Crystal Bowersox has made it her mission to live life and her music to the fullest. With a gentle warmth and wisdom well beyond her years, the American Idol runner-up has an uncompromising vision of herself and her music that is refreshing and rare. There is a sincerity and authenticity about her that just can’t be manufactured. Her rich amalgam of blues, country, folk and rock makes her one of the most dynamic young voices in music to come along in years.