Beth Hart

To lump Beth Hart into any one genre like folk or soft rock is doing a great disservice to the intensity she brings to her music. Her music calls to mind a variety of musical styles. Hart possesses an absolutely commanding presence on stage whether backed by a full band or left to her own devices with just a keyboard and the trembling waver of her voice. The tension and vividness of Hart's tales of smoky bars, damaged relationships and her love/hate affair with Los Angeles have kept her a cult favorite since the mid-1990s.