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Doors open at 9:00pm
Outside of Philadelphia I was born and raised, and in the playground I
spent quite a few of my younger days. At the time I had a preference
for brunettes but years pass and we change. When my tendencies turned
toward blondes I began to hear the call of the big rotten apple and at
eighteen, away I went. Gone were the lonely, sweaty summer nights of
PA. The crickets were still cricken’ but not in my ears. I was in New
York and I was looking for action. Some crave love, some seek danger
but I was on the hunt for open mics and not to brag—I found ‘em. In a
section of the city once referred to as alphabet on the lower east side
there lurks a lot of white guys with acoustic guitars. This minor mass
of songsters would meet one, two and sometimes three times a week in
the back of bars, smoking, drinking and sharing with each other our
newest creations. It was there that I met some good friends and came of
age beginning to play my own shows and tour. I’m not sure that there’s
any other kind, but the songs I write are love songs. Some are literal,
about specific events, people and relationships in my life; a form of
therapy, self-help for the flowers and the shit along the road of life.
Others come from a place far more mysterious. Either way, I’m in it to
capture the feeling, the truth of an emotion, changing only names and
events to protect the innocent. At the moment, my favorite songs on the
album are “Diamonds & Gold”, “Spinning Compass” and “Restless.”
Some came out of the blue, others took some sweat but if the feeling’s
there, then you’ve got something and it don’t make a damn difference
how it happened. I hope that you feel it.
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