Tuesday, September 11, 2007

First Taste: A Fine Frenzy


A Fine Frenzy: Aidin Vaziri | Good things are happening for A Fine Frenzy, the musical alias of 22-year-old Los Angeles singer-songwriter Alison Sudol. "Almost Lover," the first single from her debut album "One Cell in the Sea," is all over the radio. She has a cameo in the season premiere of "CSI." She got to spend the summer touring with Rufus Wainwright. And there also was an anxiety-inducing appearance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." "Nothing is more nerve-racking than that," she said, calling from a recent tour stop. "It's kind of a dream." On Saturday, Sudol will appear with Brandi Carlile as part of the VH1 "You Oughta Know" tour at the Fillmore. The cable station has been a big supporter of her dreamy folk pop."It just seems like things have really skyrocketed since they got behind the album," said the self-taught piano player who grew up listening to the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and the Beatles before discovering Coldplay. "Just the reaction from the audiences has suddenly gotten a lot noisier and more enthusiastic."