These days Lou Black frequently plays with his band The Ash Lovelies, an indie "chamber folk tangle pop" project.
Guest Musicians:
Keyboards: Glenn Fink (former bandmate from The Black Finks )
Bass: Gene Fellner (former bandmate from The Black Finks)
Drums/Percussion: Greg Burns (former bandmate from The Black Finks )
Keyboard: Bill Dempsey
Bass: Jeff Johnston (former bandmate from The Black Finks, my last band )
Brian Boettger
Violin: Chelle Fulk (DC)
Wei Wei (NYC);
Cello: Jennifer Johnson (plus vocals)
Drums/Percussion: Todd Parola (plus vocals)
Jeff Weber
Lead Guitar: Craig Bradley
LIVE AT THE POTTERS HOUSE 12/14:
Lou Black (with The Black Finks) performing "What About Change" along with fellow co-writers David Klinger and Kitty "Hawk" Templeton (both doing some impromptu backing vocals).
LIVE AT THE POTTERS HOUSE 12/14:
Lou Black (with The Black Finks) performing "The Last Time" (co-written by Hannah Masters-Waage)
LIVE AT THE POTTERS HOUSE 12/14:
Lou Black (with The Black Finks) performing "Laughing in Bed" (co-written by Avelynn Mitra)
Influences
Roy Orbison,
Velvet Underground,
Nick Lowe,
Joan Armatrading,
David Bowie,
Kate Bush,
Edith Piaf,
Marlene Dietrich,
Johnny Cash,
Elvis Costello,
Finn Brothers,
Roxy Music
Sounds Like
A friend of mine told me that it sounds like "Tom Waits meets Sting and has brunch with Leonard Cohen," but I always thought the roots were more "Roy Orbison meets the Velvet Underground. " Other people have said, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Lloyd Cole. Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Go-Betweens, The The, Lou Reed, Raul Malo, Dwight Yokam, Chris Isaak, and the list goes on and on. The Pandora.com song analysis system says I'm similar to Jon Zucker, Alex Nackman, Kelley Stoltz, and the Foo Fighters in general (although lyrically I think were are different).
“Roy Orbison meets the Velvet Underground”Lou Black’s music is for
people who appreciate that great songs connect your heart and mind.
Lou Black’s background is unusual to say the least.He is a Peruvian born singer/songwriter, UK
educated statistician/researcher, a published author in several fields, and
former soothsayer to Fortune 500 companies.His debut album has been described by the press as “sophisticated global
pop” and “one of the best in the singer songwriter genre,” but Lou Black
describes his music as “subversive songs of social commentary and personal
struggle.”
His recently released self-produced album, “City of No
Winters,” has garnered positive praise from music critics and airplay on
university & public AAA radio stations (over 250 broadcast stations and
21 countries), along with numerous internet radio stations.His music combines Western pop music with
African and South American rhythms while his lyrics communicate social &
political issues, and tales of alienation, interpersonal conflict and
despair.From an upbeat dance song
about war torn Yugoslavia to a story of South African apartheid era poverty
disguised as a love ballad to song about a man so losing his faith in god and
men."I strive to distinguish
myself from mass produced commercial radio music," says Lou, "so I
design my music to be subversive with memorable melodies on the surface and
thoughtful messages behind the scenes." The press has referred to his
album as "sophisticated global pop" and has called his work "the
best in the singer/songwriter genre."
Lou Black's Hometowns: "I have lived in Lima Peru, Montreal Canada, St. Louis MO (multiple towns), Boston MA, Ann Arbor MI, London UK, NYC, New Jersey, Pittsburgh PA, Chicago IL, Dallas TX, and Arlington VA...whew. Yes, I love to travel, I now use a PO Box for all of my mail. I got a call the other day from a colleague who wanted to know if I wanted to take on a new consulting gig and live in Nigeria for 6 months....hmmm...'what, no projects in Baghdad or North Korea?"
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hey lou! thanks so much for finding me..hope you enjoy the tunes. i'd love to do a singer/songwriter night... maybe some time in the spring. let me know what dates you have open:)
the waitress with an accordion me on fake guitar you on two shakers cloud 9 in a sports bar celebratory wine after six-months time my how it flies five-minute-songs and you lieeeeee
hi lou! ughhh...i got back from charlotte, nc on monday night after a long, looong train ride (that was delayed 4 hours on top of everything else) and i woke up feeling really achy yesterday. so needless to say, i'm resting tonight.
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