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Drew Andrews
Acoustic / Minimalist / Indie

Nominated for Album of the Year at SDMA's!!!



SAN DIEGO, CA
United States

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Last Login:  11/4/2009
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Member Since11/19/2004
Band Websitewww.drewandrews.org
Band Members  

Drew Andrews

Voice, Songs, Acoustic Guitar, Ukulele, Pianos, Organs, Things

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Sean Taugher - Drums
Erik Norgaard- Bass
James Zzyzyx - Guitars, Keys
Josh Carlson - Guitars, Keys

Other Contributors:


Timothy C. Reece - Drums
Matt Bennett - Drums
Jake McLaughlin - Bass
Mike Trujillo - Bass
Jimmy Lavalle - Various Instruments
Matt Resovich - Violins
Scott Mercado - Drums
Eric Kusanagi- Guitars
Melanie S. Barrows - Bass
Influences
Sounds Like HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Record LabelMinty Fresh
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 13 2009 9:00P
The Royal Dive - Drew Andrews opening with Silent Comedy, Trouble in the Wind Oceanside, California
Dec 1 2009 9:00P
The Crepe Place - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 Santa Cruz, California
Dec 2 2009 8:00P
Cafe Coda - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 Chico, California
Dec 3 2009 8:00P
Doug Fir Lounge - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 Portland, Oregon
Dec 4 2009 9:00P
The Sunset Tavern - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 Seattle, Washington
Dec 5 2009 9:00P
Yakima Sports Center - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 Yakima, Washington
Dec 6 2009 8:30P
Media Club - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 Vancouver, British Columbia
Dec 8 2009 9:00P
Blue Lamp - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 Sacramento, California
Dec 9 2009 9:00P
Bottom Of The Hill - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 San Francisco, California
Dec 10 2009 9:30P
Cellar Door - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 Visalia, California
Dec 11 2009 9:30P
Spaceland - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 Los Angeles, California
Dec 12 2009 9:30P
Casbah - Tristeza/Drew Andrews West Coast Tour ’09 San Diego, California

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   About Drew Andrews
“Drew has his own powerful voice that sounds worlds away, as if from some distant planet rotating around twin analog and digital suns...the music is brave and the sound of an artist reaching deep inside of himself to fi,,nd his own voice.” -ZACH ROGUE (ROGUE WAVE)

“Clean and bitter like an old letter re-read, spoken like prayers under the moon at night, lazy like the clouds around Belfast before the rain...Drew pours the wine to ease the days - words on the wire to a brittle edge, sung to understand the silence within.” -PALL JENKINS (THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION/THREE MILE PILOT)

Drew Andrews, the San Diego-based indie balladeer, had been cutting his teeth in the music world for some time before the 2008 release of his debut solo album, Only Mirrors, on Minty Fresh. Touring, writing, recording, and performing in both The Album Leaf and Via Satellite had set Drew up with the framework to create his own new music stylings - building a darkly child-like world of ethereal sounds and quiet instruments, framed by gentle acoustic fingerpicking and lush, present vocals. Critics have responded well in the wake of the album's release, praising it's "gentle, undulating waves of softcore acoustic pop....within shouting distance of Elliot Smith's memorial slip and Cardinal's chamber-pop dinghy" (Alternative Press, 3.5 of 5 stars), calling the album "hauntingly reflective and guttingly bittersweet....the kind of debut that sinks into your soul and catches you staring off into space" (All Music Guide, 4 of 5 stars), "a perfect balance between his work creating instrumental soundscapes and his lyrical abilities, giving us strong songs that still manage to feel like they are floating above the ground we walk upon...a rainwater beauty that feels like some forgotten Leonard Cohen blues song falling upon a broken window framed with flowers" (Big Takeover), "...a lush suite of songs that compare with anything else he's worked on..." (San Diego Citybeat, 8.0 of 10)

Between his work on the upcoming Album Leaf LP, his release of rarities from his original band, Via Satellite, and hosting his monthly 'quiet music' evening at San Diego bar Whistle Stop (recently lauded as a hot spot by SPIN Magazine), Drew has been preparing work on his upcoming EP, Playing Birthday Games, due out by Fall 2009. His books and writings have also been released at Feedbooks.com, with more written material to be released in 2009.

