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 Mysterytrain June 2010 |
Mysterytrain on the Cover of the June 2010 Issue of the Pennsylvania Musician Magazine!
Last month, central Pennsylvania-based musical adventurers Mysterytrain made their 100th excursion on regional stages; and their “rockin’ psychedelic hoedown” shows no signs of slowing down. With an initial crew of seven members, Mysterytrain first embarked on their journey in September 2008. The current five-member Mysterytrain crew features group brainchild Dan Klock on vocals and guitar, Gina Riggio on vocals and keys, Kevin Share on bass, Jacob Haqq-Misra on percussion and vocals, and Chuck Bailey on drums…. [Read more]
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The Centre Daily Times Weekender, State College, PA
” ‘Catastrophe a calming presence.’ By Jonathan F. McVerry December 25th, 2009. The stages of State College might need to make room for a piano; local singer-songwriter Gina Riggio’s evocative piano-jazz-pop should soon be drawing crowds. On her latest release, “Ultraviolet Catastrophe,” Riggio tackles light-hearted piano jams with clever hints of jazz pop. Her lazy, throaty voice sails over jazzy piano riffs and jiving drumbeats…” [Read more]
An Amazon.com Review by John A. Johnson
I have been a fan of Gina Riggio’s music since I heard her debut album, A Color Unintended, back in May of 2004. She has a style that is absolutely uniquely her own, a version of indie rock informed by her classical training and occasionally infused by jazz. Her ballads remind me a lot of the music I wrote when I was a young man, so I have a visceral attraction to her music… [Read more]
Jim Price of the Pennsylvania Musician
On “Fingerpainting,” the opening track to her latest solo album, Ultraviolet Catastrophe, Gina Riggio declares “This is what my insides look like/And I don’t care if people stare.” The keyboardist and singer for local improvisational jam-music troupe Mysterytrain, Riggio proceeds to reveal her own colorful musical personality through the disc’s 11 tracks; weaving together elements of pop, jazz, blues and even classical music into thoughtful, multi-toned compositions. [Read more]
