Ariana Hodes is one of those artists that may convince you she was born in the wrong era while sounding refreshingly modern at the same time, like Joni Mitchell meets Florence Welch. “I’m a sponge for sound because I was listening to music since before I was born.” Her mother, a classically trained soprano, and father, a self-taught guitarist and recording engineer met making music, and included their kids in the tradition. “When I got big enough to help with load in and load out I carried mic stands. When I learned how to count I manned the merch table.” Ariana’s soulful twist around rootsy melodies defies the Country label, though she insists Nashville is the place for her. “It’s all about the song, and that’s what I’ve tried to do: write a gadang good song. A song with a good groove, and a little something you can hum along to never did nobody any harm.” This tour is to “get them out there just me and my guitar; to see if they’ve got legs as long as mine or what.”
She will be playing at the The Evening Muse om April 30.