Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a st rong steady thumb on an old Gibson and an infectious stomp-box rhythm with tunes ranging from heart-felt to socially conscious that will move both y our heart and hips. Her latest “Bright Shining Stars” debuted at #15 on th e Billboard Blues Charts. Cascade Blues Association calls it “… tough as rawhide\, but smooth as blended whiskey.” Released Oct 2020 with Vizztone Label Group\, it’s a solo acoustic folk/blues record that highlights the one-woman-band live sound she’s honed over the years\, fea turing guest appearances by talented friends Laurence Scudder\, Peter Parc ek and Richard “Rosy” Rosenblatt. It includes originals as well as a colle ction of songs she covers at live shows\, paying homage to influences like Big Bill Broonzy\, Bob Dylan\, Janis Joplin and more\, plus the title tra ck “Bright Shining Stars\,” written by her husband\, Tom Bianchi.

Tickets: https://massa rtscenter.org/current_shows/2024-danielle-miraglia-sunday-march-24/. X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:blues\,coffeehouse\,country\,Danielle\,Folk\,Folk Roc k\,singer\,songwriter X-COST:$20.00 X-TICKETS-URL:https://massartscenter.org/current_shows/2024-danielle-miragl ia-sunday-march-24/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4324@lastdanceproductions.com DTSTAMP:20260721T223855Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Brian Quinn\; 508-789-7611\; brian@lastdanceproductions.com\; https ://rosegardenfolk.com/music/shows/april-19-2025-danielle-miraglia/ DESCRIPTION:Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson and an infectious stomp-box rhythm with tunes ranging from hear t-felt to socially conscious that will move both your heart and hips. Her latest “Bright Shining Stars” debuted at #15 on the Billboard Blues Charts . Cascade Blues Association calls it “… tough as rawhide\, but smooth as b lended whiskey.” Released Oct 2020 with Vizztone Label Group\, it’s a solo acoustic folk/blues record that highlights the one-woman-band live sound she’s honed over the years\, featuring guest appearances by talented frien ds Laurence Scudder\, Peter Parcek and Richard “Rosy” Rosenblatt. It inclu des originals as well as a collection of songs she’s been covering at live shows over the years\, paying homage to influences like Big Bill Broonzy\ , Bob Dylan\, Janis Joplin and more\, plus the title track “Bright Shining Stars\,” written by her husband\, Tom Bianchi.\n“Americana and blues prac titioner Danielle Miraglia wisely avoids fuss and clutter on her latest al bum\, Bright Shining Stars. Fingerpicking and strumming on acoustic guitar are central to her sound\, with percussion frequently provided by the inf ectious stomp of her foot. Three of the 11 tracks here are solo recordings \, reinforcing a truism that the artist frequently has proven on Boston-ar ea stages: A charming voice and fluid guitar prowess are all an artist nee ds to keep a listener rapt.” – Bobby Reed\, Downbeat Magazine\n“Straddling the line where folk/roots meets rock/blues\, Miraglia has a voice that ca n go from a raspy come-hither purr to an Etta James-esque powerhouse belt\ , although she may be best known for her lead thumb — a heavy\, thumping s trike on her Gibson that’s backdrop percussion in itself.” – Lauren Daley – The Boston Globe\n“Danielle Miraglia is like a musical butterfly who’s b een granted unlimited creative metamorphoses. Even her musical chrysalis s tage was a surprise emergence. Unlike so many Boston artists who attended one of the city’s many music schools\, Miraglia went to Emerson College\, graduating with a creative writing degree. Though she owned an acoustic gu itar she seldom played anywhere but at home\, she hadn’t given any thought to making a career as a singer-songwriter until one fateful night at the famous\, now-defunct Kendall Cafe. She went to an open mic at the Kendall just to watch and absorb. It didn’t take long for it to register with her: “I thought\, ‘That’s what I want to do: Get on stage to do my storytellin g that way.’” Voila!\nHer evolution as a songwriter and performer since th en has been remarkable. She quickly won great acclaim and a faithful natio nal and regional following after beginning as a “folk-blues” picker\, and it’s a persona she still skillfully embraces in solo shows\, but to hear h er musical storytelling with such a fine backing band as the satirically n amed Glory Junkies (Laurence Scudder\, viola\; Erik White\, guitar\; Chris Anzalone\, drums\; and Jim Larkin\, bass) is an entirely different dimens ion. That soul of a creative writer thrives in a vast range of musical sty les. Danielle now rocks an electric guitar with equal aplomb\, and all wit h a rocking and soulful energy that pays homage to top influences such as Janis Joplin\, Prince and the Stones. No matter how Danielle Miraglia’s st ories unfold on stage\, they are a joy to hear.\nShe and the Glory Junkies wowed the sellout crowd during their live-stream taping at the Fallout Sh elter\, playing tunes from the band’s second album\, “All My Heroes Are Gh osts ” — now billed under the moniker “Danielle M & the Glory Junkies (spa ring DJs the quandary of the pronunciation of her last name). Those storie s she dreamt of telling musically on stage are now like butterflies of the ir own.” – Nate Dow – https://asheardhere.com/\n“Danielle is a dynamic and captivating musician\; her rich soulful voice and blues guitar mastery re sonate in a performance both rare and unforgettable.”\n– Paul Patchel\, St ate Street Blues Festival – Media\, PA\n“The genius of Glory Junkies is th at Miraglia successfully pokes fun at a proverbial “selfie nation\,” while also fully owning that tendency. Glory Junkies offers up deeply narrative lyricism and carefully crafted compositions…Glory Junkies boasts a song a bout reality TV\, and one (the title track) that pokes fun at immortalizin g one’s own image. Others stray into more personal territory\, hitting clo se to home on Miraglia’s family dynamic\, but the concept of the album rem ains a mainstay throughout.” – Liz Rowley\, BestNewBands.\nFor more Last D ance Productions events\, click here.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: https://ros egardenfolk.com/music/shows/april-19-2025-danielle-miraglia/. 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Danielle Miraglia comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson and an infectious stomp-box rhythm with tunes ranging from heart-felt to socially conscious that will move both your heart and hips. Her latest “Bright Shining Stars ” debuted at #15 on the Billboard Blues Charts. Cascade Blues Association calls it “… tough as rawhide\, but smooth as blended whiskey.” Re leased Oct 2020 with Vizztone Label Group\, it’s a solo acoustic folk/blue s record that highlights the one-woman-band live sound she’s honed over th e years\, featuring guest appearances by talented friends Laurence Scudder \, Peter Parcek and Richard “Rosy” Rosenblatt. It includes originals as we ll as a collection of songs she’s been covering at live shows over the yea rs\, paying homage to influences like Big Bill Broonzy\, Bob Dylan\, Janis Joplin and more\, plus the title track “Bright Shining Stars\,” written b y her husband\, Tom Bianchi.

