Greg Koons: Lead and Rythm Guitar, Vocals, and occasionally drunken dancing.
Various members of the Misbegotten that jump in at times, both w/ studio and touring, are as follows:
Kirk Swann: Guitar Ken Knowlton: Guitar Jason Mercer: Bass Vin Hunter: Bass Matt Keating: Keys, Acoustic Guitars, Back up-vox Jordan Richardson: Drums Mark Brotter: Drums
Influences
Hank Williams, Sr., Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, U2, Willie Nelson, Cash, Shane McGowan and the Pogues, Eugene O'Neill, John Steinbeck, Thoreau, Roy Orbison, Brian Wilson, booze, Tom Waits, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, and Steve Earle.
Sounds Like
"This guy believes in his songs." (Five out of five.)
NPR (Paul Ford)
"...an alt-country craftsman.." The Philadelphia Inquirer (May '09) Michael Harrington
"The hard hurting freight of life and love live in a solid set of songs on this full length debut." No Depression (Sep. '09)
"...a hidden gem for the adventurous listener.." CMT.com (June 24, 2009) Craig Shelburne
"Love sick ballads with Sprinsteenian detail.....You'll never get these tunes out of your head." Pop Matters (Sep. '09)
"Gritty...strong tunesmithing and melodies. We have on this disc something of a musical movie. The currently running 'The Wrestler' comes to mind. It is in some way a window into the hearts and lives of the broken and misbegotten." Vermont Times Argus (Feb. 09) Art Edlestein
"I got some great tracks from pillaging the SXSW 2008 list of six word reviews......highlight if highlights is probably this alt-country chap,
Greg Koons." View From Here (Mar. 08) Sean Murphy.
"Los Angeles Looks Prettier on TV has that rare element of a catchy chorus combined with plenty of expository details." Songs Illinios
"Koons senses with the skill of a practiced pro that, that beyond Top 40, the key is to paint emotional portraits to explain the state of love and a bone deep longing in a fractured world." Venanago
"This PA-based singer-songwriter has a rapturously beguiling vocal delivery that is instantly (if only slightly) reminiscent of both Dwight Yoakam and the late. great Townes Van Zandt, and an impressive grasp of what it takes to cross hard-scrabble roots-country and neo-hillbilly with Byrds-ian power-pop.......gritty and sweet at once." Connect Savannah (Apr. 09) Jim Reed
"He offers a vulnerable intimacy in his lyrics that many musicians claim to have but few master...Koons paints a scene with his singing that sends his audience wherever he wants them to transport." Encore-Wilmington NC (June '09) Shane Arthur
"Koons has already garnered a legion of fans from the public and media, who are drawn to his rustic topics and honest lyrics." New Hampshire.com (May '09) Aaron J. Weiderspahn
"Koons has moments of trail weary brilliance that could console the ..Grievous Angel." Seven Days, Burlington VT (May '09) Dan Bolles
"This Nashville-based Pennysylvania native writes remarkably senstive, wry, and tuneful country songs. 'New Boyfriend' perfectly encapsulates the feeling of seeing your ex with someone that's not you, and 'That's Not Me' is a sonic out-of-body experience looking at the drunken aftermath of such a sighting." Wilmington NC Star News (June '09)
"Los Angeles Looks Prettier on TV is a modern day songwriting classic." The Little Lighthouse, Cleveland (Apr. 09) Stanislav Zanbic
"Koons works the same hard-fought, wise and worn narrative forms as Steve Earle, John Prine, and Townes Van Zandt. Koons paints vivid portraits of people and places that make it through loneliness and loss, and emerge the stronger and more alive for it." KDHX 88.1 St. Louis
"More than enough chops to stake out his own territory in the cluttered Americana landscape...a great debut." Charleston Gazette (WV) June 25, 2009
"Rodney Crowell, Dave Alvin, Radney Foster, James McMurty, all names synonomous with great songwriting, with his new album, Welcome to the Nowhere Motel, Greg Koons firmly cements himself a position on that list as well." Bag of Songs, Aug. 19, 2009
" A clever tunesmith that has a gift for finding the sad beauty in everyday dillemas and disapointments." Country Weekly (Sep. '09)
"Koons' songwriting has a sturdy heart." Madsion Decider(WI) Jul. 26, 2009
"Nowhere Motel is a shimmering slice of Petty-esque rock." Ramblings on Music, Texas (July '09) D. Kennedy
Kealon Records:
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Record Label
Kealon Records- 40 West 27th Street, NY, NY. 10001
The critically acclaimed, debut record by Greg Koons and The Misbegotten entitled Welcome to the Nowhere Motel was just released June 26th on Kealon records and distributed in North America via MRI/RED. The record was co-produced by Matt Keating and Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Yo La Tengo) and was recorded at Fireproof Studios in Los Angeles.
Born to a truckdriver and Vietnam veteran in Harrisburg PA, Greg first started playing guitar when he was fourteen and has never looked back. After high school, he moved to Los Angeles CA to attend the Musician's Institute. To make ends meet he took work as a housekeeper at the notorious Chateau Marmont hotel on the Sunset Strip. It was there between doing laundry and cleaning guest rooms, Koons first honed his skill at writing lyrics and matching them with music, often on the lobby piano at night.
Upon heading back to the East Coast, he spent many years performing in both tough, small town bars and in larger cities as a member of Bad Cat Friday, cementing his reputation as a great songwriter who was able to vocalize the hopes, disappointments, and other experiences of his audience.
Welcome to the Nowhere Motel epitomizes a labor of love and showcases Koons poignant and melodic songwriting. In collaboration with a slew of outstanding musicians including co-producer Matt Keating on piano, organ, and backing vocals, Jason Mercer on bass (Ani DiFranco, Ron Sexsmith), Jordan Richardson on drums (Ben Harper & Relentless 7), Duane Jarvis on dobro (Frank Black, Lucinda Williams), and Kirk Swann on guitar (John Wesley Harding), the result of this endeavor is an organic folk album with pop sensibilities and boasting beautifully constructed melodies.
"Making this record has been the most exciting and meaningful experience of my life," Koons explains. "I was determined to write an album that was a reflection of the resliency that I saw in many people that I have met along the way in life, especially those people that wear their elegance on the inside."
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