Charles Mingus, Morrissey, Nada Surf, John Vanderslice, Hank Williams, Josh Rouse, everyday object sounds, Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams, Indonesian folk (Gamelan, etc), Marc Ribot, Devendra Banhart, Tom Waits, Woody Guthrie, Sparklehorse, Howlin Wolf, Skip James, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Clearlake, Webern, Berg, Leadbelly, little girl hand-clapping songs
Guitar playing: moderate to good strumming but perhaps too percussive and unrefined, finger-picking fair but limited to variations of only two styles, shows promise in more frequent use of picked notes as opposed to full chords.
Vocals:good, has lost its tendency towards affectation over the years but still lacks the subtlety that could be achieved with a more breathy approach, range is fair with a rich lower register that often goes unused because of a preference for high voices in other singers.
Melody: extremely self-conscious of melody which is most often a good thing except when occasional flourishes or falsettos make a song filling and hard to digest.
Lyrics: predominate tendency toward first person, striking absence of any love songs, recurring images that must be symbols for the author and a dogged bent on rhyme.
Other instrumentation: mediocre performances on woodwinds and keyboard-employed mainly as coloration to enhance the song
Thanks for making the MySpace connection. I've been listening to yoour "folk" CD. You are a flexible, prolific performer and writer. "Unearthed" anything new since Monday's meeting!
We've recently launched a new web community that sounds like might be right up your alley. I just wanted to invite you to swing by and check out "the crossroads of music and spirituality" at www. RockOm. net. I think RockOm could be a great place for you to connect with new artists and like-minded music fans. If you swing over, be sure to get involved and jump in the conversation through comments and the forum.
Hello, there. We'd like to invite you to a special 2 night event at 5 Points Pub on July 11 and 12. It'll be Josh Roberts and the Hinges, Scott Baston and the News Architects, and Woodwork Roadshow both nights. One night tickets are $10, shows start at 9, but if you buy a ticket for both nights for $15 you get a free booze and food party at 8 each night. Good deal, eh? We're excited and we hope to see you there.
Hello, there. We request the honor of your presence at Headliners on Friday, May 16th with Part Bear and Sleep Therapy, for a good old-fashioned Rock and Roll show. It will be fun, I'm telling you. -Josh Roberts
Hello, there. I assure you that the best time to be had this Friday, April 11 is at the 5 Points Pub with us, Sleep Therapy, and Justin Allen. Good times, I tell you. Have a great day.
Dropped in and thought I'd say hi. Hope all is well with you. Looks like you've got a lot of shows coming up...I'm going to try to catch at least one of them. Take care!
Hello, my friend. How about some delicious Rock and Roll music? The kind that takes place this Saturday, March 1st at The Five Points Pub. Good times. -Josh
Looking forward to hearing your moderately good strumming on Monday night. I do fear you are overly modest. It will be a great show I am sure. Where, at the Cock N Bull of course! Right Bank Rails will host Chris Compton and we are down with that. Rock on Bro!
hey chris- just wanted to let you know that emails are being sent out on your behalf that I know aren't you. same thing happen to my friend tammy last week. hope all is well with you and your music peace- we
Don't know if you got my text last night or not but wanted to let you know that I'm sorry to hear about your loss and that if you wanted me to, I will cover for you on Friday at work. Don't worry about coming in or anything, I will take care of it. I'm saying prayers for you and your family as well as the Conner family in this time of sorrow. If there's anything that you need me to do for you, just ask and consider it done. Again, I'm sorry for your loss.
Long time, buddy... You playing any time around Christmas or New Years, cause I'm going to be back in the states for about 10 days. I'd love to catch up. Nice tunes.
