Sarah Blacker CD Release Party
The Only Way Out Is Through

Sarah Blacker will treat you like an old friend before a show and stop you dead in your tracks once she starts to sing. Her songs are mature with sharp, eloquent lyrics that are easy to relate to and a soothing acoustic guitar that helps melt away the day. Besides the guitar, Sarah also plays the mandolin and djembe to accompany herself on stage during a live performance. Her lyrics can range from the joys of dark chocolate and red wine in the opener “Smell of Caramel” to confessions to her parents in “Bad I Been.” There is a grace in Sarah’s laid-back, soulful flare and a great energy that really comes through in the slight turning of a phrase or a small change in vocal color that speaks volumes. She is regularly described as, “the perfect blend of JONI MITCHELL and ELLA FITZGERALD.” Sarah has written over 400 songs, and toured nationally, playing to sold-out audiences in Cambridge, MA, Lawrence, KS, and New York City to name a few. She’s been named a ‘River Rising Star’ by Boston’s Independent Radio, 92.5 the River.

A classically-trained vocalist, pianist by ear only, and ballet dancer since age 8, Sarah has always kept her sights set on the stars. Berklee College of Music in Boston accepted Sarah early, and there she engaged in intensive Music Therapy studies (now a Board-Certified Music Therapist for children with special needs) spending upwards of 7 hours/day cradling her black Martin guitar in the corner of a tiny practice room. As a vocal major, Berklee also taught her vibrato, swoops and jazzy vocal inflections to add to her box of vocal tools.

Currently, Ms. Blacker is touring both solo and with her band in support of her debut full-length album, The Only Way Out is Through. This collection of finely crafted, unique jazzy/folk-rock songs was recorded and co-produced by Rob Loyot of Noise in the Attic Studios- Scituate, MA, mixed (and additional recording) by Sean McLaughlin of 37′ Productions- Rockland, MA, and mastered by Jeff Lipton of Peerless Mastering, Boston. She is also joined by some great players on this record including Kevin Barry and Tom Bianchi.