#57 October 2009
SONG “Trouble Train”
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CD Songs From Lonely Avenue (Surfdog Records)
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PRODUCED BY Dave Darling, Brian Setzer, Mark Stockert
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HOME Minneapolis via Massapequa, New York
AIRPLAY WMWV, WOCM, Sirius XM The Loft, WNKU, KPIG, KBAC, KRSH, KUWR, WRRW, WHRV, KINK, WCBE, WMMM, KTHX, WXPN, WMVY, WYEP, WFPK
AND ANOTHER THING Three-time Grammy-winning singer/guitarist Brian Setzer has been making albums since debuting with The Stray Cats in the early ’80s, and this is the first time he's written every track on an album. Songs From Lonely Avenue features horn arrangements by Frank Comstock, the veteran who wrote music for Doris Day and Judy Garland—along with the Rocky & Bullwinkle theme—and arranged Setzer’s 2007 CD, Wolfgang’s Big Night Out.
QUOTE “A tour de force of everything we’ve come to love about Setzer. Bad*ss rockabilly boogie, jaw-dropping guitar licks, sophisticated big-band arrangements.” —Guitar Player
CONTACT J.B. Brenner (The J.B. Brenner Company) 805.777.7999, Niels Schroeter (Surfdog) 760.944.8000 & Nola Schoder (Surfdog) 760.944.8000
SONG “I Love Money”
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CD 500 Miles: The Blue Rock Sessions (Red House)
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PRODUCED BY Billy Crockett
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HOME Williamsburg, Massachusetts
AIRPLAY KPFT, WUMB, WMNF, KBCS, WSYC, WMKY, WOUB, WYSO, Public Radio East, Sirius XM The Village
SHOWS are booked all over the US through November 2010 (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Cliff Eberhardt’s tunes have been covered by Richie Havens, Shawn Colvin and Buffy Sainte Marie, among others, and his last album, The High Above And The Down Below—his first after several years spent recuperating from a serious car accident—was named USA Today’s #5 album of 2007. For his eighth CD, 500 Miles: The Blue Rock Sessions, Eberhardt temporarily relocated to the Texas hill country outside of Austin to record.
QUOTE “Gritty, soul-soaked voice…hard-earned wisdom from a man who has run life’s emotional gauntlet.” —AllMusic.com
CONTACT Brad Hunt (The WNS Group) 845.358.3003
SONG “Cobra Con”
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CD Stockholm Syndrome (INO/Columbia)
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PRODUCED BY Derek Webb, Josh Moore
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HOME Nashville
AIRPLAY KCRW, WYCE, KUNM, WYSO, KYRS
AND ANOTHER THING After giving away 80,000 free downloads of his 2006 CD, Mockingbird, and seeing his concert audiences double, ex-Caedmon’s Call guitarist Derek Webb launched NoiseTrade, an online distribution system that has helped indie artists get 1.2 million songs downloaded by fans. For his fifth solo CD, Stockholm Syndrome, Webb worked with former bandmate Josh Moore, who is now a sought-after hip-hop writer/producer.
QUOTE “[Derek Webb is] an artist whose auspicious moment has finally arrived.” —Paste
CONTACT Serious Bob Laul (Serious Bob Promotion) 212.580.3314
SONG “Let’s Forget About It Tonight”
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CD The Villains (DCM Records)
ON SALE 2010
PRODUCED BY Chris Griffin (Live, Drivin’ N’ Cryin’)
HOME Decatur, Georgia
AND ANOTHER THING “Let’s Forget About It Tonight” is the first single from The Villains’ self-titled debut album, but the members—keyboardist Magno, bassist Dan Call, drummer Sean McNally, and guitarists Michael Wilkes, Jimmy James Schmitt and Alan Schaefer—have all spent years writing, recording and touring as sidemen with other artists. Previously, Call worked on a local music show at the former 96ROCK (WKLS) in Atlanta.
