Kara Grainger

Australian-born blues singer/guitarist Kara Grainger may draw comparisons to Bonnie Raitt -- both play slide guitar and sing soulfully -- but she bares her own style, one that evenly balances the blues with soul and roots rock, something that can be heard on her solo albums as well as the music she made with her brother as part of two different bands -- Papa Lips and Grainger. After she received an opportunity to play guitar with Cold Chisel's Steve Prestwich, as well as a spot on television, she started pursuing a solo career, first releasing an EP called Secret Soul, then following up with the full-length Grand and Green River in 2008. In 2013, she released Shiver and Sigh. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine