Podcasting is cool. If for no other reason than it's very difficult to be introduced to new music via text. And I was just convinced of how well it works.
By way of Adam Curry's podcast, I heard about the Lascivious Biddies. I was doubly estatic when I heard that they would be performing at the Middle East in Cambridge. Last night I saw them with an old friend from college, Andrew Hughes. Self-described as a combination of jazz, swing and cabaret, they have a fantastic ability to make “old songs sound new and new songs sound old.” Whichever the direction, all of their songs sound very uniquely their own, and Lee Ann Westover has a great voice accompanied by some wonderful musicians in Amanda Monaco, Diedre Rodman and Saskia Lane. You can hear samples of their songs here:
http://www.biddies4ever.com/hear.html
Some favorites are Ask, You Don't Own Me, Famous and the Truck Song. According to Lee Ann, they'll be back in Boston in a few months. I highly recommend them.