I've been honored to share stages and studios with these fine folks: Jason Staczek www.myspace.com/chromasound Jeff Fielder www.myspace.com/jefftfielder Darren Loucas www.myspace.com/darrenloucas Mike Musburger www.myspace.com/musburger Andy Stoller www.myspace.com/andystoller Satchel Jones www.myspace.com/satcheljones Jeff Wood www. myspace. com/woodeyewood Lindsey Reeves www.myspace.com/ltreeves
Influences
Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, D. Boon, Otis Spann, Lowell George, The Band, Bob Dylan, The Minutemen, You AM I, The Geraldine Fibbers, Mavis Staples, The Replacements, Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Otis Redding, Etta James, Muddy Waters, James Blood Ulmer, Lefty Frizell, X, Howlin' Wolf, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, Dinah Washington, Jackson Browne, STAX, Chess, and ANALOG!...
I'm also digging The Walkmen, Simon Joyner, Sean Lennon, Feist, Satchel Jones, Jeff Fielder, The Raconteurs, Aimee Mann, Band of Horses, Bobby Bare Jr., Jenny Lewis, The Decemberists, Ray Lamontagne, Ron Sexsmith... oh yeah, and Bob Dylan.
Spending the last two years in Brooklyn, NY, Garth and touring partner Satchel Jones just released The Blackbird Pies Sessions, a collaborative effort recorded in their respective Brooklyn apartments. Recorded on four track with whomever and whatever was around, The Blackbird Pies Sessions explore their own vision of American music and culture through haunting original songs and slices from the American canon. (www.myspace.com/theblackbirdpies.com)
Garth Reeves' (Blue Spark, Goodness) album Nothing But Time was made using analog tape, an old Trident board, and a tight knit group of Seattle musicians (Jason Staczek, Pete Droge, Rob Brill, Jeff Fielder, Andrew McKeag, Carrie Akre, Danny Newcomb, and Dan Tyack, and others). The result is a stunning and emotional record deeply rooted in tradition. Although Nothing But Time is technically Garth's first solo album, it's his third as band leader, following up two successful albums with his Seattle-based Blue Spark.
From 1995-2000, Garth played in one of Seattle’s best-loved bands, Goodness (Lava/Atlantic, Sony). Garth formed the roots-rock band Blue Spark in 1998 as an outlet for his own songs. Blue Spark toured the Pacific NW, opening for The Jayhawks, Bobby Bare Jr., and Chuck Prophet, releasing two albums along the way, 1998’s Transmitter and 2002’s Venus, Meet the Moon. Blue Spark was nominated in the Americana/Roots category for the
Seattle Weekly’s “Best of Seattle” issue in 2003.
Congratulations!!!!!!! How exciting for you and the Ls'! If you need me to send a tiny "I heart Brooklyn" shirt for him just let me know, but maybe he's an emerald city boy already, you'll have to ask his brother!
Thanks for being our friend. Stop by and check out the live recordings we’ve posted from our recent shows in Portland, Seattle, and Bellingham.
<br />http://www.uncledoodad.com/live_music.html
<br />Let us know what you think. Cheers!
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Your show last Saturday at the Tractor was KILLER!!!!!! The band was great and your singing was T - tippy tops!!!!...that means awesome in Lady speak! Book up some more of them shows yo!:)
Hey Garth Great hearing from you....thanks for the good wishes. Molly & I are in the "wish" stage of planning a west coast swing for the 09 summer...will stay in touch!!! Your CD's been back in my car player the last 3 weeks...great stuff.....oh ya!! RielyO
Merry Christmas! I hear you are sick. Trust me, I know the feeling when it comes to being sick on Christmas. Get better soon. Merry Christmas to Lindsey and Levon, too!
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww. I knew there was something I was wanting to do. It was wantin' to see you turn the Tractor on it's ear again. That's what it was. Wish I could be there. The cold snap has snapped here, brother. Now it's thrice as cold since you've left.
I like this new profile drawing. Sometimes I wish I had drawing skills. My Dad used to draw me amazing elephant pictures when I was a kid. Who draws these pictures? I know Levon can't be at quite this level...yet.
That was so much fun talking with you last night while trippin' back to the 70's with all the great music. I got a great shot of you and Jeff raising the Freebird Flag! I'll get it over to you.
