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Ruth and the Colettes: Subcutaneous

by Dan McClenaghan
April 1, 2003

They've played behind a tip jar for the better part of ten years now, this vibrant four woman string band that carries a torch for the songs of Cole Porter. But now a decade of strumming, fiddling and wailing in juke box dives and dingy bars has come to fruition for Ruth and the Colettes, with the release of their debut CD, Subcutaneous, on Loma Alta Records.

The CD's back cover photo of the band shows four rather ...