2006 from NETTWERK

Girl walks into a bar...
Her name is Deb Talan. She's an up and coming singer/songwriter who has garnered tremendous word-of-mouth support and critical praise for her debut CD, Something Burning. Boston's legendary music venue Club Passim has become her performing-home, but tonight she's there to check out a new songwriter She's been obsessing over, a musician from New York City named Steve Tannen. She's been listening to his debut CD, Big Señorita, non-stop for about a month.

Guy walks into a bar...
His name is Steve Tannen. He's at Club Passim in Boston to play a show supporting his debut release, Big Señorita. He's been playing rock and roll in NYC dive bars for a couple of years, but since the release of his solo CD he's garnered tremendous word-of-mouth support and critical praise. He's nervous because Boston is a new town for him, but he's even more nervous once he looks out at the crowded room and instantly recognizes the pretty young woman down front as singer/songwriter Deb Talan. In a word, he's intimidated; he's been obsessing over her debut CD, Something Burning, non-stop for about a month.

Deb Talan and Steve Tannen began writing together the first night they met and soon formed THE WEEPIES. "We were fans of each other. When we met, there was an electric connection that made us both nervous. After the show, when everyone went home, we stayed up all night playing songs for each other, drinking a bottle of wine and trading an acoustic guitar back and forth in a tiny apartment," says Talan. "That night has lasted four years so far," adds Tannen.

A breath of fresh air for fans of songwriters, The Weepies features two unique voices and one unforgettable sound. Their first CD, Happiness (2003), built on what each had been creating as a solo artist. Their second CD, Say I Am You (March 2006, Nettwerk Records), catches The Weepies collaboration in full-stride. With pop-spare beauty, the 13 original songs handily deliver on the promise of their 8-song debut Happiness.