- The Secret Garden Boston, MA March 12, 2011
- Sycamore Brooklyn, NY March 5, 2011
- Garfield Artwork Pittsburgh, PA February 25, 2011
- Raven Lounge Philadelphia, PA February 24, 2011
- Goodbye Blue Monday Brooklyn, NY February 6, 2011
- The Bug Jar Rochester, NY January 30, 2011
- Spark Syracuse, NY January 29, 2011
- Slash Root Brooklyn, NY January 28, 2011
- Rochester Institute of Technology College Radio, WITR 89.7
- Sidewalk Café New York, NY January 16 ,2011
- Local Sprouts Cafe Portland, ME December 23, 2010
- Yellow Sofa Northampton, MA December 22, 2010
- Studio Anya New York, NY November 5, 2010
- Sidewalk Cafe New York, NY October 2, 2011
- Bridge Theatre New York, NY October 11, 2010
- Bridge Theatre New York, NY October 10, 2010
- Perch Café Brooklyn, NY October 23, 2010
- UC Lounge New York, NY September 18, 2010
- Studio Anya, New York, NY August 6, 2010
- Roam Cafe Rochester, NY August 18, 2010
- WITR Radio Rochester, NY August 19, 2010
- Eerie Basin Park Red Hook, NY June 21, 2010
- Eerie Basin Park Red Hook, NY June 19, 2010
- Recoup Lounge New York, NY June 18, 2010
- Peace and Love Cafe Bronx, NY June 17, 2010
- Local 121 Providence, RI May 26, 2010
- Cantab Lounge, Boston, MA March 25, 2010
- The Midway Café Boston, MA March 4, 2010
- Local 121 Providence, RI December 30, 2009
- Midway Café Boston, MA December 13, 2009
- Boston University Student Radio WTBU, Boston, MADecember 10, 2009
- Café Luna Boston, MA October 30, 2009
- Out of the Blue Gallery October 23, 2009
- All Asia, Boston, MA October 10, 2009
- Midway Café Boston, MA September 24, 2009
- Local 121 Providence, RI September 2, 2009
- Out of The Blue Boston, MA August 28, 2009
- Proper East Portland, OR August 8, 2009
- Proper Eats Portland, OR July 25, 2009
- Midway Café Boston, MA June 25, 2009
- Edmund St. Chicopee, MA June 20, 2009
- Church Boston, MA June 5, 2009
- Midway Café Boston, MA June 1, 2009
- All Asia Boston, MA May 30, 2009
- Mass College of Art Boston, MA May, 2009
- Hennessy’s Boston, MA April 30, 2009
- The Blue Guitar Easthampton, MA April 11, 2009
- Nuyorican Poets Café New York, NY March 2009
- Roots Café Brooklyn , NY March 2009
- Vox Pop Brooklyn, NY March 2009
- Desmonds New York, NY March 2009
- Brown University Providence, RI February 2009
- TUFTS Colleg Radio, Boston, MA 2009
- Midway Café Boston, MA February 9, 2009
- Mass Collge of Art Boston, February 2009
- Clear Conscience Café Boston, MA January 2009
- Luna Café Boston, MA January 14, 2009
- Boston Cultural Exchange Center January 10, 2009
- All Asia Boston, MA January 4, 2009
- All Asia Boston, MA October 7, 2008
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