Alison Sudol, better known on stage as A Fine Frenzy, is more than just a pretty face: she's also a musician with both a level of talent and a musical maturity well beyond her twenty-two years. You can classify her music as "alternative," we suppose – but it's definitely not your little sister's brand of alternative. Her single "You Picked Me," a gorgeous, sincere love song written in an unconventional 6/8 time signature, is the iTunes free single of the week (you can also listen to it on MySpace), and her debut album, One Cell in the Sea, has been getting outstanding reviews. (Really. Google her.)

All this means that she's the perfect musician to open for Rufus Wainwright and Neko Case tonight at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts. We assume you love the two of them as much as we do (this Phillyist has already seen Rufus once, and will see Neko with The New Pornographers for the third time this October) so we're not going to say anything more about them, even though we think that people who don't like them might possibly have a hearing problem. Fans of both artists, however, should definitely make an effort to arrive right on time to catch A Fine Frenzy for a gorgeous new introduction to a few old favorites.

Rufus Wainwright with Neko Case and A Fine Frenzy
TONIGHT, August 17, 8PM
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
5201 Parkside Avenue (map)
Tickets: $35.00, $39.50, $42.50

Image via Rhapsody Online.