Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

Alexandra Scott grew up on a cattle farm in Virginia and cut her teeth playing out as a teenager in the Charlottesville music scene of the late 90’s. She loved Suzanne Vega, the Replacements, Waylon Jennings and early R.E.M.******* One day she packed her truck and moved herself to New Orleans, where she met producer Tim Sommer (Duncan Sheik) with whom she made two records and formed the Eno-homage, drone-punk ensemble Hi-fi Sky.******* Her star was rising in the Crescent City in the summer of 2005. She played Bonnaroo that year and opened for LeAnn Rimes. Then a large hurricane named Katrina formed in the Gulf of Mexico.******* Alexandra evacuated the day before Katrina hit with her dog, her acoustic guitar, her baggiest pair of jeans and some t-shirts. For a while, that was all she had. Amidst the grief and chaos of that time, she found that there was something about the stripped-away-ness of it all that she liked.******* She ended up in New York City, and one night on the Lower East Side she met a soulmate, another heady spaced-out chick, who sang and played drums: Jessie Lou Torrisi.******* Alexandra & the Thieves play underground pop, a type of rock ‘n roll they’ve dubbed *dream-a-billy.* The guitar-drums duo recalls the White Stripes, with a sassy, more feminine side. Accompanied occasionally by gospel back-up singers, Alexandra & the Thieves turn out slow, simple dance songs for long lonely nights to come.******* Currently based between Providence and New York City, and touring the Northeast and Deep South, Alexandra & The Thieves are working on their debut album to be released summer of 2008. In March, they’ll put out a self-produced EP. When not writing songs, Alexandra works on her novel, a ghost story set in New Orleans, acts in film and television projects, and plays with her dog, Jack.