David "Spooky Blues" Cicerone on guitar, harmonica, singing and lyrical sketches, inspired by the criminally underappreciated lyrical visions of Alex "The Chintzy Prince" Duplain, and Joshua "Stokey McJones" Jakubowksi, whose work can be found (in spirit, not actual musical contribution) on the epochal Glass Table Sessions album, overproduced by Mark Romano in Greenville, North Carolina, July 27th, 2008. For a complete list of honorary co-members please view OurStage.com under "David Cicerone's" EPK profile...
Influences
Sun Ra, U. Srinivas, Russian folk music, klezmar, Delta blues, psychedelic garage-rock, Syd Barrett, Duke Ellington, mariachi, Dead Kennedys,rocksteady, Celtic folk, Television, nocturnes, orchestral Greek and Chinese music, punk rock, Tom Waits, Qawwali worship mantras, African tribal chants, Beethoven, Love, Operation Ivy, Big L, Hawaiian slack-key guitar, Prince, Noam Chomsky, Tom Robbins
Sounds Like
Jean-Michel Basquiat, if he played music; and Jeff Mangum; and the folk-rock equivalent of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring"
LISTEN TO THESE SONGS AND READ THEIR LYRICS!!!!!!!
Feast your eyes on my latest and greatest artworks on the slideshow
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Also, any readers (a dying breed) can enjoy my short story "Arthur's Harp" by clicking on "View All Blogs" and clicking on the link at the bottom of that page...the story is on WritersCafe.org
David Cicerone / The Vigils's Friend Space (Top 7)
What's up David Cicerone / The Vigils? I find your eyes to be a wondrous amusement park filled with neo-plastic pleasures and turkish delights. Your cleverness helps me breathe without the need of oxygen. A starfish's lifelong hallucinations of gelatin pools and of actuaries floating upon the foam and reciprocal ohm. Your beauty is equal to the smoothness of a polished gem. Wood nymphs sprinkle your path with rose petals while you dance and prowl in the sequined moonlight with leftover cupcake sprinkles. Your tears evoke a taste as memorable as honey. I keep searching for you between the cushions. You turn the atmosphere ablaze with currents of sweet ethylene when you smile. Please let me hear more of that wonderful sound. All my thoughts are lost to your graceful gaze? Cities crumble, skies ignite spontaneously in your presence. Panoramic aromavision is the future. I sense wild vapors of sweet champagne in your larynx. The sand runes crossing your divided consciousness do speak of contemptuous monsters being slayed by flying phoenixes.
well, the vocals really got me in "I aint meant to be king." good style for your voice, i think. some of the songs were very Bob Dylanish, if i may be so frank. i'm sure you get that a lot anyway. i'll check out the short story and let you know what i think. you guessed right, i do like reading :) i've gotten into Stephen King recently and he's blowing my SOCKS off. anyway, if you need any singing advice, i have a bit of experience. just holla if the help is wanted :) be easy!
Dave, man...I took some time to listen to your music and I really dig it. Poetic lyrics, great VOCALS!, super overall sound. Keep up the good work and send me a CD or something. You are quite the free thinker and I'm sure you're fitting in with all the good souls in Cali. Keep in touch :)
well hello there! You have been in hibernation...since last Summer when you use to stumble into my front yard in the wee hours of the morning! Hope you are doing well - thanks for finding me on here. I look forward to seeing you in Korea - I'll be there by the end of the Summer. What's your plans??? let me know! this is exciting!!
Dave I hate you and your music, I hope this message self destructs when you read it. Nahh the new sogs are good man. I like the electric one alot. Hope all is well and I will talk to you soon.
i miss you dave!! we're raging at justin's tonight in honor of mark romano- he's moving to charlotte monday to become a teacher. we wish you were here! every one misses you, greenville is not the same!
it was fun chillin with you in cali man, get a job so we can get an apartment. in the meantime i know you'll go very far with the art work. how'd the show go sunday?
and i forgot to give it to you, but do yourself a favor and goto that library and get Animal Collective's "Strawberry Jam", you'll be glad you did
our most noble regards and nostalgia from everyone you know here in greenville, stay in touch man
hey Dave, I've got a new artist for you...Snooks Eaglin'! It's sort of upbeat blues. Check him out right now on Pandora!! Also, I'm gonna try to go to California..I'll have to wait until after I get back to greenville after thanksgiving to tell my parents, because I won't tell them in person. Your new artwork looks great!!
Hey man, I deleted my normal profile so now I only have the music one. Take a look at it now, yesterday I released the first single + an extra track off the new upcoming album. The song is called "America" and the bonus track is "KC Ambiance". New album, still untitled, is due out in early 2009.
I'm making your Neutral Milk Hotel cd's right now, I'll mail them soon, or I might just wait... because... Justin, Rob, Lucy, Josh and I are coming to California in December!
