Li'l Mo & the Monicats

Li'l Mo: not your typical New York country/rockabilly diva (Jan 2000)

Don't accuse Monica Passin of exactly being your typical singer. The country/rockabilly diva was born in Long Island, but did a reverse migration by moving to the Bronx at age seven. With a long love of music, Passin, aka Li'l Mo of Li'l Mo and the Monicats fame, isn't going about a country music career in the typical way either of heading to Nashville. Nope, the diminutive singer, with two real fine indie albums under her belt, is staying put in the Big Apple. Passin, who teaches music privately, hasn't gone very far when it comes to touring either, sticking to New York and Norway.  ...