CANDYE KANE "SUPERHERO" Source: CURVE Magazine Date: 10/2009 Writer: Kelli Dunham

SKIP XANAX, BUY THIS.

For someone who sings the blues, Candye Kane’s new CD, Superhero (Delta Groove) sure does cheer me up -- and I promise it'll cheer you up as well. A wildly popular, sexy and bawdy queer performer, Kane has had a difficult year -- she was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2008 -- which might explain why all the songs on this album are about fighting back and looking up. The indescribably good title track amazes me every time I listen to it.

Which I think I will again, right now! Even if you’re not a blues aficionado, keep in mind that Superhero is almost enough to makes this awkward butch get up and dance ---- errr, almost!