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Garrett Pierce
Lyrical / Rock / Soul

New Album available at crossbillrecords.com!



San Francisco/Davis, California
United States

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Last Login:  11/9/2009
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Member Since8/9/2005
Band Websitegarrettpiercemusic.com
Band MembersOften with the following friends: Jen Grady: Cello/Vocals, Tim Wright: Percussion, Jake Mann: Bass/Drums, Carey Lamprecht: Violin, Amber Lamprect: Oboe, flute. Sometimes with: Safa Shokrai: Upright Bass, Matt Bauer: Guitar/Banjo/Percussion, Keith Carey: lap steel, Derek Thomas: Effects.
InfluencesRichard Brautigan, Leonard Cohen, Neutral Milk Hotel, Henry Miller, Tom Waits, Otis Redding, Ernest Hemingway, Joanna Newsome, John Steinbeck, M. Ward, Smog, P.J. Harvey, Nina Simone, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Hunter S. Thompson, Joni Mitchell, Joseph Campbell, Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, Nick Cave.
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"Another great singer/songwriter from San Francisco. Powerful with a light touch, Garrett will rip your heart out one moment and have you dancing the next." - Tony DuShane, SF Gate

"Garrett’s talents as a performer and a songwriter are undeniable." - The Bay Bridged

"Loving the beautifully recorded, moodily mythic tunes on the SF songsmith's new All Masks" - Kimberly Chun SF Guardian

"A dynamic, ephemeral collection that continually contracts and expands" - East Bay Express

"Wow! Bay Area troubadour Mr. Garrett Pierce has continued to nurture and refine his songcraft in a big big way. All Masks blossoms and flourishes onwards from his previous two releases... Some of the songs on his latest album verge on the epic yet still maintain his intimate earthy heart." - Aquarius Records

Garrett Pierce - And The Ghosts Boarded Trains - Directed by Matt Amato

Purchase Garrett Pierce "All Masks" at the Crossbill Records Store

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Garrett Pierce - All Masks

Record LabelCrossbill Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 10 2009 8:00P
Hotel Utah guest-bassing w/ The Parson Redheads San Francisco, California
Nov 13 2009 8:00P
Pence Gallery Davis, California
Dec 4 2009 8:00P
The Woods w/ Wienland Portland, Oregon

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   About Garrett Pierce
Deep into All Masks the faint hum of cicadas and guitar picking accompany a voice inquiring, "If songs are a world / if you think they resonate indefinitely / if you think they echo past the end of me / then why are you so scared?" These questions are answered with images of ghost trains moving through the Mojave – endless tracks rolling past the mind's comprehension.

"I wrote the whole song half asleep after a conversation about art and ego," Garrett says about the track. "The idea that my songs might go on forever with the help of fame or a hit single has no appeal to me. I keep writing because I love sharing these stories with a live audience. That brief connection is all that I'm interested in." With the Internet swallowing up physical connection and attention spans, musicians like Garrett are fighting to continue telling these stories through songs.

Garrett Pierce moved all over the San Fernando Valley as a child, occasionally dipping into his father's collection of Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison records. He wrote and sang for rock bands throughout his youth, but returned to a more hushed and literary style of songwriting once he moved to the Bay Area. Garrett first released In His Arms in collaboration with producer/mixer Eric Ruud (Sholi) – a bare bones, confessional of "earthy pop gems" (S.F. Aquarius). His next record Like A Moth (Crossbill Records '06) featured diverse arrangements and contributions from former S.F. luminaries Jolie Holland and Matt Bauer, and is "filled with the sort of oblique yet emotionally satisfying wordplay that is reminiscent of a Murakami novel" (Santa Cruz Metro).

"He manages a mix of the delicate, the folky, and the starry eyed" (SF Weekly).

His newest record All Masks is a dedication to ceremony and ritual. Many of the songs reminisce classical myths, while others are traveling tales from their author's personal life. "I'm interested in ancient mythology, mainly because that style of storytelling has been waning in my lifetime, and some of the most powerful images and performances I've seen involve masks," Garrett said. I think they're an incredibly important metaphor at explaining our place in nature."

