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If you've been itching to push your acoustical music boundaries look no further than the Freight and Salvage Coffee House tonight. With their three-part harmonies grounded in pop-folk sensibility, the Bluehouse, a trio of female musicians from Australia, is sure to expand your horizons. 

Critics compare the Bluehouse to the likes of wistful kd lang and the harmonic Indigo Girls, but with the added benefit of humor. And, it's a tad more hard-driving, yet is soulful, sultry and fun. 

“To give a description of our music is the 64 thousand dollar question,” said bass player Jacqueline Walter while on a stop-over at Lake Tahoe.  

“We try to push the boundaries of where you can go acoustically. We're all influenced by different musicians, such as Suzanne Vega, Michelle Shocked and Chrissie Hynde. But I also like mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne.” 

The other members of the band include Samantha Harley on guitar and Bernadette Carroll also on guitar. All have done the varied odd-jobs before coming together as a group. Walter pierced bodies, Harley taught school, and Carroll at one point was a synchronized swimmer.  

The three met in a pub in Melbourne in 1995. The name Bluehouse, said Walter, was the best they could come up with at the time. 

“This is a true story,” said Walter. “We had an hour to go before our first show and we had no name. So we all put three random words and three random colors into a hat and picked. Bluehouse was the best out of all three. I mean, we couldn't really have gone with Green Giraffe or Orange Toaster. Well, I suppose we could have.” 

The three musicians come from parts of Australia. Walter was born in Melbourne. Harley and Carroll were both born in Sydney. Scheduled stops on their tour include the New Glasgow Jubillee in Nova Scotia, and the Mountain Stage Newsong Festival in Charlestown, W. Va. They have released four albums on various, independent labels. Their latest album is called “6 Minutes of Breathable Air.” 

For more information visit the band’s web site at: www.bluehouse.net/ 

WHO: The Bluehouse 

WHAT: acoustical music 

WHEN: 8 tonight 

WHERE: Freight and Salvage  

Coffee House, 1111 Addison St. 

COST: $15.50 in advance/ $16.50  

at the door 

INFORMATION: 548-1761 

info@freightandsalvage.org