Tahni Handal

Before we sampled the most recent work from Tahni Handal, and before we comment on what our feelings and thoughts are, it’s important to say: Austin is an amazing, fertile soil for musicians. Most people know this but many may not truly appreciate why it’s the leading city for live music, as well as the starting point for dozens of creativity singers and songwriters.
Good company for Tahni Handal!!
Listeners have come to anticipate rock and soul from an area of the nation that seems to inject a tiny bit of country flavor into all music. In fact it’s hard to put a label on Austin music and make it stick. It’s just Austin music! Bite into the screaming guitars and Handal voice on “Roll the Dice.” That voice has been called “thick” and “haunting,” both great adjectives for her.
“Take a Look” might be a favorite on To Kiss You. Some of the attraction might attributed to a love for the blues and for Bonnie Raitt, not to mention Lucinda Williams, Stevie Ray Vaughn and all the others on Handal’s list of influences.
Here’s what she adds as a comment at the end of the list: “I hate to even start this list because so many greats (and not-so-greats) have provided inspiration and paved the way. I hope some of these primary influences reveal themselves in my music.”
Her piano background and guitar experience are part of who she is. Don’t depend on the words of a reviewer. This is her third CD. Buy it and listen!!