Tom Waits, Beck, Bob Dylan, Ani Difranco, Les Claypool, Leonard Cohen, Morphine, Bassnectar, The Chemical Brothers, Nirvana, Kelly Joe Phelps, Kaki King, Son House, Miles Davis, Charlie Hunter, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews, Jack Kerouac, The Crystal Method, Bob Marley, Radiohead, Allen Ginsberg, Jeffery McDaniel, Spearhead, Sun Ra, Jeff Buckley, DJ Shadow, Cut-Chemist, Rage Against the Machine, scrap metal, circus clowns, dogs, spaceships, moldy bread, coffee, urinals, power tools, a sunny morning street, telephone polls, newspapers, ashtrays, light from my beer mug, bikes, bridges, giant floating heads, cactus, cobwebs, snapshots of slingshot highways at sunrise.
Isaac Frankle
But this is what other people have to say about him:
“Isaac Frankle is a musical wiz kid.”
- Christa Martin, The Goodtimes Santa Cruz, 2006
"Shovelman's music would be playing on the radio if Tom Waits and Les Claypool ever went on a road trip together ......and were lost."
- Chip, 'So Wat TV
"The results are in and the decision is final. If ever I'm looking for a lead shovel, or if anyone is for that matter, Shovelman is the first and only logical choice."
-Klaus Flouride, The Dead Kennedys
"Now and then you think you've seen all the shoot you're going to see...then, out of the ether, comes Shovelman and when he's got the slide on those strings and he's singing those old time songs, he's bringing you back the days of LPs
and a decade old needle on the living room floor..." - JJ Schultz, Host of SF Bay Guardian's best open mic - The Hotel Utah Saloon
"Isaac Frankle -'Shovel Man'
Is not just
a Guitarist, Singer, Lyricist
but a Percussionist
Harmonica Player
Instrument Inventor
Artist/Scientist
& Sound Sculptor
'Shovel Man' will,
without a doubt,
blow your mind away, and then some!
UNREAL Is his talent!
I, literally, think he's
from The Future
and has a Time Machine
tucked in his back pocket
which he uses to travel back & forth
from the 30's Missisppi Delta Blues
to early & current Tom Waits
to Appalachian Roots Music
to 60's & 70's Funk & Soul
80's Experimental Synth & Punk
back to the
Contempory Nashville Folk scene
& Underground Loop Artists of today
Exploring the boundless nature
of Earth's Eclectic Music
and perhaps introducing us
to the future of it, as well
Summoning the likes of
Les Claypool, Beck, Leonard Cohen,
Nirvana, Bob Dylan
and a host of influential sound makers
of old & now
Blending them all
into something that resembles
A Young Unassuming Chap
& A Wacked-Out Antique Shovel
What follows the assembly of this
One Man Dimension Hopping Troubadour
is nothing less than astonishing!!"
-Jonathan Siegel, San Francisco's 'Poetry Mission'
heheh it's usually not so bad. I had just seen Jonathan read the night before, and since he was hosting I thought he was going to start the night. Alas. Good plans this weekend?
hey! I caught your performance last night at Dalva. One of the most original things I've ever seen. Thank you for that, you sound great. Looking forward to a cd...
We don't have a stand;) I don't know who's it was. Maybe Wild things'. You btw are perfect and wonderful in every way. We must plan a show together when we come back in the fall!
indeed the hour is nigh! I'd love to make some crazy shit go down in the sonic realm, I'm sure all the right planets shall align themselves for such magic. Still getting used to this. Nice representation of yo-self, I hope to put some music and art here soon , this shit is all new to me.
Whaddup Shovelman...I'll be up in NorCal next weekend...Fri. 13th, but you should get your bootie down to the city for this epic celebration and show...
hey! yes i did lose my phone, but I still get messages. You should email entertainment@wef.ucdavis.edu. Veronica Shanti is the music coordinator. I will also put in a good word for you. Take care!
