Drew Brightbill, Stacy Riley, Craig Schwartz, Scott Wendelberger
Influences
J.D. Salinger, the Beatles, the Decemberists, Tom Robbins, Gomez, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Paul Simon, Ayn Rand, music theory, Arthur Rimbaud, Johnny Depp, Henry Miller, John Williams, Danny Elfman, Leonard Cohen, Miles Davis, Nirvana, Jack Kerouac, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Langston Hughes, JAZZ, Tool, Radiohead, the Dictionary, Stanley Kubrick, Tchaikovsky, Jim Carrey, Larry David, Woody Allen, Elvis Costello, friends, Brenden McGee, Ben Allred, Matt Roscoe, Matt Shimala, Fugazi, the Doors, Dave Brubeck, Built To Spill, Frank Black, Melanie Von Trappe, Douglas Adams, Leonardo DiCapprio, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Dostoevsky, Salvador Dali, David Bowie, Will Farrell, River Phoenix, Bob Marley, George Lucas, Elliot Smith, Arthur Miller, Beethoven, Grandaddy, Jeremy Enigk, Adam Duritz, Beck Hanson, Jimi Hendrix, Old 97's, Georges Seurat, Mike Meyers, Hunter S. Thompson, Lester Bangs, Charlie Kaufman, M.C. Escher, Max Ehrmann, The Little Prince, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tennessee Williams, Ben Stiller, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, The Shins, Death Cab For Cutie, Nick Drake... and a few other fine folks I've failed to mention.
Sounds Like
acoustic "rock" style music that is sometimes folky, sometimes jazzy, melancholy, silly, sad, sweet, sardonic, and occasionally quite rocking
Drew Brightbill is a lyricist and song-writer who hails from the Chautauqua town of Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania, currently residing in Boulder, Colorado. There are over 90 original songs, all which possess some sort of uniqueness, carrying hooks, at times poppy, and at times obscure and esoteric, all grounded in a lust for poetry, literature and the artistic perspective on the world. The songs are meant to recount stories of searching, to celebrate sorrow simultaneously with the shear ineffable joy and mystery of being alive. This myspace page is a small representation of a much greater body of work which holds a vast world of deeper meaning. Please explore only with an open mind, acute ears, and a malleable heart. Be sure to check out the videos of live performances both on this site as well as at www.youtube.com/drewbrightbill...
Drew is currently gigging with his band consisting of keyboardist Craig Schwartz and drummer Scott Wendelberger and singing partner and backup vocalist Stacy Riley. Together they perform Drew's original music in addition to a handful of varied duet-style cover songs Sign up for email updates by sending an email to drewbrightbill@gmail.com
Hello Drew. Thanks so much for friending and thanks for coming to our show. Good luck with the band formation and getting your songs out! Much love and balloon animals, - Ukulele Loki & Yuka
DREWWWWWW!!!!!!!! You sound great - say hello to the jade plant. I named it Tammie before we left. I call it T-Rex for short, but when I'm mad at it I call it by it's full name, Tamson Frederick Johnson, Jr.! You better drink your water you like bitch jade plant or I'm gonna throw ya to the herbivores who live closer to the foothills! O silly silly Tamson. Anyway - hope you're well brother. You're looking fine in your photos, I'm a willing to bet you might be eligible to be on the cover of Tiger Beat or some kind of similar glossy publication. That's right, tiger beat ..... xo
yo....i quit the camera already. got a job working for a design firm in denver. i feel bad that metz and wood have to do all my work. you going out this weekend?
