I've known Valerie since I was sixteen. After leaving Bella Sun, Valerie began playing more guitar and doing gigs at Java Cabana in Cooper-Young. Valerie was my first subject when I started picking up the camera.... (click "Read More" for a gallery of Valerie June's performances in New York City!)

Since Craig Brewer's web series $5 Cover, more people have been noticing Valerie (it's her allure). The past year, she has been traveling all over; having a small band to back her, going to Prague to record and staying in New York the same I am in New York. This is a collection of her gigs from The Mercury Lounge, Banjo Jim's and Terra Blues.

And no, she's not faking that accent.