Austin, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Suzanna Choffel Official Website) - Austin musician Suzanna Choffel won the "Best Indie Band" prize last night at the 27th annual Austin
Music Awards, which mark the official kickoff to the SXSW
Music Festival. Previous winners of the Best Indie Band award include Okkervil River in 2008 and The Octopus Project in 2007.
Laura Scarborough, a member of Suzanna's band, won the "Best Austin Musician (Keyboards)" award, honoring her skills on vibes/accordion/synth/melodica. Suzanna and her band were also featured performers at the Awards, presented by The Austin Chronicle and South By Southwest. Suzanna Choffel's official SXSW 2009 Showcase will occur on Sat. March 21 at Momo's , presented by City of Austin and Indie
Sounds Austin.
Suzanna was also recently announced as a Finalist in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC); winners will be announced in April ISC Finalists. The New York Times declared, "ISC has the most impressive group of judges from a variety of industry backgrounds in any songwriting competition. This makes ISC the songwriting competition to take note of."
In January 2009, The Austin Chronicle included Suzanna Choffel in "Nine Locals Poised To Break Out At SXSW 2009". She is also profiled in "9 Bands To Watch In '09" in the current March issue of Austin Monthly Magazine, and was the cover story in the winter 2009 issue of Austin Music+Entertainment magazine. Suzanna is also currently a Featured Artist in the Dell Lounge, and her music is currently featured on the Berkleemusic SXSW Compilation.
Suzanna Choffel said, "We're thrilled and honored that Austin music fans chose our band for this award, and we're super excited to play for fans old and new at our SXSW Showcase on Saturday night." Suzanna Choffel's next full-length album will be released in the summer of 2009.
Suzanna Choffel's fresh indie pop sound combines soulful/sassy vocals and insightful songwriting with catchy guitar grooves and funky urban rhythms. Her music has earned comparisons ranging from Feist to Nelly Furtado, Norah Jones and KT Tunstall. Suzanna Choffel's live-performance YouTube videos have been viewed over half a million times. Her next full-length album will be released in mid- 2009. More information on Suzanna Choffel can be found at Press Kit and Myspace. Suzanna Choffel plays Epiphone� guitars.
