From Santa Barbara, California

From last.fm:

"For those who worship the ground that Jewel, Ani Difranco or any other independent female artist walks on, you've been paying homage to the wrong diva." - Adam Jonas, Iowa State Daily (Ames, IA.) Tina Schlieske was born in Chicago and raised in the music hub of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her mother - herself the daughter of a Russian Opera diva, adored music and passed her passion along to her children. Tina was weaned on 70's FM radio and the music her Mother blasted from her stereo. Read more on Last.fm