ION INDIE MAGAZINE July 2014, Volume 2 | Page 26

Music by KARLI REDD “Come And Get Me” Singer/songwriter/actress (and sometimes vampire) KARLI REDD is a force of nature-one of those tough-talking, wise-cracking New York chicks with a raspy voice born of smoky clubs--and a cackling laugh that carries to the next block. Each and every time we chat, I could close my eyes and just listen to her vernacular and swear I’m shootin’ the shat with CYNDI LAUPER. If I had to sum up Karli Redd in one word, it would be “survivor”. Between the life that she has led (and there has been a LOT of livin’ goin’ on there) and her longevity in “the biz”, she has tales to tell. And tell them she does! When new fans ask where she’s been, she is quick to say “I’ve been here all the time!” Whenever this Chi Town gal and NY lady heat up the phone wires, the convo is spicy; peppered with innuendo and with a dash of no-holes-barred. After all, she has nothing to hide (have you seen her costumes?). Photo credit: Marc Briatack Karli’s life has been one fraught with more twists than a rabid Beatles fan. But, as in anything that endures, evolution is a necessity--especially in the music game. The most obvious changes (besides her hair color) have been in her moniker--from Karli (like