“Americana and blues practitioner Danielle Miraglia wisely avoids fuss and clutter on her latest album\, Bright S hining Stars. Fingerpicking and strumming on acoustic guitar are central t o her sound\, with percussion frequently provided by the infectious stomp of her foot. Three of the 11 tracks here are solo recordings\, reinforcing a truism that the artist frequently has proven on Boston-area stages: A c harming voice and fluid guitar prowess are all an artist needs to keep a l istener rapt.” – Bobby Reed\, Downbeat Magazine

“Straddling the li ne where folk/roots meets rock/blues\, Miraglia has a voice that can go fr om a raspy come-hither purr to an Etta James-esque powerhouse belt\, altho ugh she may be best known for her lead thumb — a heavy\, thumping strike o n her Gibson that’s backdrop percussion in itself.” – Lauren Daley – The B oston Globe

“Danielle Miraglia is like a musical butterfly who’s b een granted unlimited creative metamorphoses. Even her musical chrysalis s tage was a surprise emergence. Unlike so many Boston artists who attended one of the city’s many music schools\, Miraglia went to Emerson College\, graduating with a creative writing degree. Though she owned an acoustic gu itar she seldom played anywhere but at home\, she hadn’t given any thought to making a career as a singer-songwriter until one fateful night at the famous\, now-defunct Kendall Cafe. She went to an open mic at the Kendall just to watch and absorb. It didn’t take long for it to register with her: “I thought\, ‘That’s what I want to do: Get on stage to do my storytellin g that way.’” Voila!

Her evolution as a songwriter and performer s ince then has been remarkable. She quickly won great acclaim and a faithfu l national and regional following after beginning as a “folk-blues” picker \, and it’s a persona she still skillfully embraces in solo shows\, but to hear her musical storytelling with such a fine backing band as the satiri cally named Glory Junkies (Laurence Scudder\, viola\; Erik White\, guitar\ ; Chris Anzalone\, drums\; and Jim Larkin\, bass) is an entirely different dimension. That soul of a creative writer thrives in a vast range of musi cal styles. Danielle now rocks an electric guitar with equal aplomb\, and all with a rocking and soulful energy that pays homage to top influences s uch as Janis Joplin\, Prince and the Stones. No matter how Danielle Miragl ia’s stories unfold on stage\, they are a joy to hear.

She and the Glory Junkies wowed the sellout crowd during their live-stream taping at the Fallout Shelter\, playing tunes from the band’s second album\, “All My Heroes Are Ghosts ” — now billed under the moniker “Danielle M & the Glor y Junkies (sparing DJs the quandary of the pronunciation of her last name) . Those stories she dreamt of telling musically on stage are now like butt erflies of their own.” – Nate Dow – https://asheardhere.co m/

“Danielle is a dynamic and captivating musician\; her rich soulful voice and blues guitar mastery resonate in a performance both rare and unforgettable.”
\n– Paul Patchel\, State Street Blues Festival – Media\, PA

“The genius of Glory Junkies is that Miraglia successf ully pokes fun at a proverbial “selfie nation\,” while also fully owning t hat tendency. Glory Junkies offers up deeply narrative lyricism and carefu lly crafted compositions…Glory Junkies boasts a song about reality TV\, an d one (the title track) that pokes fun at immortalizing one’s own image. O thers stray into more personal territory\, hitting close to home on Miragl ia’s family dynamic\, but the concept of the album remains a mainstay thro ughout.” – Liz Rowley\, BestNewBands.

For more Last Dance Producti ons events\, click here.

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