On my way to interview singer Angela Strehli about her new album, “Ace of Blues,” her first solo record in nearly two decades, I stepped inside the front gate of her Novato home and came upon a ...

Since she moved to Marin County 25 years ago, singer-songwriter Angela Strehli has quietly gone about her business as an impassioned champion of the blues, the soulful, uniquely American music she ...

When Angela Strehli sings the blues, she demonstrates a casual grace and easy energy that sounds and is spontaneous, as if she were passing on emotions that just occurred to her. There are more than ...

When four talented solo artists come together you might expect tension, but not so with the Blues Broads. These women have such a high sense of mutual respect and rapport with each other and the ...

It had been nearly two decades since vocalist Angela Strehli stepped into a recording studio to cut a solo record. But she knew if she didn’t, there just might be some disappointment at home. After ...

A writer once described Angela Strehli as "the most important female vocalist to come out of Texas since Janis Joplin." Since Joplin was so heavily influenced by the late Alabama native Willie Mae ...

"This is my love affair with the roadhouse concept," says Bob Brown, seated at the rear of his combined restaurant and showroom at the Rancho Nicasio. Angela Strehli, his wife and co-owner of the ...

1983: Angela Strehli & Band with special guest Stevie Ray Vaughan, Extreme Heat, Van Wilks Band, Chinanine, Concept 1984: LeRoi Brothers, Angela Strehli, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Big Boys, Stevie Ray ...

Angela Strehli went more than 15 years without releasing an album of her own. With the new “Ace of Blues,” she didn’t just dip her toes back into the water. This album — vibrant and nuanced — finds ...

Considering the affectionate, easygoing and decidedly undiva-ish demeanor that the Blues Broads share onstage, it’s no surprise to learn that the band traces its origins back to a summer barbecue. A ...

The four women who sing together as the Blues Broads - Dorothy Morrison, Tracy Nelson, Annie Sampson and Angela Strehli - are adroit in every aspect of American folk and popular music. When they get ...

In rock, so-called supergroups often disappoint, tied together more by gimmick than chemistry. In improvised music, the amalgamation of veterans from different creative spaces usually makes some kind ...