Jan 20 --- Tom Prasada Rao & Cary Cooper --- 8 PM --- ($15/$18)
Tom Prasada-Rao is a singer-songwriter of breathtaking vision. His
voice belies his musicianship and his extraordinary songs. From Rishi's
Garden with its homage to Ravi Shankar to the groove of Sleeping Beauty,
Tom's music is melodic, ambitious, and reverent. Since the fall of 2007
Tom has been on hiatus from touring - staying home, producing records,
raising two stepdaughters, and walking one rather large Golden Doodle
named Thurman. In addition to producing, he's a teacher, currently at
White Rock Montessori in Dallas, formerly of The University of Virginia's
Young Writer's Workshops - where he created the songwriting curriculum
and taught for eight years. He moved to Texas in 2003 and is married to
singer-songwriter Cary Cooper.
Cary Cooper has been working. And it's showing in every career move she
makes. Cary picked up the ukelele in the summer of 2010 and it blew open
the door to a brand new batch of songs that are featured on her new CD,
Pink Umbrella. Produced by Jagoda & husband Tom Prasada-Rao, the album
is light and whimsical in nature, reflecting what makes Cary stand out
in a crowd. For the bulk of her career as a performing songwriter, Cary
has toured with her husband, first as the duo, The Dreamsicles, and more
recently as solo artists sharing shows. 2011 marks the year that Cary
will begin to tour primarily as her own solo act. You won't want to miss
this rising star.
Tom Prasada-Rao is a singer-songwriter of breathtaking vision. His
voice belies his musicianship and his extraordinary songs. From Rishi's
Garden with its homage to Ravi Shankar to the groove of Sleeping Beauty,
Tom's music is melodic, ambitious, and reverent. Since the fall of 2007
Tom has been on hiatus from touring - staying home, producing records,
raising two stepdaughters, and walking one rather large Golden Doodle
named Thurman. In addition to producing, he's a teacher, currently at
White Rock Montessori in Dallas, formerly of The University of Virginia's
Young Writer's Workshops - where he created the songwriting curriculum
and taught for eight years. He moved to Texas in 2003 and is married to
singer-songwriter Cary Cooper.
Cary Cooper has been working. And it's showing in every career move she
makes. Cary picked up the ukelele in the summer of 2010 and it blew open
the door to a brand new batch of songs that are featured on her new CD,
Pink Umbrella. Produced by Jagoda & husband Tom Prasada-Rao, the album
is light and whimsical in nature, reflecting what makes Cary stand out
in a crowd. For the bulk of her career as a performing songwriter, Cary
has toured with her husband, first as the duo, The Dreamsicles, and more
recently as solo artists sharing shows. 2011 marks the year that Cary
will begin to tour primarily as her own solo act. You won't want to miss
this rising star.
