In the same way that Ani DiFranco has brought attention to her hometown of Buffalo, singer/songwriter Ashley Cox has helped to establish the music scene in Syracuse, NY. The winner of a Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) as Best New Artist of 1997, Cox has been embraced by women's music enthusiasts.
Raised on her father's collection of King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Fripp & Eno, the Police, the Roches, the Beatles, and Peter Gabriel records, Cox honed her craft as a street performer and during folk music coffeehouse open mics.
Moving to North Carolina in the early '9...