Stratus / Born Under A Bad Sign - Sena Ehrhardt

Ehrhardt was born and raised in a house of blues. Through years of playing music in clubs and juke joints, her guitarist father, Ed Ehrhardt, laid the groundwork for a love of blues that eventually lead to the formation of the Sena Ehrhardt Band. Sena has taken those influences and several years of experience to forge her own personal and intelligent take on the blues. Though her band’s repertoire includes a wide range of blues, soul and funk cover tunes, Sena chose to record ten original compositions that she co-wrote with her father for Leave The Light On. Her songs are fresh and incisive, delivered in a style that moves effortlessly from sultry to declarative to passionately forceful. Her band – Ed Ehrhardt on guitar, bassist Steve Hansen and drummer Tim Hasler – performs flawlessly throughout, matching Sena’s drive and intensity. Of the signing, Sena said, “Growing up in a home filled with blues music and having a love and passion for blues for my entire life makes signing with Blind Pig Records a dream come true for me. This music is my heart and soul and the album is a labor of love for those who have loved me. I am so excited to see what the future holds and can’t wait to bring our music to both long-time blues fans and a new generation of listeners. The blues is about feeling – and this feels so good!”

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New videos from Sena Ehrhardt, Southern Hospitality

NEW VIDEOS FROM SENA EHRHARDT AND SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY Singer Sena Ehrhardt and blues-based Americana group Southern Hospitality have released new videos in conjunction with the March 12th release of their new albums. Sena's video is "Buried Alive," the lead track from her new album entitled All In.  To watch the video, click HERE. Ehrhardt is one of the freshest and most dynamic young voices on the blues scene today.  Roots Music Report just said, "Few musical kicks rate with listening to talent on the rise and it appears that Ms. Ehrhardt is taking two stairs at a time on her way to joining the contemporary blues elite."  For more info on All In, please click here.   The video from Southern Hospitality features the song "Southern Livin'" (which some critics find reminiscent of Little Feat), live performance footage and short interview clips.  To watch the video, please click HERE. The track is from Easy Livin,' the band's new CD produced by Tab Benoit that spotlight's their fresh mix of Southern soul, rootsy rock, and swampy blues.  Richard Ludmerer of BluesWax said, "the band is far and above any I have heard lately."  For more info on Easy Livin' click here. Publicity: Debra Regur   pigpress@blindpigrecords.com   415-550-6484 Radio: Peter Robinson   radio@blindpigrecords.com    773-772-0043

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Sena Ehrhardt opening for B.B. King

SINGER SENA EHRHARDT TO OPEN FOR B.B. KING!Rising Local Star To Perform With Her Idol Singer Sena Ehrhardt will realize a dream come true when the Sena Ehrhardt Band (which includes her father Ed on lead guitar) serves as the opening act for blues icon B.B. King on May 19th at the Mayo Civic Center in Sena's hometown of Rochester, Minnesota. Says Sena, "I grew up listening to B.B. King records and he was responsible for turning my Dad on to the blues, so he's an iconic figure for me. I consider B.B.'s Completely Well album the definition of a blues record; I continue to listen to it all the time. I just love his vocal phrasing." In fact, on her upcoming sophomore release, All In, (out on Blind Pig Records March 12th), she covers a B.B. King song from that album entitled "So Excited," which could well describe her feelings about appearing with perhaps the foremost master of the blues. Says Sena, "I get to open for B.B. King, 100% my biggest influence and idol in blues music."   Sena's brilliant 2012 debut recording, Leave The Light On, announced the arrival of one of the freshest and most dynamic young voices on the current blues scene.  It won Sena the Blues Blast "Rising Star" Award and was nominated for a Blues Music Award as "Best New Artist Debut."  The album also generated widespread critical acclaim, typified by this comment from Jazz & Blues Report: "Make way for a rising star!" For her second recording, Sena has teamed up with one the foremost producers in the worlds of rock and blues (Santana, Huey Lewis, Stevie Ray Vaughan), multi-Grammy Award winner Jim Gaines.  The result of their collaboration is a groove-rich, exciting exploration of the blues in all its moods.  All In truly delivers on the promise of Leave The Light On and places Ehrhardt among the very best and most versatile of today's blues singers.

