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“One of the year‘s best roots rock releases.” - The Washington Post “Exquisite.” - Performing Songwriter “His own compelling musical voice.” - Acoustic Guitar “Concise guitar driven power pop...
Fans of Gin Blossoms and Wilco will swoon.” - Rolling Stone “One of the Top 12 Debut Records of the Year.” - Paste
I’m the son of a preacher man. I was born in Philadelphia, raised in New Jersey and now Northern Virginia (where I moved to run a music venue with my brothers jamminjava.com) is where I call home.
I grew up in a family that valued and encouraged music and it most definitely had a huge effect on me. I decided early on that making music was all I wanted to do and I set out to do just that. Life up to this point might have been easier had I never picked up a guitar or written a song. There was certainly more money and security to be found in other ways but that was never why I chose this path. To be anything but would mean being somebody else. Difficult as it can be, this is who I am.
Along the way I took a lot of “interesting” jobs to keep the lights turned on. I packed aquarium gravel in a factory in Lyndhurst, NJ, pumped gas, delivered sandwiches (once to Jimmy Webb’s
house!), worked at record company, a record store, as a painter, a carpenter, a photographer, a guitar effects pedal tester, and in an orphanage in Brazil. I’ve traveled widely: West Africa, Brazil, Eastern Europe and the UK but want to see and perform in so many more places.
I’ve released a handful of solo records and a few with a band my brother Daniel and I had called the Brindley Brothers - including one on the short-lived Paste Records.
I got married very young and recently adopted a drug exposed baby from Newark, NJ, giving our family a chance to change a life and redeem a tragic situation through real love and hard work. This incredible experience has wound its way into many of the songs I’ve written since we brought her into our lives.
My musical influences are broader than most musicians and singer/songwriters I meet. Sometimes I’m not sure exactly where my music and I fit in with the rest of the world. I studied guitar formally at Rutgers with free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman’s guitarist. I grew up on skate rock/punk and 80’s pop but I love West African guitar, early soul and R&B. Ultimately, I am drawn to any kind of music that is honest and heartfelt and played with passion.
My life plays out in my songs and every so often I go into a studio and put pieces of my story in a record. Maybe one day some of my great-great grandkids will listen back and get to know me long after I’ve left this earth. For that matter, It’s a great way to get to know me right now because I really don’t talk too much.
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Luke Brindley [Jammin Java 7/17-18!] has 6456 friends.
Luke!!! It's with great pleasure I tell you: I'll be catching both of your shows at Jammin Java this month. Thanks for all the beautiful music...Playing with the Light is on constant rotation on my iPod and is still one of my MOST favorite albums! Can't wait to hear the new tunes! See you soon!
.. I am getting ready to release my next album but I need YOUR help. Click above and please donate atleast $1 to my ChipIn fundraiser above and hopefully by my birthday (Aug 26) Ill have reached my goal :) thank you and enjoy a free download below of my song "Take It Slow" sponsored by Windows and Reverb Nation
Hi Luke - Real nice sound:) Thanks so much for your friendship – Hope that you enjoy my music – Here’s my website – www.joe-calderone.com - If you get a chance please sign my Guestbook while you’re there - Have a great week – Joe
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The Fourth Annual Wave Gathering Emerging Artist Music Festival will be held in Asbury Park, NJ on June 19th, 20th, & 21st. Tickets for one- and three-day passes for the 2009 Wave Gathering are available now for sale online and by phone via TicketWeb. http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/EventListings.action?orgId=23381
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Thank you so much for being our friend. That means alot to us. Maybe we'll see you at our upcoming show at the Red and Black in DC on May 11th!!! . Hope you are having a tremendous week!!! Your friends, Angel Row