Up with McRae at the Living Room

Last night, at her fourth showcase in a month at the Living Room on Ludlow St. in NYC, Hilary McRae came into her own. From a pretty terrific start, I've watched Hilary get better and better each time I've seen her there. Perched front and center behind her keyboard, the young songwriter, singer, bandleader and multi-instrumentalist has got her guys dance-band tight...the three man horn section punches, the rhythm section's funky and rock solid, and the guitarist punctuates Hilary's key's perfectly. Keep an eye out in the next few weeks as Hilary, signed to Hear Music, will be making an appearance on CBS Saturday Early Show. Her Stevie Wonder/Earth Wind and Fire/70s horn- inspired debut Through These Wall, is out next Tuesday.

Here's me, Hilary, and Shore Fire's Carrie Tolles after the show.