In some ways, Voices on the Verge is Four Bitchin' Babes: the Next Generation. Erin McKeown, Jess Klein, Beth Amsel, and Rose Polenzani have all achieved some level of solo success, but this folk-pop collective, in which the four singer/songwriters interpret each other's songs, puts all four in an exciting, partially improvisatory environment that showcases each member's strengths while downplaying their weaknesses.
Voices on the Verge began as a one-off show at the Iron Horse, a noted folk club in Northampton, MA, in November 1998. Bostonians Amsel and Klein, Rhode Island-ba...