About Us

Cowlick Lucy has something that's largely been missing from pop music since rock and roll became "rock" -- the qualities of innocence and charm. The girls, Vivian Kao and Paula Jones, along with Dan Barry, the guy drummer, tap into the magic of the early sixties girl group era, a time when teen bubblegum music wasn't cynically packaged by corporate swine. They take this sound as a starting point, and mix it with other genres including country, blues, rockabilly and straight ahead rock and roll. The band serves up a mix of their own original music and eclectic covers by some of the DC area's best song writers, including Karl Straub, Scott McKnight, and Jonathan Spottiswoode, to name a few.

Cowlick Lucy is funny without being campy, sweet without being cloying, and sincere without being pretentious. Sort of like a tray of girl drinks, but without the hangover.