Finally the lights are coming back on in Louisiana. The floods waters in Plaquemines Parish are starting to wane in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. Questions will undoubtedly be raised as to whether the flooding was due to the improvements made to New Orleans infrastructure. People are in need of help, and as we have posted in the past, the American Red Cross is accepting donations, so help if you can. Some folks experienced huge disruptions; houses are gone and lives will never be the same.

It is hard to reconcile the effects of weather patterns on the world, from heat waves leading to barren fields to massive storms with untold destruction. SHEL sings to the eternal forces of good and evil on their cover of the Zep tune "The Battle of Evermore." It is the only song the four sisters didn't write on the newly released self-titled debut album. BTW, the band's name is an acronym for their first names, Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza. SHEL was recorded in their home studio in Ft. Collins, CO and at The Blue Room in Nashville with Grammy-winner Brent Maher. No guitars were used in the recording this album. Amazing, huh.

- Jessie Scott