Avi Vinocur
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Genre: Acoustic / Folk / Roots Music
Location San Francisco, California, US
Profile Views: 74545
Last Login: 1/28/2011
Member Since 8/3/2004
Website www.avivinocur.com
Record Label None at all on purpose!
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Bio
..PWolf and Myself on a Rooftop in San Francisco singing "Walt Whitman":...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..Live Singing with The Stone Foxes "Sweep A Road":...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .... ........ .... ........ -
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Avi Live and Unplugged at The Bazaar Cafe in San Francisco: .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... From Beer Aficionado's Beer Blog: Affligem Dubbel... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Avi Vinocur's "New York" EP (2006):...... .. ................ .. ..A Bio for Avi..... .... Avi's folk music draws comparisons to a young Bob Dylan or Paul Simon: maintaining elegant melodies and poetic lyrics with messages ranging from love to politics. His live performances have earned him regular positions in coffeehouses in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, South of Market and Mission districts and a strong following of young and old. His poetry has been published and received acclaim and approval from poets, authors and survivors of Hurricane Katrina at benefit poetry reading in New Orleans. He began as a session blues electric guitarist in the Los Angeles area until he fell in love with folk music in 2004. .... Avi has toured the United States five times with Sebastian Clark (LA), and Jason Reischel (NY) and has performed in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Canada and South Korea. Doing so has earned a mailing list of 500+ devout fans. .. .. His debut record "Forty Years Too Late" was released on February 9th, 2004 and his sophomore EP "New York" was released on May 30th, 2006. His third release is in the works and will be released when gas prices go down. .. .. .. “We stare at the ending before it's begun.. and it only makes the middle lose all its fun.. because we both did the race.. and though neither of us won.. we ran.".. -Avi Vinocur .. .. .._____________________________........ "Simple format: Dude and a guitar. Yet the balance of intimacy and complexity that Avi Vinocur brings to his music is masterful." - HearTheUnheard.com 4/27/10 .... "The No.1 album (of 10) of 2004 that you most likely didn't hear" - Rave! Magazine (On 'Forty Years Too Late') .. .. "A promising artist to look out for" - Music Connection Magazine .. .. "Vinocur's gentile rhythms are hard to forget...sweet, cherubic tunes like Van Gogh painted starry nights." - Band in a Box .. .. "It's hard to pick the appropriate reaction - delight, disappointment or dismay - when a better album is recorded by a 19-year-old in his Manhattan Beach apartment than by all the artists on Atlantic Records in an entire year." - The Daily Breeze - Los Angeles .. .. "I like the energy of the tunes... somehow both pro sounding and totally casual at the same time... not easy to do... " .. -Cary Brothers, singer/songwriter/cool dude - The Garden State Soundtrack .. .. "Awesome Pin, Buddy." -Stephen Stills on Avi's 'Kerry/Edwards'04' Pin .. -
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Dan Auerbach assaulted Paul Simon
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Bio:
PWolf and Myself on a Rooftop in San Francisco singing "Walt Whitman":Live Singing with The Stone Foxes "Sweep A Road":
.. .. ....
Member Since:
August 03, 2004Members:
Avi Live and Unplugged at The Bazaar Cafe in San Francisco:From Beer Aficionado's Beer Blog: Affligem Dubbel.
Avi Vinocur's "New York" EP (2006):
..
A Bio for Avi...
Avi's folk music draws comparisons to a young Bob Dylan or Paul Simon: maintaining elegant melodies and poetic lyrics with messages ranging from love to politics. His live performances have earned him regular positions in coffeehouses in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, South of Market and Mission districts and a strong following of young and old. His poetry has been published and received acclaim and approval from poets, authors and survivors of Hurricane Katrina at benefit poetry reading in New Orleans. He began as a session blues electric guitarist in the Los Angeles area until he fell in love with folk music in 2004.
Avi has toured the United States five times with Sebastian Clark (LA), and Jason Reischel (NY) and has performed in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Canada and South Korea. Doing so has earned a mailing list of 500+ devout fans.
His debut record "Forty Years Too Late" was released on February 9th, 2004 and his sophomore EP "New York" was released on May 30th, 2006. His third release is in the works and will be released when gas prices go down.
"Simple format: Dude and a guitar. Yet the balance of intimacy and complexity that Avi Vinocur brings to his music is masterful." - HearTheUnheard.com 4/27/10
"The No.1 album (of 10) of 2004 that you most likely didn't hear" - Rave! Magazine (On 'Forty Years Too Late')
"A promising artist to look out for" - Music Connection Magazine
"Vinocur's gentile rhythms are hard to forget...sweet, cherubic tunes like Van Gogh painted starry nights." - Band in a Box
"It's hard to pick the appropriate reaction - delight, disappointment or dismay - when a better album is recorded by a 19-year-old in his Manhattan Beach apartment than by all the artists on Atlantic Records in an entire year." - The Daily Breeze - Los Angeles
"I like the energy of the tunes... somehow both pro sounding and totally casual at the same time... not easy to do... "
-Cary Brothers, singer/songwriter/cool dude - The Garden State Soundtrack
"Awesome Pin, Buddy." -Stephen Stills on Avi's 'Kerry/Edwards'04' Pin
..
A Bio for Avi...
Avi's folk music draws comparisons to a young Bob Dylan or Paul Simon: maintaining elegant melodies and poetic lyrics with messages ranging from love to politics. His live performances have earned him regular positions in coffeehouses in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, South of Market and Mission districts and a strong following of young and old. His poetry has been published and received acclaim and approval from poets, authors and survivors of Hurricane Katrina at benefit poetry reading in New Orleans. He began as a session blues electric guitarist in the Los Angeles area until he fell in love with folk music in 2004.
Avi has toured the United States five times with Sebastian Clark (LA), and Jason Reischel (NY) and has performed in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Canada and South Korea. Doing so has earned a mailing list of 500+ devout fans.
His debut record "Forty Years Too Late" was released on February 9th, 2004 and his sophomore EP "New York" was released on May 30th, 2006. His third release is in the works and will be released when gas prices go down.
“We stare at the ending before it's begun
and it only makes the middle lose all its fun
because we both did the race
and though neither of us won
we ran."
-Avi Vinocur
and it only makes the middle lose all its fun
because we both did the race
and though neither of us won
we ran."
-Avi Vinocur
_____________________________
"Simple format: Dude and a guitar. Yet the balance of intimacy and complexity that Avi Vinocur brings to his music is masterful." - HearTheUnheard.com 4/27/10
"The No.1 album (of 10) of 2004 that you most likely didn't hear" - Rave! Magazine (On 'Forty Years Too Late')
"A promising artist to look out for" - Music Connection Magazine
"Vinocur's gentile rhythms are hard to forget...sweet, cherubic tunes like Van Gogh painted starry nights." - Band in a Box
"It's hard to pick the appropriate reaction - delight, disappointment or dismay - when a better album is recorded by a 19-year-old in his Manhattan Beach apartment than by all the artists on Atlantic Records in an entire year." - The Daily Breeze - Los Angeles
"I like the energy of the tunes... somehow both pro sounding and totally casual at the same time... not easy to do... "
-Cary Brothers, singer/songwriter/cool dude - The Garden State Soundtrack
"Awesome Pin, Buddy." -Stephen Stills on Avi's 'Kerry/Edwards'04' Pin
Influences:
Devendra Banhart, Casey Shea, Big Bill BroonzySounds Like:
Dan Auerbach assaulted Paul SimonRecord Label:
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