Susy Sun is a classically-trained pianist and​ singer/songwriter from the Pacific Northwest. She performs piano compositions with a sweet voice which contradicts her e​dgy, honest lyrics. Often accompanied by a full band, the result is a strong, sultry ​sound that​ demands your attention and makes for playful live shows that mesmerize audiences everywhere.

Her childhood was filled with music lessons. By her teens she was already an accomplished classical pianist, writing her own lyrics to accompany her original compositions. Infused with honest accounts of her personal experiences, the combination of her piano sounds and lyrics demonstrate a deep connection to the earth, and a playful, free spirit that loves to roam it.

Aside from exploring her own N​ative A​merican and Swedish culture, Susy Sun has taught music in London, worked at a farm in Greece, and studied Spanish in Spain. Her travels confirmed that she would never be content brushing off her musical dreams, and after a few years of cubicle life, she dropped the corporate world to pursue her biggest passion.

Since Railbird had been named as one of the best emerging indie rock bands for a few years by various sources, it’s interesting that they’ve decided to change their name to Lip Talk. According to an official release from the Brooklyn based group,"this change is for many reasons and the band “…won’t bore you with them all now. […] Most importantly, it’s about representing the current state of the music and vision behind the band members. One thing that we would like to share, relating to the process of changing the name, is that it feels great to have finally arrived at a name for this musical beast of ours.”

As Railbird, Sarah Pedinotti and crew has given us thoughtful, soulful and charismatic soundtracks to their seemingly endless creativity. Lip Talk, with their recent debut EP "Lucky" (titletrack streaming below) continues to bring us a fresh take on the rock – pop exploration. “It’s a happy, moody, experimental pop beast, and it’s definitely steering the ship, not us…” NYC fans will have an opportunity to see this new incarnation live on Friday December 13, when the band will perform at The Deli’s Brooklyn Bazaar electro-pop show with Small Black, Brothertiger and Papertwin. – Joey Fish

Folk music for people who get the Blues, Bird Dog (our Artist of the Month winner last week) sees the stories that fall through the cracks and brings them roaring to life… and ready to drink to.

Exploiting a missing link between Americana and Irish folk, the threesome takes a close look around their urban environment, bringing us colorful characters who would be alright… if only they could get some sleep tonight (streaming below, from ‘Lost Teeth’ off the band’s ‘River EP’ released last year). Another track we enjoyed is latest bandcamp upload ‘Old Dog: Slopped and Chewed,’ which takes a meandering older song and turns it on its head, adding bizarre conversations about dogs to a song written for a canine companion. See Bird Dog live at the Holiday Spectacular at Frank’s Cocktail Lounge in Ft. Greene, BK on Thursday December 12th from 8-11. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)