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Cindy Lawson is an American singer/songwriter--a sweet and sassy mix of Ronnie Spector and Iggy Pop--who began her rock and roll career in Minneapolis in 1985 with her all-female rock band, The Clams. She returned from retirement in full force in 2021, and in 2022 released “New Tricks”, her first full length record in 25 years on Boston’s Rum Bar Records. The EP "Don't Come Crying To Me" was released on November 15, 2023. Since the EP's release, the songs have been streamed more than 24,000 times on Spotify and the song "Don't Come Crying To Me" was chosen as Song of The Day on 89.3 The Current, in the top ten of 2023 local releases on RacketMN, and listed on KFAI's list of "Best Local Releases of 2023". Two songs from the EP, "I Don't Want You Anymore" and "Screamin' White Jezus” have been in daily rotation on Stevie's Coolest Songs station since the beginning of November 2023.

She’s backed by longtime collaborator and inventive guitarist Jerry Lefkowitz (of The Young Nashvillians, Something Fierce, Whoops Kitty, and Fauna, among others), bassist and multi- instrumentalist Dave Randall, whose rock bonafides include The Spectors, The Boot R&B, The Silent Treatment, Kinda Kinky, and many more, and on the drums is Mark Devaraj, who’s kept the beat going in bands High on Stress, Whiskey Rock and Roll Club, The Heavy Sixers, as well as dozens of other Minneapolis bands.

Linnea’s Garden plays glam punk rock you can dance to. Imagine the angular guitars of Television, primal bass lines of The Clash, danceworthy grooves of Blondie, and otherworldly songwriting and stage show of David Bowie, fronted by a queer singer/songwriter/scientist. Loud, shiny and full of distortion: they do it cuz they like to do it. They say the things people are afraid to say

Cindy Lawson

Linnea’s Garden