Mark Duval: words & music, guitars, harmonica, vocals
Larry Lowis: upright & electric bass
Scott Dill: drums
Traci Seuss: vocals, guitar
Carolyn Koebel: drums & percussion
Bill Caskey: upright & electric bass
Cori Somers: violin
Kevin Murphy: saxophone
影響
Dob Bylan, Tom Waits, Iron and Wine, Van Morrison, Gillian Welch, Neil Young, Jim White, the Cornfed Girls, the Red Sea Pedestrians, John Campos & Bill Jones, John deRoo, Andru Bemis, Seth Bernard & Daisy May, Steppin' in it, Fool Rooster, Jen Sygit, Ian Gorman, Chris Bathgate, Phil Barry, Jay Gavan, Michael Beauchamp, Michael Ann Erlewine
風格近似
Reviewers at Garageband.com have compared Mark to Tom Waits, Loudon Wainwright, Wilco, CSNY, Van Morrison, REM, Tom Petty, Calexico
In the spring of 2006, Mark Duval emerged in Southwest Michigan from a 10-year musical hibernation with “Rhythm of the Rustbelt”, his brilliant debut album, described by reviewer Dustin Walsh of Creem Magazine as “...the soundtrack to a summer sunrise over a dusty, forlorn Route 66.”
His songwriting versatility takes the listener from haunted landscapes of brooding fingerstyle folk ballads to rhythm-driven roots rock social commentary, shuffling blues riffs and latin grooves that show off his skills as a rhythm guitarist.
His follow-up release, “Two-Track Mind”(2007), was nominated for “Best new folk album of 2007” by WYCE in Grand Rapids
The production on his first two albums is sparse, earthy, organic, and intimate, alternating between folk and roots rock, and using banjo, violin, cello, organ, harmonica, trumpet and slide guitar to create a unique atmosphere for each song. Both albums were engineered and produced by Ian Gorman, who has become one of the most sought-after producers in the Michigan folk music scene.
Mark performs his music regionally in 2 different configurations :
Mark Duval & Traci Seuss perform Mark’s folk ballads in listening room concerts, backed up by Bill Caskey on upright bass and Cori Somers on violin.
Mark Duval & Two-Track Mind perform regionally in bar venues and music festivals as a 5-piece band, centered around Mark’s acoustic guitar with drums, bass, slide guitar, saxophone and trumpet, playing sets of rhythm-driven roots, grooves and blues that keep the dance floor crowded.
His latest release "Two-Track Mind", features 12 new songs, is more rhythm-driven than either of his previous albums, and features horn sections (arranged by Nathan Durham, who toured with Ray Charles) string sections, and 3-part vocal harmonies.
Royal Jester Productions Proudly Presents Two Nights of Extraordinary Music
Ann Arbor's jazz/funk/rock outfit stop by once again with some special friends from out of town: Macpodz WebsiteMacpodz Myspace
Travis and Hann return to Kalamazoo with new concoctions, mixes and all sorts crazy with their 100% improvised live breakbeat, trip-hop, house, and drum n' bass project. Nothing is pre-recorded, nothing is pre-rehearsed, nothing is pre-planned. It's all unique every night: EOTO WebsiteEOTO Myspace
