Adam Swiderski - Guitar, vocals, harmonica on everything, drums and bass on "Fineu" and "A Long, Slow March to the Sea"
On "Hey, You Astronauts":
David Silverman - Guitar, backing vocals
Brian Bair - Drums
Peter Niessen - Bass
Melissa Tischler - Backing vocals
Influences
Uncle Tupelo, early Wilco, The Mountain Goats, Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Husker Du, Jonathan Richman, the Roches, the Replacements, the Old 97s, Rhett Miller, Paul Westerberg, Buffalo Tom, Bill Janovitz, the Counting Crows, the Gin Blossoms, Pearl Jam, the Long Winters, the New Pornographers, the Shins, A.C. Newman, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, David Silverman, Nirvana, the Hooters, Crowded House, the Navigators, R.E.M., Archers of Loaf, Crooked Fingers, Iron & Wine, the Connells, and Stryper, but only for their keen fashion sense.
With one foot planted in the Kentucky hills where he grew up and the other on the New York City streets he calls home, singer/songwriter Adam Swiderski spins songs of love, loss and astrological phenomenon that tug at your emotions while tickling the part of your brain that appreciates a memorable melody. After playing for three years in the up-and-coming New York City rock band The Yesterdays, Adam returned to the acoustic guitar and rediscovered the combination of pop/rock sensibility and folk twang that was his first love. He is currently in pre- and post-production on various recording projects, and can be seen playing shows in and around the New York area. He likes ninjas and falafel and long walks on the moonlit beach. Pet peeves include mean people, the misuse of "its" and "it's," and zombie apocalypse.
We wanted to let you and your friends know that the deadline for submissions for our 2008 Songwriting Contest is quickly approaching.
With over $15,000 in cash and prizes, performance opportunities at Madison Square Garden and the Live Nation - Jones Beach concert series, recording session packages with Grammy award winner Glenn Barrett at MorningStar studios and with our fantastic friends at Dubway Studios in New York, A feature on Jonathan Clarke's 'Out Of The Box' popular radio show on Q104,3FM, New York and America's Classic Rock station and so much more, this is truly an opportunity not to be missed.
Hey Adam, hope things have been going well with you! Just thought of you again when "Hey You Astronauts" popped up in my shuffle from The Knitting Factory show... good times!
Seriously Adam....are we going to get anymore blog entries anytime soon? There has got to some form of pop culture out there for you to bitch about....
