Sue Menhart Band

The Sue Menhart Band is edgy blues and rock led by powerhouse vocals from singer-songwriter Sue. The live show has the passion and energy of a Bruce Springsteen concert with wild stage antics, jokes and jazz improvisation.

Sue is known locally in New England as the singer-songwriter with a million-man band - anywhere between five and ten guys show up at any given time to back her up. The band can rock a concert hall like Toad’s Place, New Haven, a roadhouse bar like Bank St. Cafe, New London, or quiet intimate acoustic cafes.

Sue has a "reputation for impassioned tunes and a cyclonic voice that summon echoes of Susan Tedeschi, Janis Joplin and Lucinda Williams." - The Day

"Menhart is a powerful singer, make no mistake about it." - Indie-Music.com

In late 2007, Sue’s dissatisfaction with her day job as a computer analyst in the corporate world, coupled with the breakup of yet another cover band, prompted her to sit down and simply, write. She recruited some musicians from work and her neighborhood to play on the album, they practiced in her basement, and recorded the songs in a barn attached to an old New England farmhouse in Griswold, Conn.

The resulting album, “Torn,” expresses everyday emotions about decisions people make at crossroads in their lives. “Torn” has received airplay on WCNI New London at Connecticut College, WPLR in New Haven and WATD in Weymouth, Mass. The band has performed live in the WCNI studios three times.

The new “Gypsy Soul” EP is bolder and edgier than “Torn.” It includes a song about a blue collar girl’s transformation into a gypsy every night for her man; an upbeat welcome home song for our U.S. fighting men and women; a Tina Turner-ish retro dance tune; and a wedding song to end all wedding songs – “The Choice.” Sue’s softer side shines through on “The Choice” as she also picks up piano playing duties.