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STRUMBERRY PIE: “Restore the Shore for Friends and Family”
November 29, 2012
by BAXTER LABATOS
Jersey Shore shall rise!
STRUMBERRY PIE helps rebuild the community after hurricane Sandy. Deedee Montanaro and Laura Catalina Johnson do it through music and the spirit of community.
You know that feeling when you worked hard on something, giving it time and energy? It becomes your baby and you nurture it, seeing it grow and conquer not just your heart but also your soul. Then someone or something comes and totally destroys it. That can be one of those gut wrenching and life altering moments. Of course there is a mixture of everything: from anger to righteous indignation and even shock.
Think of what the people feel when hurricane Sandy took a huge chunk of the East Coast of the United States away. Many people lost relatives and homes. But what do you do in the midst of this injustice? Certainly you just don’t take the blow and pretend nothing happened. You do something. You take a stand and you rebuild the home you know along with its dignity and spirit. This is what Trentonians are doing in the midst of Thanksgiving. And it is very timely since this is the season to celebrate the spirit of camaraderie and affection.
No man or woman is an island. We need each other to get through the most challenging times. Musicians like Deedee Montanaro is polishing her live performances for her band STRUMBERRY PIE (yes all caps) as she helps her community raise funds for the victims of hurricane Sandy. Here is the catch. You can’t find her mp3‘s anywhere. You need to go to her live performances to listen to her music.
STRUMBERRY PIE are:
Laura Catalina Johnson – Vocals, Guitar
Deedee Montanaro – Vocals, Guitar
Influences:
Laura: Pat Benatar; Grace Slick; the kick ass Wilson sisters of Heart; Melissa Etheridge; Joan Jett; Bonnie Raitt; Chrissy Hynde; Lucinda Williams; Shannon McNally and many, many, many more…..that’s just some of the Ladies!
Deedee: In chronological order since childhood: Beatles, Queen, Neil Sedaka, Linda Ronstadt, Los Panchos, Edye Gormet, Yolandita, Heart, Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Ronnie James Dio, Iron Maiden, OZZY, and now AMy Lee and Halestorm.
YEAH – can you see the evolution!!
Location: Jersey Shore
http://spheremusic.me/2012/11/28/strumbery-pie-restore-the-shore-for-friends-and-family/
