Martin Rivas: vocals, guitar
Craig Meyer: drums, percussion, winning smile
add'l original band folks:
Brian Killeen: bass
Eric Katerle: electric guitar
Chris Kuffner: electric guitar, bassist emeritus
Daniel Weiss: organ, electric piano
Ryan Vaughn: percussion
add'l campfire folks:
Sir Chuck Hancock: saxophone
many assorted and beloved guests!
Bios are torture. I've been writing music for a dog's age now, and performing as part of various bands in the New York City area, most notably as singer/guitarist for Serious Pilgrim, with whom I recorded and toured for a few years, opening for great folks like Aimee Mann, Gov't Mule, Live, Hootie & the Blowfish, Joan Jett, and God knows who else.
Currently, you can catch me playing my compositions with the best band I've ever been in: Craig Meyer on drums, Brian Killeen or Chris Kuffner on bass, and Eric Katerle on guitar; performing at venues in Greenwich Village and on the Lower East Side, although music has recently flung me as far as the Virgin Islands, California, and Ireland, with plenty more travel dates to come.
I recently received the honor of an invitation to appear as part of the New York Songwriters' Circle, which was a gas; looking forward to doing it again soon. While that's going on, I'm working on the follow-up to my latest CD, Pride of the Valley (it will be called Sea of Clouds, and I hope to have it out in spring 2009).
I'm also playing guitar now with Kailin Garrity, with Craig playing drums... she's one of my favorite people, not to mention one of my favorite singers. Check out Kailin's stuff at myspace.com/kailingarrity
Also playing now with Rachel Platten, a positively fantastic singer/songwriter/pianist, who you can hear at http://www.myspace.com/rachelplattenband
You can also catch me appearing with my good friend Craig Meyer as an acoustic duo several nights a week throughout New York City and other far-flung locations (Sir Chuck Hancock appears with us as well at the Red Lion every Sunday and at Prohibition every Wednesday!), performing my songs along with a boatload of vintage r&b, soul, country, and other left-of-center numbers... we call it the "___ Night Campfire" (depending on what night it is)... it's a lot of fun, and I hope you'll join us.
You can hear a couple of songs from my current cd, Pride of the Valley, right here at this page. You can order it here at my myspace page, or from my main site, www.martinrivas.net, or from the iTunes Music Store (search "martin rivas")...
Please come out this Thursday night at midnight to Rockwood Music Hall. Very special band playing with me, and you know, it's been a while, and remember, you really really like me. Remember?
Thank you for your friendship. Please check out the my flyer for the great lineup of musicians I’m going to be working with at the Iridium Jazz Club on June 16th. I am so excited! Peace and love, Pat Holley
Hi Martin, Just wanted to say thanks for having us there at your Mom's, Aunt Mary's Bday party. We had a blast. It was wonderful to meet the rest of the family.You are all a wonderful family. Glad Im in it! lol
The Heart Of The Country by James Sir Paul McC ! Smell The Grass On Wood Chuck Knoll ! Get The Moose ! Get Some Sheep ! Try To Get Two Minutes Sleep ! In The Heart Of BTA
Hello from Finland! It's a name-dropping FRENZY!!! I just released my new cd featuring Alejandro Escovedo, Mark Lanegan, Steve Berlin (los lobos), Chris and Carla from the Walkabouts, Peter Case, Scott McCaughey (YFF, REM)and Jim Roth (built to spill). CD has liner notes by Biographer Charles R. Cross (BackStreets-Springsteen...Heavier than Heaven-Cobain...Roomful of Mirrors-Hendrix...etc). Also I have finally put "Passing Thru" on my site as well for you to hear...this is the one with Eddie Vedder, Victoria Williams, and Carla Torgerson trading verses with me...it has not been availablé for a long time, and I also have it on i-tunes, etunes, amazon and rhapsody. Okay...I hope you are doing well!
even tho you did not play GLORIOUS still - that is the best way to describe your RockWood show yester - day ! STARNOTES ? superb (Beautiful ! like Kailin coming up to sing HOPE with you while wearing her ECLIPSE sun/moon belt)
