Luke Zimmerman (vocals, guitar), Andy Hertel (drums), Joel Rogness (bass)
Influences
Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Beatles, Nat King Cole, Jim Croce, The Band, Pink Floyd, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, George Shearing, Miles Davis, Jack Kerouac, Kurt Vonnegut, Leonard Cohen, Leonard Baskin, Frederick Chopin, Henri Matisse, Tom Robbins, Nick Drake, Orson Welles, Terry Gilliam, Paul Newman in "The Hustler", e e cummings, Douglas Adams, Stanley Kubrik, The Replacements, The Clash, Pablo Picasso, Claude Debussy, Montgomery Clift, Brahms, Cat Stevens, Mark Rothko
Twilight Waltz is the debut solo record from
acclaimed Minneapolis singer-songwriter Luke
Zimmerman set to be released December 2,
2005. A talented wordsmith, Zimmerman has
been compared to some of popular music’s
most enduring and venerated artists.
Seamlessly blending country, jazz and rock,
Twilight Waltz marks a leap forward in the 27-
year old’s artistic development. With overtones
that ache of deserted fields and industrial back
roads, the record coherently straddles the lines
between heartache and longing,
disappointment and optimism, harmony and
disharmony.
Born and raised around Minneapolis,
Minnesota, Zimmerman was reared on music.
A classical pianist in his early days, he soon
became more interested in drawing and
painting than music, graduating college with a
degree in Studio Art. Soon after, Zimmerman
co-founded The Crow River Band. Co-produced
by Randy Casey, who also contributed lead
guitar tracks, and released in January 2003,
The Crow River Band’s self-titled album
contained a mix of late-60’s Europop, country,
alt-country and blues-rock, all tied together with
Zimmerman’s facile wit, intelligent rambling,
and heart-on-your-sleeve realism.
In the summer of 2003, the band fell apart.
Continuing to play shows as a duo with
drummer Andy Hertel, Zimmerman wrote the
songs that would become Twilight Waltz. With
Hertel, Zimmerman returned to the studio in
October 2003, again co-producing with Randy
Casey. Filling out his studio band were
Minneapolis pros Steve Price on bass and Peter
J. Sands of the Honeydogs on keys. This
began a two year odyssey in and out of the
studio, where life events and musical analogies
blurred into one, and often times the players
weren’t sure if art was imitating life or vice
versa.
My new record just came out this week on I-Tunes and CD Baby. I have included a video talking about the record, hope you enjoy it! Please leave us some feedback to let us know what you think! Thanks for your support.
-Ray Stephenson
PS: This album would make a great stocking stuffer ;)
Hi Luke - Hope you are well out there! Below is a free album download available by sharing with friends or pay as you like!! Hope you enjoy...Peace & Best Wishes from South Carolina!
Just want to remind everyone to get their fine selves to the Saxon and show how cool Austin music scene really is. Let's rock the place! It's The Ruby Jane Show being filmed for tv. Be in the audience and get yourself on tv, all you dudes, dancers, and wonderful Austinites!!!! Let's show the Austin music love to the world! 4:30-5:30! Ruby Jane
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane. I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
A brutal night of original music, and a chance for fans to lay down their support for live broadcasting of independents in the twin cities. Tonight, March 2. Kitty Cat. It won't be the same party without you. Hockey gear optional.
Have you managed to get your guitar hands on a G7th capo yet?! If not, then you're missing out and you should have a look and get in touch if you're interested...
"Struggles & Lulls", the brand new album from Joan Coffey, is available now on ITunes
'a voice that can enchant. Coffey's vocal chords deliver liquid gold with a divine Irish lilt.' FATEA Records 'charming and honest'. Time Out 'Joan's music exudes a warmth, humility and truth that is rare to find in singer-songwriters these days'. Thea Gilmore
