It’s fashionable these days to whine about how the youth of today don’t do anything except play on their cellphones and can’t interact with anyone except on Snapchat. Â I’m fortunate enough to see and meet many young musicians that contradict that belief. Â Christina Cavazos is one of them. Â She was a finalist in the new talent competition at Old Settlers for a couple of years running. Â She released her first EP when she was 16. Â Her third EP recently came out.
Mile Marker is a modern folk music record. Â That doesn’t really do it justice, though. Â Christina can evoke a dreamy, pop style of vocals, like on California. Â On Fire, she injects some pointed reality into the vocals and adds some nice, fuzzy guitar. Â Get By has some old school blues influence.
No doubt Cavazos is still finding her musical style–you can’t have everything figured out as a teenager. Â But it’s definitely not too early to jump on the bandwagon and see where it heads. Â Here’s a sample for your listening pleasure.
About the author: I've actually driven from Tehatchapee to Tonopah. And I've seen Dallas from a DC-9 at night.