Bluesfest: Alyssa Reid

Alyssa Reid, like Raghav, is heavily in the pop R&B style so beloved of reality show music contests, and there's no surprise in hearing that Ms. Reid was herself a contestant, on YTV's The Next Star.

The lady herself.



She's was certainly better dressed for the weather than The Twisters ...



Backup singer action!



Like most of these folks she has a talented but anonymous band of musicians backing her up (although a quick scan of YouTube suggests the drummer's name is Brendan, and he likes making up silly band names).




The whole lot!



Backup and bass action!



The other side of Alyssa.



Reaching out action!



Guitar action!



The end!



Then it was off to see Nick Jonas - boy, those are words I never thought I'd type ...

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