Marionette (Guitar, vocals)
Adam Rose's Catching Sound (mostly solo, originals, oddball recreations, instrumentals and singer-songwriter)
Influences
Arrangers/composers (Gil Evans, Ellington, Strayhorn, Bartok, Stravinsky, John Lurie), John Zorn, a soft spot for some old twangy jazz/"Americana" (Les Paul and Chet Atkins remind me of my grandfather's music -- Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot might be modern versions), dash of good soul music and crooners/divas from the past (Billie, Ella, Judy, Nina) Current Faves: Tom Waits, John Coltrane, Motown (Jamerson!), Peter Gabriel, The Grifters, Joe Henry, Chocolate Genius, Oren Bloedow, Arto Lindsay, American Music Club, Idaho, Beck, Jawbox, Jeff Buckley, My Bloody Valentine, Bjork, Idaho, D'Angelo, PJ Harvey
i think that was the exact moment i realized my d and g string were hopelessly out of tune and they weren't going to stop long enough for me to fix it!
