She has been called the "hardest-working blueswoman in frigid Minnesota”. “Two things remain consistent at all her shows though: her throaty but cushiony voice, which has a sort of hard-mattress comfort to it that's part Bonnie Raitt, part Etta James and a little Amy Winehouse; and her band's rollicking New Orleans flavor, driven home by dueling horn players and a bayou-thick standup bass." (CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER, Star Tribune).