the most recent situations have included:
matt horn,
tom siler,
konrad meissner,
drew glackin,
len small,
christian selinger,
ray sapirstein,
ed parrinello,
doug wieselman,
dave rappapport,
briana winter
thor harris
Influences
david bowie, joni mitchell, neil young, the beatles, big star, stevie wonder, the byrds, the flaming lips, spiritualized, tom waits, sly & the family stone, U2, belle and sebastian, radiohead, the clash, the buzzcocks, pink floyd, bobby womack, david crosby, motown, stax volt, simon and garfunkel, nick drake, bob dylan, small faces, al green, van morrison, kate bush, stereolab, gram parsons, marvin gaye, monk, rickie lee jones, cocteau twins, mingus, loretta lynn, emmylou harris, curtis mayfield, the who, more music, more music, more music
"A Don Piper Situation is all about the sustain. In the choruses of his songs, Don will hold a note, another voice will grab another note, a trumpet or a clarinet or pedal steel will hit another and yet another until some impossible chord is hung out before you like a glass chandelier in all it's shimmering, flickering glory. Don himself is also about the sustain. He grew up in the tuff weeds of Carlisle Pa. He learnt the rock trade in Austin Tx with a mix of punk, bluegrass,& psychedelia bands. He moved to NYC, started A Don Piper Situation, and released a single and an EP. In short order, he had a publishing deal, a contract with Capitol Records and a big glossy "Next Big Thing" picture in Rolling Stone. In somewhat short order after that, well, let's just say he still had the picture. So he did what all smart Americans do when they're screwed by the man, he jumped in a forty-foot-long 1969 International Harvester school bus and made a psychedelic road movie, "Caravan Summer" (coming soon to a theater near you). Then he got the album back from the major and released it on his own. Ha ha! The result was the brilliant pop-rock of 2000's "Saturate" -- Beatles/ Finn/ Love. Last year, he recorded "Inside a Change", from which these four songs were taken. Muted & beautiful but unmistakebly pop, The Situation's sound hangs in hazy memories of an autumn love affair -- Walker / Hazelwood/ Hunky Dory. Listen to the sustain."
that about says it all for me.
peace, don
you can buy "inside a change" on ITUNES by clicking on the bug button. do it now! ITUNES ITUNES HERE
I hope all is well. Thanks again for two great sounding tracks. Strohm's cover of "Somebody's Baby" remains one of the top iTunes downloads for the label.
Get your CD from the awesome first ever Drewstock event, plus a bonus song; Drew Glackin's very own "You Ain't Got Nothin' On Me". Drew recorded this song solo shortly before he passed away. This song is only available on this CD. These CDs are available now only from Drewstock, Inc. To get your CD please go to www. drewstock. com and click on Donations. Donate $7.00 dollars and we will send you your very own Drewstock 2008 CD.
donny p- what 's up?you two goin out to coney today----skate in baby!!!! ps-canwe record in january for the second half of the record? call me when you have a moment....to duscuss.
Drewstock 2008 is a musical tribute to the life and talent of Andrew "Drew" Glackin. Drewstock will be held at the Riverside Barr and Grill in Easton, Pennsylvania on Sunday September 21, 2008 from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The entertainment line up includes 13 bands, with music for everyone, ranging from Rock to Metal to Country to Folk Rock to Jazz to Blues. Expert information on life threatening thyroid illnesses. Mark your calendar now! Tickets are going fast! Tickets are $20 donation, $15 dollars in advance. All proceeds will benefit: Graves' Disease Foundation, American Thyroid Association, Andrew Glackin Scholarship for the Performing Arts and The Andrew Drew Glackin Memorial Fund. Visit http://www. drewstock. com for more information.
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It was fantastic to see you rockin' the rink on Saturday! Thanks so much for contributing your fabulous presence to what was an amazingly magical night in Dreamland!!
xoxo Lola*
p.s. Please tell your girl to call me!! I'd love to hang with her sometime!!
THINKING OF YOU GUYS! HOPE THE SHOW WENT GREAT,WISH I WAS THERE. ONE LITTLE THING...I SMASHED EVERYTHING AND BETO IS CRYING AND SHAKING IN THE UNDERGROUND. YOU CAN'T HELP HIM
Hi Mr DON PIPER This is so beautiful, i love ..beginnings..so much! I wonder, If you might like my songs too. Please have a listen, and by the way, there are 2 free downloadsongs on my website. and if you can..t live without it, there is a link to iTunes too... enjoy the day, yours TOM www.tomkrimi.com
SoundSurface says thank you very much! Like your Sound - your Music is really cool! Be creative and rock the Future!!! I wish you all the Best!! Hear ya! Greetz from Germany :-)
Hey, i know you. I've seen and heard you in Austin. This is beautiful music, thanks. Even Ray's trumpet. Or should that be especially Ray's trumpet. It's all beautiful.
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