Humorous songwriter, often compared to Weird Al, Loudon Wainwright, Steve Earle. Frequently heard on XM, Sirius, Dr. Demento, various NPR stations and the BBC. www.carlau.com

professional smart aleck

Carla Ulbrich is a comical singer-songwriter and guitarist from Clemson, South Carolina
and currently living in New Jersey. Insert your own punchline here.

Carla has a love of wordplay and a keen observational eye. She is primarily known for her humorous songs about such topics as wedgies, Waffle House, Klingons, and how rich she would be if she had the copyright on the 'F' Word. She also dabbles in fingerstyle guitar, influenced by the likes of Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins.

The Professional Smart Aleck has toured all over the US and England, and has appeared on USA TV, the BBC, Dr. Demento, and The Bob and Sherrie Show and venues such as the Falcon Ridge and Kerrville Folk Festivals, Club Med, Eddie's Attic, and the Bluebird Cafe.

The former school band geek just released her 5th CD: "Live From Outer Space," recorded at Sirius XM Radio's Performance Theater. The CD was chosen as a "top 10 CD of 2009" by The Serious Comedy Website, WVIA (George Graham), and Festival Radio. The track "Duet with a Klingon" was the #5 song for the year on Dr. Demento.

Carla is also at work on a book of humorous essays about her adventures as "The Singing Patient," also to be released in late 2010 (pub: Tell Me Press).

Carla, President of the Difficult Last Name Club, has shared the bill with such luminaries as Cheryl Wheeler, Vance Gilbert, Modern Man, the Bobs, Chuck Brodsky, Bob Malone, the Austin Lounge Lizards, Rev. Billy C Wirtz, and Twiggy the Water Skiing Squirrel.