NORTH OF BOSTON / MUSIC / AUGUST 30TH./SUNDAY MORNING LIVE

A songstress of lyric-driven pop, Kristen Mercado makes herself at home behind the keys of a piano. Her siren-like voice combined with ethereal melodies and passionate lyrics have left a strong impressions on listeners. Having grown up in Southern Michigan, Kristen combines her folksy Great Lakes sensitivity, acquired from summers spent listening to the waves of Lake Superior, with her own fierce and dynamic personality-conflict (i.e. Anna Nalick, Fiona Apple, etc.). Heart-warming and yearning, she meticulously records the poetic turbulence of her life and emotions in a display of musical abilities that merits the attentions of fans of intelligent pop music. www.myspace.com/kristenmercado