Melissa Ferrick with Kristin Cefelli

.On Friday, April 13, the  me&thee welcomes Melissa Ferrick to our stage. Her 17^th album, Still Right Here, showcases the signature guitar sound that Melissa is revered for, blending seamlessly with her flawless gritty vocals. Many feel that this is her best work to date. Kristin Cifelli, currently based in Boston, opens the show. Her latest release Middle of Nowhere  is sure to get the attention of folks from hipsters to hippies, with its earthy, yet modern sound. Cifelli's voice soothes and soars over lush electric guitar sounds & organic beats with lyrics that hit home.   Doors open at 7:30 PM for this 8:00 PM show at the me&thee coffeehouse which is located at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead at 28 Mugford Street.

Indie-maverick (and major label veteran) Melissa Ferrick is an accomplished singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has shared stages with artists as wide-ranging as Bob Dylan, Paul Westerberg, Weezer and Ani DiFranco, and performs over 150 shows a year -- often for audiences of 7500 or more. Her extraordinarily passionate, grassroots fan base began when she opened for Morrissey in 1991, and has grown into one of the most loyal followings in recent indie memory. With songs that "cut to the bone thanks to their truthful, personal viewpoints" (CMJ), the native New Englander is a powerhouse vocalist/guitarist who has steadily released DIY projects since her prior stints on Atlantic and W.A.R.? Records. A six-time Boston Music Award and GLAMA Winner, Ferrick was recently signed to New York-based label MPress Records, after being featured as the headline artist on Volume 1 of the New Arrivals Charity Compilation Series, benefiting Gulf Coast Hurricane Relief. A passionate Out artist with a devoted LGBT following, Ferrick goes to great lengths to be accessible to fans, and is beloved for her magnetic personality, fierce honesty and lightning-speed rhythm guitar style. A high energy solo performer, Ferrick taught herself guitar while pursuing studies in flugelhorn at the prestigious Berklee School of Music, where she has frequently returned as a guest lecturer. And now, there is Still Right Here (her latest release), the sum of these hard-earned parts set to music, Ferrick’s gorgeous purpose unspooling over the ten tracks that comprise the album. “This is the record I’ve wanted to make for a long time,” explains Ferrick. “The sound of it – the songwriting is definitely a step above where I was a few years ago.” The growth reflected on Still Right Here is a direct result of the emotional topography of Ferrick’s life, shaped by the events of the past few years. After touring in support of 2008’s critically acclaimed Goodbye Youth, Ferrick found herself back in her Massachusetts base, home for the longest time in nearly two decades. “After [that album] came out I think I just needed to stop and figure out what I needed to do.” Shortly after returning home, Ferrick embarked on a professional and personal reckoning that would find her better off three years later, with the emotional travelogue of Still Right Here to show for it.

Kristin Cifelli took the music scene by storm in 1999 with the release of her debut album, Silver Bowl, to critical acclaim, earning her a Boston Music Award Nomination. Her unforgettable voice, at times soothing and at times full of intense energy, has become a favorite amongst music fans up and down the East Coast. Her second release, So Long My Love, brought her increased notoriety, with a Nomination for Best Album and a win for Best Song (“Show Them”) in the Independent Music Awards in 2006. Early in 2002, Kristin Cifelli contributed her song, "Martyr", on the Sony/Heavy Rotation Records compilation, Shekinah 13 Artists, which celebrates the diverse female alumni of Berklee College of Music., Kristin has been featured on the Oxygen Network's Daily Remix, VH1’s Jump Start, Billboard Magazine,Boston Globe and the Associated Press.