Anthony D'Amato-guitar, bass, harmonica, keyboards, banjo, mandolin, vocals
Influences
Jesse Malin, Ryan Adams, Pete Yorn, Marah, Bright Eyes, The National, M. Ward, Sam Roberts, Matt Pond PA, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Stars, Bloc Party, Jackie Greene, Jason Collett, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Kieran McGee, The Damnwells, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Sufjan Stevens, Damien Rice, Josh Ritter, Andrew Bird, Amublance Ltd., Beck, Kings of Leon, Leonard Cohen, Devendra Banhart, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Broken Social Scene, Jonny Lives!, Minibar, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, The Smiths, Simon Petty, Doves, Kasabian, Of Montreal, Hymns, Rogue Wave, Seu Jorge, Arcade Fire, Malajube, The Jayhawks, Golden Smog, Ferraby Lionheart, Jim Croce, The Clash, The Shins, Neil Young, The Band, Nils Lofgren, Pilate, The Dears, Apostle of Hustle, The Avett Brothers, REM, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Uncle Tupelo, Jay Farrar, Son Volt, Sam & Dave, Sloan, The Shore, The Stills, The Strokes, New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders, Iggy & the Stooges, Velvet Underground, The Replacements, The Killers, TV On the Radio, Forward Russia, MGMT, David Johansen & the Harry Smiths, The Constantines, Tom Waits, Emmylou Harris, Old 97's, Rhett Miller, Waz, White Light Motorcade, Adam Green, Moldy Peaches, Foreign Born, Grizzly Bear, Skinny Singers, Bat for Lashes, St. Vincent, Jose Gonzalez, The Walkmen, The Raconteurs, Rooney, RL Burnside, Nicole Atkins, Evan Dando, The Lemonheads, Willie Nile, The M's, Gingersol, Seth Rothschild, The Felice Brothers, Richard Bacchus, Liam Finn
Anthony D'Amato is twenty-one years old. He writes songs about things and then he plays them for people.
Some of those people are other artists like Jesse Malin, Marah, Willie Nile, Quarry Hill, Hymns, Kieran McGee, and Joe D'Urso, who have taken D'Amato along to open up shows. He's played at venues all over New York and New Jersey (including The Bitter End, The Stone Pony, Bowery Electric, Pianos, Public Assembly, Postcrypt, The Saint, The Sidewalk Cafe, and Niagara), at other popular East Coast music halls (like The Tin Angel in Philadelphia and The Pour House in Raleigh), and at a variety of music festivals (including Light of Day, The Wave Gathering, and The New Jersey Folk Festival, where he was selected out of more than 100 other songwriters for a showcase slot in 2009). His songs have been featured on radio stations in New York and New Jersey. All while attending Princeton University.
His new record, Shades of the Prison House, comes out in July. The album was recorded in a dorm room, with D'Amato playing acoustic/electric/steel guitars, bass, keyboards, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, and accordion in addition to handling vocal duties and producing the whole thing.
He grew up in New Jersey. He is currently still growing up.
Performance for Jason Harper's Unsere Kunst, a collection of one-take, one-shot live acoustic performances by indie singer/songwriters.
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**Here's what people are saying:
"Really struck a chord with me....extremely talented" - Rich Russo, Host of 'Anything Anything' on WRXP 101.9
"With nimble guitar-playing and pertinent lyrics, Anthony D'Amato sits among the cross-hairs of the indie and folk aesthetic...For all the musical talent contained in "Shades of the Prison House," humility pervades earnest lyrics about the peaks and valleys of human interaction." - Nico's NYC
"[A] very talented 'youngster'" - Richard Skelly, Asbury Park Press
"Pretty darn good singer songwriter material. He also has a previous album of material that just may be pretty good, but so far I can’t get past his upcoming album “Shades of the Prison House” due in July" - Slowcoustic
hey thanks so much! i wish i had gotten this comment sooner, my myspace is messed up, doesn't let me know when i have comments. i hope your show went well. i'd love to catch another one.
The Village Lantern will be rocked tonight, Thursday @10pm ! It's been a while, so you should really treat yourself. Bleecker + Sullivan, see you there!!
Please come out this Thursday night at midnight to Rockwood Music Hall. Very special band playing with me, and you know, it's been a while, and remember, you really really like me. Remember?
hey, you were AWESOME tonight. seriously, good lyrics, great voice, i was impressed. i wish i caught more of your set but i'm glad i picked up your cd! hopefully i'll see you again this weekend.
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Come to my last show of 2008 so I can shower you with my magic holiday magic. magic.
Friday December 19
Rockwood Music Hall
Allen st. between Houston and Stanton @ 9pm
Hey there,
If you're still in the city this Friday, I'm playing a full band show at 11pm. My friend Ari Hest will be playing bass with us, then plays his own set at 12.
Come on!
