Once in a great while, you put on a CD by an artist you've never heard
of before and time stops. The voice is new, yet timeless. The lyrics
are all original yet feel immediately familiar that explore love,loss
and the lure of the road, lived-in, knowing. And the melodies --
expertly performed by a first-rate band -- carry the easy groove

This is the story of music artist Ruby James ( http://www.rubyjames.com
) who unveiled her CD, "Desert Rose," on April 21st at the Traubadour
Los Angeles. Desert Rose is produced by John Avila of Oingo Boingo who
was drawn to Ruby James' sultry voice powerful talent and recorded the
album with her in his Los Angeles studio. James elegantly fuses rock
and Americana with lyrics that explore love, loss and the lure of the
road.