QUOTE “Great band, great record, great single...period. It was a pleasure to work on it.” —Russ Fowler, producer/engineer (Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, The Offspring)
CONTACT Jeff Appleton (Marathon Entertainment) 810.797.2287 & Jordan Zucker (Infirst Promotion) 678.475.0627
photo: Eva Vermandel
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FANFARLO
SONG “Harold T. Wilkins”
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CD Reservoir (Canvasback/Atlantic)
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PRODUCED BY Peter Katis (The National, Interpol)
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HOME London, England
AND ANOTHER THING Recently featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, Fanfarlo was one of Paste magazine’s Top 10 Buzziest Acts at this year’s SXSW, and they toured with Snow Patrol earlier in the year. Apparently a well-read band, Fanfarlo grabbed its name from a novella by Charles Baudelaire and they wrote “Harold T. Wilkins” about the 20th century British journalist and amateur historian.
QUOTE “The best English album we’ve heard in years.” —Rough Trade Shops
CONTACT Brian Corona (Atlantic Records) 818.238.6838
SONG “Why Did You”
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CD From Dusk ’Til Dawn (RBE Music/Kindling Music/Elvair Entertainment)
ON SALE tbd
PRODUCED BY Derek Sharp
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HOME Montreal, Canada
AND ANOTHER THING Juno Award-winner Sass Jordan, who has sold over a million CDs worldwide, spent the past six years as a judge on Canadian Idol, and doing stage and TV work (starring as Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway hit Love Janis, guesting on NBC’s Sisters and appearing in two Canadian productions of The Vagina Monologues). Jordan has performed and/or worked with The Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana, Joe Cocker and many others.
CONTACT Craig Lambert (RBE Music) 818.735.0600 & Tommy Nast (RBE Music) 818.735.0600
SONG “Legs”
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CD Speak (Roll Call Records)
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PRODUCED BY Mike Poorman
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HOME Middlebury, Vermont
AIRPLAY KCLC, WRRW, WMMM, KRVM
AND ANOTHER THING Twenty-year-old Jer Coons was named “Most Musical” at his high school, and then quickly became the third most popular artist from Vermont on MySpace (Phish and Grace Potter are the answer to your next question). Speak debuted at #38 on the iTunes Pop Chart and everybody seems to be talking about Coons, including The Huffington Post, NY Post, Yahoo! Music, Discover Channel/Planet Green, MySpace, Pandora and more.
QUOTE “‘Legs’ is a catchy, poppy, love song that plays like a tune Jason Mraz might have penned. It houses silly lyrics, simple guitar chords and the music video could very well have been shot by someone’s digi-cam.” —New York Post
CONTACT Jeff Appleton (Marathon Entertainment) 810.797.2287
SONG “True Colors”
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CD Golden Apples Of The Sun (Signature Sounds)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY David Goodrich
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HOME Atlanta
AIRPLAY #5 Most Added Americana; Maine Public Radio, WSYC, KUNI, WNCW, WOUB, KBCS, WNRN, KAXE, KOPN, WETS, WIKX, WRSI, KRVS
AND ANOTHER THING Half the songs on Caroline Herring’s new Golden Apples Of The Sun come from other writers—from ’80s pop (Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors”) to classic folk (Joni Mitchell’s “Cactus Tree”) to just plain classic (“Song Of The Wandering Aengus” by W.B. Yeats). Herring says when producer David Goodrich suggested a Cyndi Lauper tune, she “couldn’t figure out how to do one. We both loved the lyrics of ‘True Colors.’” Eventually she figured it out.
QUOTE “Herring’s vocals are clear and lovely, evoking the classic voices of Baez, Collins, and Mitchell, yet grounded in the country dirt of Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, and Eliza Gilkyson.” —Dirty Linen
CONTACT Brad Hunt (The WNS Group) 845.358.3003
SONG “Bad Habits” (radio edit)
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CD Loneliness Anonymous (Indminer Records)
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PRODUCED BY Jimmy Patton, Darcie Miner
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HOME Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
AIRPLAY WXPN “Artist To Watch”
AND ANOTHER THING Singer/songwriter/guitarist Darcie Miner got her start as a soloist in her elementary school choir and she has been playing in her hometown’s bars and coffee houses since she was 12 or 13, and after four EPs Loneliness Anonymous is her first full-length LP. If you’d like to get to know her better, check out her entertaining blog, Heaps Of Sunshine.
