Los Angeles-based
soul musician Tara Priya will
open for Dustbowl Revival at the
Boom Boom Room in San Francisco
on June 22, 2012, performing
unreleased material from her
forthcoming album. On the (electric
blue, suede) heels of Tara's stardust
performances in Canada and
Singapore, this gig is a welcome
respite in Tara's native Northern
California.

Stardust surrounds-but no dust
settles on Tara Priya. The soul diva's
recent performances include dates
in India (performing with Imogen
Heap at NH7 Weekender), London (to
perform twice on BBC London 94.9),
Austin's SXSW and several dates for
Billboard Japan in Tokyo and Osaka.

Tara's latest EP, Goodbye, Romeo
(2012), fully captures Tara's
juxtapositions. The 23-year-old's
lyrics are a brazen mix of pop and
poetry: "Call the priest, not the
doctor / 'cause his ship is going
under," as often as they are raw:
"Save those finer feelings / for your
pretty blonde girls / you never loved
me, and you know it / and I don't
want to know you." It doesn't hurt
that those words are delivered by
"fantastic, timeless vocals" (CityBeat) and what BBC London calls
"one of those voices you just need
to hear." With catchy rhythms,
snaps, claps, and vibrant horn lines,
Tara's blues-tinged, soul-inflected
music is swathed in nostalgia for
the golden age of Motown and Stax
Records, yet undeniably modern.