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New Sena Ehrhardt music video

NEW SENA EHRHARDT MUSIC VIDEO Singer Sena Ehrhardt has just finished a new music video with her band. To watch "On The Clock," one of the ten original songs from her Blind Pig debut album, Leave The Light On, please click HERE. You can also see the video on Blind Pig's Facebook page. To like us on Facebook, please click HERE. One of the freshest and most dynamic young voices on the blues scene today, Sena's been generating a buzz with her new release and her powerful live performances with the Sena Ehrhardt Band, which Blues Revue called "one of the hottest new blues outfits in the country." Ehrhardt forges her own personal and intelligent take on the blues, soulfully informed by her drive and intensity. Her songs are fresh and incisive, delivered in a style that moves effortlessly from sultry to declarative to passionately forceful. Fans and critics alike have taken notice. Living Blues said, "Sena Ehrhardt has a bright, soulful sound, and she doesn't hold back - she can go from sultry and coaxing to gritty and gusty in an instant," while Blues Revue added, "she is capable of crooning softly or wailing with the best of them." And, the Blues Foundation has nominated Leave The Light On for the prestigious Blues Music Award in the "Best New Artist Debut" category. Sena is also currently nominated for two Blues Blast Music Awards. She's up for the "Sean Costello Rising Star Award" while Leave the Light On is on the nomination list for best "New Artist Debut Recording." The awards are given by Blues Blast magazine and the winners are chosen by blues fans. Voting is open to anyone who is a Blues Blast magazine subscriber. Subscriptions are FREE and an automatic part of the voting process on the website. Voting is open to the public until August 31st. To vote for Sena, please click HERE.

Sena Ehrhardt at Blues Music Awards!

SENA EHRHARDT AT THE BLUES MUSIC AWARDS IN MEMPHIS! "Make way for a rising star" - Jazz & Blues Report Singing sensation Sena Ehrhardt will perform with her band just prior to the 33rd Blues Music Awards ceremony in Memphis on May 10th. They will play at 6:20 PM on the Party Stage in the Grand Lobby of the Cook Convention Center. Sena's Blind Pig release, Leave The Light On, is nominated for a Blues Music Award in the "Best New Artist Debut" category, As Blues Revue magazine put it, "The Sena Ehrhardt Band are going to make a lot of waves in the blues world and her new album is just the first ripple in a widening ocean of blues from this band...one of the hottest new blues outfits in the country." Living Blues added, "With Leave the Light On the Sena Ehrhardt Band should get the attention of blues lovers as well as a mainstream audience that appreciates good songwriting and music with a feeling." Sena offered, "I am deeply honored to be among the Blues Music Award nominees for Best New Artist Debut 2012. Thank you to the Blues Foundation for this incredible recognition. My band and I put a lot of love into our debut album on Blind Pig Records and feel so blessed to be in the company of the world's best Blues Musicians at the Blues Music Awards!" For more info, or to hear samples from the album, please click HERE. Publicity: Debra Regur pigpress@blindpigrecords.com 415-550-6484 Radio: Peter Robinson radio@blindpigrecords.com 773-772-0043

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SENA EHRHARDT DEBUT NOMINATED FOR BLUES MUSIC AWARD!

SENA EHRHARDT DEBUT NOMINATED FOR BLUES MUSIC AWARD! The new release from vocalist Sena Ehrhardt, entitled Leave the Light On, has been nominated for a Blues Music Award in the "Best New Artist Debut" category. The powerful singer, unquestionably one of the freshest and most dynamic young voices on the blues scene today, has created a stir with her first recording. Pre-eminent blues publication Living Blues remarked, "With Leave the Light On the Sena Ehrhardt Band should get the attention of blues lovers as well as a mainstream audience that appreciates good songwriting and music with a feeling." And the Jazz and Blues Report added, "The youthful Minneapolis-based singer hits the blues turf running on her debut disc and serves up a captivating set of simultaneous fire and ice...a set of originals as fresh sounding as the voice that delivers them. Make way for a rising star." For Leave The Light On, Sena chose to record ten original compositions that she co-wrote with her father, who's also the guitarist in her band. To view performance footage of Sena, as well as comments from her and her dad, please click HERE. Sena said of the BMA nod, "I am humbled and grateful to be nominated for a Blues Music Award for Best New Artist Debut! My entire band shares in this honor and we are thrilled to be in such amazing company with the other nominated artists. I'd like to give a sincere thank you to The Blues Foundation for this very special recognition!" The Blues Music Awards, considered the most prestigious accolade in the blues field, are given annually by The Blues Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the genre. Voting ends on March 1st and is open to all members of the Blues Foundation. For information on joining (membership is only $25 a year), visit their website at www.blues.org. BMA winners will be announced on May 10th at the Awards Show in Memphis, Tennessee.