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Shawndell Marks winner of Madison Area Music Awards Pop/R&B Performer of the Year 2018
PRESS FOR BROKEN DAM, winner of 5 Madison Area Music Awards including Pop/R&B Album of the Year 2017:
"Broken Dam is Marks’ third recording, following 2005’s Remnants of Crazy and 2011’s Little Things EP. There’s been a clear trajectory and Broken Dam is most impressive for its experimentalism, arrangements and the honesty with which Marks approaches her subject matter. 'The lyrics are questions that arise as you step out of your comfort zone, speak truths, make controversial decisions and live out loud' says Marks. 'Hence the title; all hell can break loose.' It is the sound of Marks coming into her own with dignity and conviction; you can almost hear the growth happening in the grooves. It’s a challenging record, deep but beautiful; an artistic achievement for Marks and the heralding of another important musician that Madison is so lucky to nurture and have in our midst. Here’s hoping the next one doesn’t take five years."  - Rick Tvedt, Local Sounds Magazine.  Full review.

UPCOMING

SHOWS

6/7 Sing It Sister 8pm, The Brink Lounge, Madison
6/12 Balanced Rock Winery 6pm, Baraboo
6/13 Music in the Grove w/GCBR 6pm, Cottage Grove
6/14 Sundara Spa 6pm, Wisconsin Dells
6/15 Private Event w/GCBR 
6/21 J's Pub&Grill w/Derek Ramnarace, Reedsburg
6/22 Lilith Fair Event as Paula Cole High Noon, Madison
6/23 Private Event w/GCBR
6/29 Con Amici w/Karen Novy 7pm, Baraboo
6/30 Wisconsin Opry Anniversary Show 1pm, Wisc. Dells
7/2 Olbrich Gardens w/GCBR 7pm, Madison
7/4 Field's at the Wilderness w/Derek Ramnarace & Kaylin Cole 6pm, Wisc Dells
7/24 Girls Rock Camp Lunchtime Performance w/GCBR 12pm, Madison
7/25 Hilldale Mall Music Series w/GCBR 6pm, Madison
7/31 Balanced Rock Winery 6pm, Baraboo
8/2 Ishnala 5:30pm, Wisc Dells 
8/3 Sundara 6pm, Wisc Dells
8/8 Crescendo Songwriter's Circle w/Anthony Lamarr, Katie Burns, & Travis Agnew 7pm, Madison
8/9 Sundara 6pm, Wisc Dells
8/10 Private Event 2pm, Wisc Dells
8/15 Field's at The Wilderness 6pm, Wisc Dells
8/16 Sundara 6pm, Wisc Dells
8/17 North End Tavern 7pm, La Valle
8/19 Mauston Library Music Series 6pm, Wisc Dells
8/23 Shift Happens Retreat | Living in Harmony Presentation w/GCBR  Holy Wisdom Monastery, Madison
8/23 Aster Senior Care Center  2:30pm, Cottage Grove,
8/23 Mineral Point Opera House w/Kerosene Kites 7pm 
8/25 Orton Park Festival w/GCBR 12pm, Madison
8/31 R-E-S-P-E-C-T A Celebration of Women in Music, The Majestic, Madison