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Singers Revel in Punk Attitudes Punk rock-the music-hit in the 1970’s. But punk rock-the attitude-has been with us all along. Johnny Cash was punk rock in the 1950’s. And though you may not look to the 1940’s for examples of punk rock, there are many. Miles

Listen to Bernadette on Performance New Mexico with Spencer Beckwith! Click Here to Listen

“Buzz Clubs” … And speaking of jazz, mark your calendar for the arrival of tattooed chanteuse Bernadette Seacrest, who makes her way from New Mexico to perform at the Cinema Bar in Culver City on May 20 and Liquid Kitty on May 22….

This Happy Accident After a late start, Albuquerque’s Bernadette Seacrest is finding sudden success in the jazz world.Honestly, says up-and-coming chanteuse Bernadette Seacrest, happenstance led her into singing her torchy brand of vintage jazz.

High Desert Torch Songs When I travel, I stop in at indie record stores and ask for recommendations on local artists. Most often, the clerks point out the local version of the Killers, or whatever the current variety of buzz is. When I was in New Mexico recently,

Dirty Jazz Bernadette Seacrest and her Yesmen–No More Music By The Suckers…AND…Devil Doll–Queen of Pain I am having to write this for the BullFrog. Once he heard these two CDs, he got so excited that his little typing flipper thingies

Bernadette Seacrest announced this week that she will be embarking on a five-city tour in May, along with Michael Grimes in the upright bass and drummer Jason Aspeslet; they’ll be billed as the Bernadette Seacrest Trio. Our favorite

JAZZ SULTRY SISTERS: Duke City Jazz Divas A true jazz diva takes you to a world that you never want to leave. A world lined with smoky romance, well-made cocktails, and unforgettable moments. To be a Duke City Diva, each time you sing a song you must move your audience

Sassy, Sexy and Slightly Sinister Bernadette Seacrest is jazzed. The Albuquerque singer with pipes a church organ might envy has spent the entire day on music. “How great is that!” she says. The high point was her first guest DJ appearance on radio. She spent an

Not since the heyday of Austin’s 8 1/2 Souvenirs has torch jazz sounded as authentic as it does delivered courtesy of Bernadette Seacrest’s formidable set of pipes atop the torrid haze served up by her Yes Men. The whole affair resembles a