QUOTE “Darcie Miner has the voice of a heartland megastar. The twenty-five-year-old’s folksy, raw emotion surpasses that of a singer twice her age with twice the experience.” —Helen Leicht, WXPN
CONTACT Kyle Meredith (Kyle Meredith Promotions) 502.821.4414
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SISTER HAZEL
SONG “Vacation Rain (Acoustic)”
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CD digital single only (studio version on Release) (Rock Ridge Music)
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PRODUCED BY Sister Hazel
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HOME Gainesville, Florida
AND ANOTHER THING Over the years, Sister Hazel has sold over 2 million albums and had six Top-30 singles. For Release, the band’s seventh disc of original material, each of Sister Hazel’s members—Ken Block (vocals, guitar), Drew Copeland (guitar, vocals), Ryan Newell (guitar), Jett Beres (bass) and Mark Trojanowski (drums)—contributed at least two of his own songs. Interestingly, Block and Copeland recorded their vocals at a Gainesville Best Western.
QUOTE “Sister Hazel has become a model for successful independent bands—releasing discs as they please, touring, developing a vast online community and launching rock festivals on cruise ships and at ski resorts.” —The Gainesville Sun
CONTACT Eric Cole (Rock Ridge Music) 917.373.7985
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SETH GLIER
SONG “Gotta Get Away”
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CD The Trouble With People (MPress Records)
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GUEST MUSICIANS Soulive’s Alan Evans
PRODUCED BY Seth Glier, Ryan Hommel
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HOME Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
SHOWS all over the US, with dates already posted through next summer (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING Multi-instrumentalist Seth Glier recorded The Trouble With People solo in his basement, later inviting Soulive’s Alan Evans to mix and add some drums. Not only has the 20-year-old played in front of 25,000 people on the National Mall in Washington, DC, he has also shared stages and/or toured with John Mayer, Ellis Paul, Cheryl Wheeler, Erin McKeown and others. Glier was featured in The Boston Globe for a recent 100% Fan-Funded Tour.
QUOTE “Listening to Seth’s music gives me hope for what’s to come. The next generation is alive and well.” —Livingston Taylor
CONTACT Jojo Gentry (MPress Records) 212.481.7243 & Jeff Appleton (Marathon Entertainment) 810.797.2287
SONG “Sun In My Eyes”
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CD Days On Their Side (Face West Records)
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PRODUCED BY Gina Villalobos, Erik Colvin
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HOME Los Angeles
AIRPLAY WNRN, KBCS, KCSN, WERU, KRSH, KDHX, KFAN, KRCB, WCBE, WDVX, WGCS, WIKX, WMKY, WSYC, WYOU, WRRW and many more
AND ANOTHER THING Inspired to make a living at music by a Rickie Lee Jones concert, Gina Villalobos spent the ’90s fronting a pair of LA bands; Days On Their Side is Gina’s fourth solo CD since 2002. Her music has received favorable write-ups in a slew of magazines, including Paste, No Depression, Acoustic Guitar and Harp, and in 2007 she was invited by World Party to tour the States with them after Karl Wallinger heard her cover of “Put The Message In The Box.”
