Cherri and the Violators

***2007 WYCE Jammie Award Nominee: Best Blues Album (PABP)***



***2006 WYCE Jammie Award Nominee:

Best New Blues Band, Best Blues Album (Empty Pockets)***



Northern Michigan based CNV BAND have been dishing up their own brand of music throughout the state, especially along the West Coast of Lake Michigan.



For over ten years, CNV have won fans of many musical genres with their self penned lyrics and their terrific guitar work. The band has been nominated for two Jammie Awards for their songwriting. Bandmates Paul Bendig on vocals/bass, and Hank Cupp on drums/percussion, and Herb Cottier on lead and slide guitar/vocals serve up a powerful backdrop for vocalist Cheryl Bendig, never overplaying their hand.



Bendig's vocals have an addictive flower child quality that recalls the great pop singers of the '60s. She has a knack for vocal phrasing that delivers the songs with the raw power of Janis Joplin but the finesse of Ann Wilson. Bendig is also a fearless songwriter with topics covering everything from the monthly bouts that send men into hiding, PMS Blues, to the anguish of the unemployed, Empty Pockets.



No one can deny that CNV aren't violating the envelope here, creating their own style that is pleasantly pop-oriented and unexpectedly romantic. You have to hand it to them.



"Cherri - You guys have that Detroit Rock City tone!" ~ DustMyBroom



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