After a thirteen-year hiatus to 1) be dads, and 2) take a nap, Buskin & Batteau are back on the road again. Singer-songwriter-soloists David Buskin & Robin Batteau have just put the finishing touches on their long-anticipated new CD, Red Shoes and Golden Hearts to be released by Nouveau Retro Media on April 1 (no fooling). In their new album and in their performances, they continue to offer their audiences, in the words of The Washington Post, an irresistible amalgam of melodic, sensual pop, folkie grit and killer wit.” As a special treat for this CD release show, a free CD will be offered to those wearing red shoes to this concert (one CD per couple).

David Buskin and Robin Batteau evoke a wide range of emotions in their audiences, ranging from light-hearted amusement at “ESPN” or the pun-filled “Death in Venice” to a gentle sense of loss expressed by their beautiful ballad for the late Kate Wolf, “Never Cry Wolf.” As professional jingle writers in previous lives, Buskin and Batteau’s voices and tunes have been heard in almost every American household. They’ve had us listening “to the heartbeat of America,” living “in a Burger King Town” and climbing “all aboard Amtrak.” The popular duo also brings their unique style and sound to the stage and the audience has come to expect the unexpected whenever David and Robin perform. “Second Homeless,” a tongue-in-cheek portrayal of the plight of stockbrokers no longer able to afford a second home, originally written in 1987, has a particular potency today. Buskin and Batteau combine talent, humor and showmanship with the element of surprise to produce a crowd-pleasing performance.

Me&thee fans with long memories may remember Buskin & Batteau performing at the old Elks Club many years ago during the Marblehead Arts Festival. Robin Batteau is a Grammy-winning, Emmy-winning, Clio-winning, and Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter-soloist and music producer. Six months out of Harvard with a degree in biochemistry, he was signed to his first record deal with Columbia Records. A dozen CDs later, he’s played his personal style of improvisational violin with everyone from Yo-Yo Ma to Benny Goodman to Bruce Springsteen and has had his songs sung by Whitney Houston, Judy Collins, and Paul Newman, to name a few. David Buskin has had songs recorded by Judy Collins, Tom Rush, Peter, Paul & Mary, Johnny Mathis, Astrud Gilberto, Tracy Nelson, Jane Olivor, Dixie Carter, Pat Benatar, Roberta Flack, and the drummer from Kiss.

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Teresa Storch, originally from Omaha, Nebraska, didn’t realize until attending college in Colorado five minutes from the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre (where she spent all her money then) that she wanted to write and perform her own music. Drawn to the folk music scene of Boston, she traversed the country in 1999 to settle in the Northeast. With an authentic desire to connect through music (at 13 she wrote of longing “to move people” through performing), “Moving” is a true description of what she brings to a stage. Writing to remind us (and herself) of what’s real and really matters, her rich, engaging voice provides a satisfaction and a sense of home, plus a peek into the struggles of love, life and dreams. Combined with intense, percussive acoustic guitar, she accomplishes well what she set out to do at 13. Her two releases, Muscle Memory and Live for Now, plus her live shows are gathering her national acclaim. She received 3rd place in the Solar Fest 2008 competition, competed in the Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival and Flat Rock Music Festival songwriter competitions in 2005, was selected honorable mention in the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival 2003 Songwriter”s Showcase Competition and was selected as part of the “Boston’s Best Singer/Songwriters” Showcase for 2003.

Irresistible . . . an amalgam of melodic sensual pop, folkie grit and killer wit." The Washington Post

Buskin & Batteau are the most musically sophisticated act in folk. The New York Times

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Teresa Storch brings some refreshingly vibrant blue-eyed soul to her funky blend of folks-rock on "Stream of Concrete." The Boston singer-songwriter delivers 11 original songs like she's been singing them for years, though she has only been performing professionally since 2003. "Your Story" starts the album in fine form with a catchy R&B tune that you can't help but to groove to. It is the first of many "folk" songs that avoid the trappings of most new folk records by dwelling too much on the lyrics and not enough on arrangements... just listen to songs like "Bullet Proof Vest" and "Time is Yelling." Then there's the jazzy ballad "Mr. Moon," alongside the Allman Brothers Band-inspired title track and "Tongue-Tied," complete with Commodores-like horns, to remind you of Storch's expansive artistry. Michael Swanger, Des Moines CityView