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White Widow (Carla Patullo) is a female rock act American indie rock formed in 2004 and composer for TV and film. After releasing several recordings and touring the U.S. and Europe, White Widow released A Psychological Thriller in 2012. The band plays a mix of indie rock and blues punk.

Formation and early history
White Widow was formed as a duo in 2004 in Brooklyn, New York with vocalist Carla Patullo, bassist Doug Largent. Carla Patullo studied music at Berklee College of Music and since then has been touring the world and writing/producing music for film and television.

White Widow began performing in the New York City rock scene, taking off from the legendary club CBGB in 2004 and then touring nationally and internationally Arezzo Wave Festival Tour in Italy). At SXSW 2010, she opened for Sandra Bernhard, and continued as her musical director and on-stage backup for Bernhard on her "Kiss Me on the Lips Texas", and "I Love Being Me, Don't You?" tour, sharing the stage with great performers such as Liza Minnelli, Justin Vivian Bond, Rufus Wainwright , and Leisha Hailey . She also appears on Sandra's latest album, I Love Being Me, Don't You?

She has opened for Grammy nominee Dave Rave, the Semi Precious Weapons, and has shared the stage with guitarist Steve Mazur of Our Lady Peace, and Grammy nominee Grayson Hugh.

White Widow has released 4 albums. A Psychological Thriller (2012), Black Heart (2009). It's My Tragedy (2007), and No Wood to Knock On (2005). Many of White Widow's recordings have been featured in films, and national TV shows. Films: Ice Queen[10] (MTI/Edgewood Studios) TV: Skins UK - Season 5, episode 4 (featured the song "I Break") The Young and the Restless (CBS) - various episodes E News Daily (E! Network) All My Children (ABC) Teen Mom 2 (MTV) Extreme Cribs (MTV) Audrina (VH1) Moving In (MTV) Nash Bridges(Paramount) - 2008 DVD release Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Paramount) - 2010 DVD Release

Musical style
White Widow's style has been described as bluesy and soaring vocals with a "semi-symphonic progressive melodic groove". Time Out New York described White Widow as "growling, angsty vocals and gritty lovelorn lyrics!"

Impact Press praises, "This is girl-fronted rock with balls, yet has an enticing sweetness to it that the Widow uses to lure you into her web." Wall Street Journal[2] stated "Her trio plays angst-drenched indie rock that ranges from bombastic to intimate, occasionally within the same song. Her music works and she deserves more attention than she gets."

White Widow, “so fucking raw and groovy that it scares the shit out of me" <ref, I Love Being Me, Don’t You? album

Discography

 * No Wood To Knock On (2005), Produced by Iain McNally (Amanda Marshall) and White Widow Mixed by L. Stu Young (Prince)
 * It's My Tragedy (2006), Produced by White Widow and Doug Largent, mixed by John Plymale and mastered by Gene Paul
 * Black Heart (2009), Produced by White Widow mixed by John Plymale and mastered by Gene Paul
 * A Psychological Thriller (2012), Produced by White Widow mixed by John Plymale [11](Squirrel Nut-Zippers, Superchunk), and mastered by Gene Paul (Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin)

Personnel

 * Carla Patullo – vocalist, piano, guitar(2004–present)

Past members

 * Doug Largent – bass (2004–2008)