Though he spends much of his time in San Francisco, Garrett chose to record this third record in the seclusion of the Sierra Foothills. He enlisted a large group to collaborate at Tim Wright's Barn in Columbia, CA, a small gold rush town near Yosemite. With the help of engineer Casey Sweten, and production tips from Bay Area musician Jake Mann, the gang converted the barn into a recording studio equipped with a tape machine and a vocal booth in the hayloft.

All Masks challenges the listener to take part in these stories, whether torrent or calm. The strings, played by Jen Grady and Carey Lamprecht (Emily Jane White Band), have a sad-peacefulness joined by Amber Lamprecht's soaring oboe-work. Tim Wright (Wilderness, Ted Leo) played Tom Waits-inspired percussion when he wasn't pressing record, and Jake Mann contributed both bass and drums throughout the album.

Despite all of the textures and layers throughout the record, the root of Garrett's songs remains his voice. Pages of lyrics are anchored in Garrett's sweeping vocal range – some moments evoking darkness – in others, a Motown-like playfulness. But more than anything does the collective energy of Garrett and his musical guests drive the album's compositions.

All Masks exists as a testament to the individuals who gathered around these stories: one barn, many good friends and a little too much whiskey at times. But altogether, the album represents a time of great creativity, engraved in wax or performed on a stage not too far from you.


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Our Crooked Teeth

Our Crooked Teeth



Nov 8 2009 9:52 AM

mud under my shoes sticks..
The Soft Hills

The Soft Hills



Nov 6 2009 4:49 AM

Dan

Dan



Oct 29 2009 1:56 PM

Hurray! you're coming!
chloe makes music

chloe makes music



Oct 21 2009 10:51 PM

bluesix copy
JONNNNNY

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Bud

Bud Cutino



Oct 18 2009 4:23 PM

wow. myspace is retarded. the above comment post is my trying to show you a video of my playing die die my darling on the piano. but that didnt work so i was just going to send you a message with the link. but then myspace was making me jump through some fucking hoops about setting up an email account or some shit. fuck it. just go look up "die die my darling piano version" on youtube. sheesh. oh yeah, i forgot, i'm learning the piano.
Bud

Bud Cutino



Oct 18 2009 4:17 PM

i've been sort of bored lately. how are things with you?



The Soft Hills

The Soft Hills



Oct 15 2009 1:41 AM

ash reiter

ash reiter



Oct 11 2009 4:28 PM

Vote Ash Reiter for band of the month http://www.thedelimagazine.com/sf/vote.php
True Margrit

True Margrit



Oct 8 2009 6:51 PM




Thanks for the add! The big announcement:

The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J

Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
60-Watt Kid

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Oct 7 2009 10:10 PM

Easy  duuuuuuude, on hogging picture space!!!


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Sep 29 2009 7:58 PM

Use it or lose it help save our State Parks.
mulz

mulz



Sep 27 2009 9:21 PM

dammit! i'm gonna miss the mr. cohen tribute...booo! i can hear you playing "famous blue raincoat" or "the butcher"...... midnight lady?

Genocide

Genocide



Sep 19 2009 11:02 AM

THANKS FOR THE ADD AND SUPPORT

MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT ARE TUNES AND UPCOMING SHOWS
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Dr. Smog N Lube /  Dr. Tune



Sep 18 2009 10:00 PM

Garret,

If you need any type of maintenance on your car, call Dr. Tune at 818.845. SMOG (7664) Ask for Armen and he will take care of it the first time around!

 

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afternoon brother

afternoon brother



Sep 11 2009 1:26 AM

Garrett Come out to this show!
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Crossbill Records

Crossbill Records



Sep 6 2009 5:27 PM

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Aug 26 2009 5:20 PM

08-27-09SHOW
chloe makes music

chloe makes music



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the blank tapes



Aug 17 2009 3:39 AM

big BIG SHOW@ the Rickshaw Stop in SF this Thursday!!!
BIG BIG SHOW!!!
neeva

neeva



Aug 17 2009 1:21 AM

welcome
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ZODIAC DEATH VALLEY

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