QUOTE “Villalobos’ melodies remind one of the best Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty, and John Mellencamp. She often slowly builds the intensity of a song in an almost cinematic manner, setting a mood, introducing a plot, then moving in for the emotional kill.” —Vintage Guitar
CONTACT Al Moss (Al Moss Promotion) 615.297.0258
13
BARZIN
SONG “When It Falls Apart”
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CD Notes To An Absent Lover (Monotreme Records)
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PRODUCED BY Don Kerr (Ron Sexsmith), Jeremy Darby (Pink Floyd, Lou Reed)
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HOME Toronto, Canada
AND ANOTHER THING Notes To An Absent Lover, singer/songwriter Barzin’s third full-length recording since he premiered in 2003, was released earlier this year in Europe; it has already received critical raves from Uncut, Q, Billboard and Mojo, the latter of which honored it as the Americana Album Of The Month. He has toured Europe and North America extensively, and in 2006 his version of “Sad & Beautiful World” was included on a Sparklehorse tribute CD.
QUOTE “Barzin’s voice, pitched somewhere between a breath and an echo, works perfectly with his poignant lyrics and sensitive melodies. The same can be said for the respectfully non-intrusive instrumentation, which includes vibes, banjo, clarinet, pedal steel and a string quartet.” —Mojo
CONTACT Kim Harrison-Lavoie (Monotreme Records) & Barzin
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DELETED WAVEFORM GATHERINGS
SONG “Miss Missing You”
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CD Ghost, She Said (Rainbow Quartz International)
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PRODUCED BY Deleted Waveform Gatherings
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HOME Trondheim, Norway
AND ANOTHER THING Ghost, She Said, the third album from Norway’s Deleted Waveform Gatherings, was originally going to be just a 7-inch EP but the sessions—which kicked off in a Norwegian barn “to preserve the rough ’60s garage feel” on some of the songs—yielded enough quality material for an entire full-length CD. DWG frontman Øyvind Holm’s side project, Wonderwheel, was featured on A Taste Of Triple A #55.
QUOTE “Most ’60s revivalists take a purist’s stance, hoping to achieve a vintage sound by recording on analog equipment. [DWG’s Øyvind] Holm, on the other hand, covers his ’60s grit with the gloss of ProTools and CueBase. In fact, his band’s name came as a result of dabbling with those programs.” —Amplifier
CONTACT Ray Paul (Permanent Press Radio Promotion) 585.764.0150
SONG “Falling Asleep To Disappear”
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CD Displayed In Reflections (Rainbow Quartz International)
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PRODUCED BY Dustin Zdobylak
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HOME Louisville
AND ANOTHER THING The Broadfield Marchers—a combo consisting of brothers Mark (bass, vocals) and Dustin Zdobylak (vocals, guitar) and childhood friend Justin Carter on drums—have been praised by magazines like Mojo, Magnet, Amplifier and Arthur since getting together in 2000. They’ve made repeat appearances at SXSW and CMJ, and Displayed In Reflections is the trio’s third full-length recording.
QUOTE “Broadfield Marchers have masterfully melded the classic sounds of the Byrds, Zombies and Big Star with such latter-day signposts as R.E.M., Let’s Active and Guided by Voices, in the process creating a refreshingly lo-fi, melodic mini-masterpiece for the huddled masses.” —Amplifier
CONTACT Ray Paul (Permanent Press Radio Promotion) 585.764.0150
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DELETED WAVEFORM GATHERINGS
SONG “This House”
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CD Ghost, She Said (Rainbow Quartz International)
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PRODUCED BY Deleted Waveform Gatherings
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HOME Trondheim, Norway
AND ANOTHER THING Ghost, She Said, the third album from Norway’s Deleted Waveform Gatherings, was originally going to be just a 7-inch EP but the sessions—which kicked off in a Norwegian barn “to preserve the rough ’60s garage feel” on some of the songs—yielded enough quality material for an entire full-length CD. DWG frontman Øyvind Holm’s side project, Wonderwheel, was featured on A Taste Of Triple A #55.
