A beautiful woman sings, dances, plays the piano, and we all fall in love.
With one hand, he plays Keys with the other, he bangs, shakes,and kicks anything he can reach.
As a child, he didn't want to play the Piano, so he began to play Piano on his Electric Bass.
Raised in the back offices of his father's small factory in Chicago, the singer-songwriter tells the stories of the working class and their search for divinity.
The Lovely and Talented is the creation of Singer/Guitarist JT Nolan. Joined by Singer/piano Kate Shoup, Drummer David Petry, and Electric Bassist Matt Skellenger, The Lovelies fuse International influences of Sambas, Boleros, Gypsy Swing, and Morricone/Mariachi to American Folk music. The end result has been described as unclassifiable, sophisticated porch music.
The band's self-titled debut was released in 2006 to critical acclaim. The album managed to capture a powerful combination of styles and genres that have ultimately defined what can now be recognized uniquely as The Lovely and Talented.
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Hey JT, I have the privilege of working with your good friend Mr. Redell of late, which painfully reminds me - I need to see the Lovelies. It's been way too long. I will catch you playing soon, and hope all is well with you.
Thur Mar 19 - 9pm Highland Pacific, Tori & CR acoustic Fri Mar 20 - 9pm Owsleys, Mountain of Venus Sat Mar 21 - 9pm Owsleys, Mountain of Venus Sun Mar 22 - 6pm Owsleys, (6 - 9) Polytoxic acoustic Sun Mar 22 - 9pm Owsleys, Mountain of Venus Mon Mar 23 - 9pm Wash Park Grill, CR & Tori acoustic
Check out www. crgruver. com for all my tourdates, music, etc. Hope to see you!
Warming up for St. Patrick's Day! Stop by our site and check our March schedule for a gig near you. Hope to see you at a show. Enjoy our new video "Whiskey Tonight" and stop by our site for a FREE download of the new song. Cheers!
You are cordially invited to submit a song to the latest Sparky the Dog records all-star compilation: STD for the Holidays, Vol. 4 - Ides of March Party!
Details can be found at the Sparky the Dog myspace blog.
Fri Aug 8: Outformation & Polytoxic, Realm of Music Festival, New Castle CO!
Sat Aug 9: Cervante's: "US Blues Medicine Show" celebrating the life of Jerry Garcia and American songwriters featuring Wavy Gravy, members of Outformation, Polytoxic, Great American Taxi, and MANY special guests!
Sun Aug 10: Cervante's: "Songs For Mikey" celebrating the life and music of Michael Houser featuring Sam Holt and other members of Outformation, plus members of Polytoxic, Phix, One Way Out, Henry Parsons Project, and other SURPRISE guests!
Mon Aug 11: "Back where it all began" at the Washington Park Grille (Gaylord and Mississippi Sts) with Tori Pater and CR Gruver, acoustic and thirsty. CR promises not to get too drunk and berate the audience too much this time. Always a good time...
My lovely darlings....I really enjoyed the show this weekend! I'm always out spreadin the good word about you and yours! Please keep it up and keep me posted!
