Forget the upbringing in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.Larisa Bryski is no small-town girl. SAMMIE (Sacramento Music Awards) winner for Best Female Vocalist, Larisa debuted as a solo artist in 2000 with her album The Long Way, which was immediately met with rave reviews. Sacramento News and Review declared, ".Bryski projects the kind of matter-of-fact intensity that plants its feet on a stage, grabs a microphone and wails." In 2003 Larisa released her edgier, self-produced 2nd CD, "Violet." The Sacramento Bee stated, ".her voice is like Sunny Delight splashed with vodka." Larisa has performed extensively all the while, sharing bills with such renowned and diverse national artists as Journey, Poe, Oleander, Peter Frampton, Dishwalla, Berlin, Tommy Castro, John Waite, and King's X. She has also been honored to participate in several acclaimed music festivals, from Nadine’s Wild Weekend to SXSW. Larisa and her band (Willy Seltzer, guitar; Andrew Houston, bass; Darrell Hale, drums) take pride in combining powerful, clean vocals with infectious rock melodies, and classic style arena rock vocal harmonies. Larisa and Willy then released a third CD in 2005, a duet-style live acoustic recording called "How's Your D String." Plans for 2010 include FINALLY finishing up the fourth full-band studio album, so stay tuned!