QUOTE “Most ’60s revivalists take a purist’s stance, hoping to achieve a vintage sound by recording on analog equipment. [DWG’s Øyvind] Holm, on the other hand, covers his ’60s grit with the gloss of ProTools and CueBase. In fact, his band’s name came as a result of dabbling with those programs.” —Amplifier
CONTACT Ray Paul (Permanent Press Radio Promotion) 585.764.0150
SONG “Rips Like Steel”
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CD Displayed In Reflections (Rainbow Quartz International)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Dustin Zdobylak
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HOME Louisville
AND ANOTHER THING The Broadfield Marchers—a combo consisting of brothers Mark (bass, vocals) and Dustin Zdobylak (vocals, guitar) and childhood friend Justin Carter on drums—have been praised by magazines like Mojo, Magnet, Amplifier and Arthur since getting together in 2000. They’ve made repeat appearances at SXSW and CMJ, and Displayed In Reflections is the trio’s third full-length recording.
QUOTE “Broadfield Marchers have masterfully melded the classic sounds of the Byrds, Zombies and Big Star with such latter-day signposts as REM, Let’s Active and Guided by Voices, in the process creating a refreshingly lo-fi, melodic mini-masterpiece for the huddled masses.” —Amplifier
CONTACT Ray Paul (Permanent Press Radio Promotion) 585.764.0150
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DELETED WAVEFORM GATHERINGS
SONG “What You Trying To Prove”
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CD Ghost, She Said (Rainbow Quartz International)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Deleted Waveform Gatherings
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HOME Trondheim, Norway
AND ANOTHER THING Ghost, She Said, the third album from Norway’s Deleted Waveform Gatherings, was originally going to be just a 7-inch EP but the sessions—which kicked off in a Norwegian barn “to preserve the rough ’60s garage feel” on some of the songs—yielded enough quality material for an entire full-length CD. DWG frontman Øyvind Holm’s side project, Wonderwheel, was featured on A Taste Of Triple A #55.
QUOTE “Most ’60s revivalists take a purist’s stance, hoping to achieve a vintage sound by recording on analog equipment. [DWG’s Øyvind] Holm, on the other hand, covers his ’60s grit with the gloss of ProTools and CueBase. In fact, his band’s name came as a result of dabbling with those programs.” —Amplifier
CONTACT Ray Paul (Permanent Press Radio Promotion) 585.764.0150
19
HOLLIS BROWN
SONG “Bring It Down”
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CD Hollis Brown (Vibe Theory Music)
ON SALE now
PRODUCED BY Jamie Sigel (Lauryn Hill)
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HOME New York City
AIRPLAY KUNI, KPFT, KRVS, KPUR, WVIA, WNTI, WSGE
SHOWS posted through early January (dates)
AND ANOTHER THING The guys in Hollis Brown have sold out shows in NYC at The Knitting Factory, Sullivan Hall and CBGB’s, they’ve had a song featured on the MTV reality show College Life, Universal/Motown Records chose them as a feature act for its NYC Rocks artist showcase, they’ve performed at CMJ and they were on the nationally syndicated late-night talk show The Edge With Jake Sasseville.
QUOTE
“The eponymous debut album from New York’s Hollis Brown (named,
presumably, for the old Bob Dylan ballad) is bluesy and hard rocking, with more
than a hint of punk rebellion…the band is tight, the lyrics can be inventive and
memorable and the sparse production is just right.”
—No
Depression
CONTACT David Avery (Powderfinger Promotions) 800.356.1155, ext. 234
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MATTHEW RYAN
SONG “The Wilderness”
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CD Dear Lover (The Dear Future Collective)
ON SALE now digitally; CD release 2/16
PRODUCED BY Matthew Ryan
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AND ANOTHER THING Dear Lover, Matthew Ryan’s 12th album in 12 years, was self-recorded and mixed at his home studio, with various friends dropping by to add the odd mandolin, violin, cello or hardcore trance track. Ryan has appeared on Late Night With Conan O’Brien (twice) and the Late Show With David Letterman, his songs have been in House, One Tree Hill and Dawson’s Creek, and he’s shared stages with Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Josh Rouse and others.
CONTACT Monica Hopman (The Dear Future Collective)