But for now, there is Only Mirrors, nominated for Album of the Year and Best Alternative Album at the 2009 San Diego Music Awards - an album that is an extension of Drew's own travails and victories. Colorful balloons that fade out into atmospheric heights. Stories of longing with pinpricks of light at the end. Kindergarten ballads, lullabies that us grown-ups have drowned out amidst the taxi cabs, the alarm clocks, the deadlines and the ever-present bill debt. These songs are bundles of contradictions, not unlike the clash of so many cultures under our overpasses and skyscrapers. If what we see today are 'only mirrors' of that which is yet to come, then this album is Drew's take on a vision of how the world truly is - a bright photograph, captured in time, trailed by ghostly figures of our pasts, childlike prisms of color and spontaneous life - a marker of all that we are and all that we may be.

Management: Jake McLaughlin @ Station Ego Management Booking Agent/Europe: claudia@mikrokultur.de

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John Meeks

John Meeks



Aug 7 2009 11:46 AM

Sounded real nice last night...can't get Counterfiet out of my head though and I'm a little pissed about it. :)
elisa ferrari

elisa ferrari



Jul 13 2009 9:18 PM

Drew, thanks for the amazing show in SD! We had such a good time and can't wait for the next ;)
elisa ferrari

elisa ferrari



Jul 1 2009 2:59 AM

Jamuel Saxon

Jamuel Saxon



Jun 9 2009 10:07 PM

CS Touring

CS Touring



May 11 2009 5:05 PM

Hey Drew,
Stoked to have you on this show!

BS MAY 22
Maren Parusel

Maren Parusel



May 6 2009 7:11 PM

Hi Drew
great show last saturday. I like your music. I haven't edited all of the video yet but I'll send you everything by the end of this week. I think it sounded great. If you're not playing... Hope you can make it to the May 23rd show at the Beauty Bar
See you soon
xo Maren
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mugalito

mugalito



May 3 2009 5:52 PM

Hey Drew, dropping a hello on you. Been out a few times to SD working with the mighty Sven and missed you each time. hope all is well.
Maren Parusel

Maren Parusel



Apr 28 2009 6:05 PM

paaaaaaaaaarty!!!!

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tape deck mountain

tape deck mountain



Apr 26 2009 10:49 PM

see ya soon
black mamba 12 inch release! @ the casbah
Really Big Birds

Really Big Birds



Apr 12 2009 12:43 AM

Great playing with ya the other night man, thanks again for everything!

-Pat
Maren Parusel

Maren Parusel



Apr 7 2009 6:53 PM

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Roscoe

Roscoe



Mar 25 2009 3:23 PM

The interview was a hit! People are already asking where they can get Cd's :)
Action Jackson Promotions

Action Jackson Promotions



Mar 9 2009 10:16 PM

no Drew! i love you! i didn't mean it like that.
This Is Manic

This Is Manic



Mar 7 2009 9:24 PM

please remind us of the March 12th show at Whistle.
We want to go!*!*!
C!
This Is Manic

This Is Manic



Mar 4 2009 11:20 PM

thanks; liking the sound and music!
Roll Film

Roll Film



Feb 27 2009 3:40 AM

arend

arend



Feb 7 2009 10:51 AM

wow
i so wanna learn the guitar part of why talk about it. anywhere i can it?
hah cya
Adam El GimbEL

Adam Gimbel



Jan 20 2009 6:24 PM


I'd be up for playing sometime now that I'm the mascot...
melissa

Melissa Harris



Jan 20 2009 12:24 AM

I just heard The Album Leaf on Oprah---for a post inauguration "Call To Action" documentary by Demi Moore, and Ashton Kutcher.....that is amazing.
FORTY OVER BOYS

FORTY OVER BOYS



Jan 18 2009 1:17 AM

Hello! I always imagine beatiful scene for listening your music.
japanese landscape is beautiful .
debbie flowers

debbie flowers



Jan 14 2009 3:42 AM

Hello......

Twangfully,
Debbie Flowers
σℓ∂εя ... ✈

Anaí Clique



Jan 13 2009 4:08 AM

HI
FORTY OVER BOYS

FORTY OVER BOYS



Jan 13 2009 1:59 PM

Thank you for add. Your music cure me. So wonderful.
Hexagoner

Hexagoner



Jan 11 2009 7:20 PM

i still want to dabble with a remix of counterfeit...
Ree

Ree



Jan 11 2009 12:24 AM

thanks for the add Drew...very beautiful music!
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