I fell in love with Persephone's Bees more than ten years ago at what was once the greatest venue in the world, Albany's Ivy Room. Queen Bee, Angelina, has the perfect mix of Russian chanteuse and Debbie Harry. She plays a fierce carnival keyboard with tremendous presence. Always at her side, Tom is everything you could ever want in a guitarist. Once the Ivy Room sold out, it wasn't long before my favorite local band hit the road for NYC. New York has been good to the Bees. Their energy is better than ever. They are born again. They have [...]