Andrew Parker-Renga (APR)

Bio:

Buy APR's latest EP Issue 4: Portraits

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Out October 20th, 2010

Buy APR's last EP Issue 3: Emily

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Emily

BIO

Andrew Parker-Renga (APR) grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana where he took piano, quit piano (which he regrets -doesn’t everyone?), taught himself guitar, started songwriting, got kicked out of prep-school, and decided music was to be his life.

With the release of his latest record, Issue 3: Emily, APR is described as having a “angelic voice, poetic depth and melodic grace” (Seven Days). He calls his style indie-folk; Damien Rice fronts the Counting Crows and loops like Keller Williams. Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, his performances are interactive recording grooves he beat-boxes on the fly and layering parts on top of it.

APR plays all over Vermont, his home state, and MA, his previous home state after Indiana, steadily increasing his gig count to around 75-100 dates a year.

Buy APR's first EP Issue:1 Thomas and the Man in the Chair

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What the critics are saying

"If the preview I received is any indication, this is going to be one of the better CDs of 2006. Folk fans will appreciate that he has taken the time to something daring and has left the wearing of tights to the professionals." -Insite Boston-

"Although his music is a mash-up of alt-rock and folk (somewhere on the spectrum between, Nick Drake and Dashboard Confessional), at times it sounds as if he might have taken voice lessons from Sammy Hagar. The intensity of his vocals may seem disingenuous, but there’s nothing phony here," -Boston Phoenix-

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APR has played --

Illinois
The Elbo Room - Chicago

Indiana
The Abbey - Indianapolis
Birdy's - Indianapolis
Lazy Days - Indianapolis

Massachusetts
Big City - Allston
Great Scott's - Allston
Harper's Ferry - Allston
Bill's Bar - Boston
The Bullfinch Yatch Club - Boston
Kennedy's Midtown Grill - Boston
The Sweetwater Cafe - Boston
The Times - Boston
The Rack - Boston
Washington Street Music Festival - Brookline
All Asia Cafe - Cambridge
TT the Bears - Cambridge
The Compound- Fitchburg
Fitchburg State College - Fitchburg
William's Restaurant - Gardner
The Milky Way - Jamaica Plain
The Gulu Gulu Cafe - Lynn
Lincoln Street Coffee House - Newton
The Red Onion - Otter River
Marina Bay Beach Club - Quincy
Mocha Maya's - Shelburne Falls
The Burren - Somerville
Johnny D's - Somerville
The Sky Bar - Somerville
Java Hut - Worchester
McNally's - Westminster

New York
Hoffman Lane Bistro - Cooperstown
CBGBs - New York City
The Lucky Cat - New York City
Pete's Candy Store - Willamsburg-Brooklyn-NYC
Lovin' Cup - Rochester

Pennsylvania
MilkBoy Coffe - Bryn Mawr (Philly)

Virginia
Private Party - Blacksburg

Vermont
Tamarack Grill - Burke Mountain
1/2 Lounge - Burlington
Acoustic Lounge (Parima) - Burlington
City Hall Jazz Fest - Burlington
Manhattan Pizza - Burlington
Nectars - Burlington
The Radio Bean - Burlington
Night Crawlers - Colchester
The Lincoln Inn - Essex Junction
The Hub - Johnson
Johnson State College - Johnson
Manchester Bar and Grill - Manchester
Mulligans - Manchester
The Perfect Wife -
Pink's Alley - Manchester
The Langdon Street Cafe - Montpelier
Karib - St. Albans
Higher Ground - South Burlington
Marsala Salsa - Waterbury
Monkey House - Winooski

West Virginia
The Purple Fiddle

Wisconsin
The Frequency - Madison
Cafe Centraal - Milwaukee
Up and Under - Milwaukee
North Branch Music Festival - Wabeno

Members:

APR - Picking/Vocals/BeatBoxing

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Influences:

APR DUO Recording Session 4/4/08