Chris Taylor: singer, guitar, harmonica, electric sitar//
Tim Phillips: drums, vocals
Justin Schnieder: 8 string bass guitar///
"As a soloist, I'm average at best. But with the band? There's nothing better, I promise you."
Influences
Life... Bordome... Growing Up in Oswego NY, My Spiritual Journey, Jeff Buckley, Joseph Arthur, Bob Dylan, U2, Ruben V, Mike Scott and the Waterboys, Sun Kil Moon, Daniel-Day Lewis, Cat's Pasta, Mike Roe and his band the 77's, Bill and VOL, Adam Again, Daniel Lanois, the Beatles, Hothouse Flowers, James the Band, Richard Ashcroft, Spiritualized, World Party, Tim Booth, Red House Painters, Movie Popcorn, The Current Guys In My Band, Dr. Suess, Darby Rose, Jim Carrey, Robert DeNiro, My X Wife, Great Headphones, Epilepsy, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Cat's All Girl Fan Club! Rockhills Church, Cell Phones and My First Guitar...
“My name is Chris Taylor and my philosophy is to follow the music and my songwriting wherever the inspiration leads, wherever the adventure unfolds.”
"A singer, a songwriter and a guitarist, Taylor is also one
of the area's most fearless music performers.
Taylor fronts rock bands and works in stark acoustic
situations and hes excellent at both."
San Antonio Express News
"Ultimately as a lyricist and singer, Chris Taylor stands out from the crowd and he's waiting for you to discover just how incredible he is!"
Mike Rimmer UK Crossrhythms Radio
There are musical moments of real gutsy energy and melodic enthrallment contributing to an album that gives real meaning to the saying, "It's a grower." Like a good book that takes you several chapters to get into, Taylor's album can be a conclusively and substantially rich experience.
Steven S. Baldwin
Chris Taylors fearlessness is manifested in the desire and the ability to make
music in settings including bars, music festivals, listening rooms and even churches.
A top-flight singer and songwriter as well as a visual artist, Taylor has, since his 90s days in Love Coma, made smart and compelling
music that brings
together liberal amounts of love, longing, spirituality and humor. A prolific writer whos able to think on his feet and pull lyrics out of thin air, Taylor is also witty, funny and able to entertain an array of audiences with a variety of looksincluding a solo act and with a rock band backing him up. //JIM BEAL (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWSPAPER) NIGHTLIGHTS
WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING:
“Taylor is unique… he’s both funny and deep with his songwriting and stage presence… great fun to watch!”
“He’s pretty good. Love the song ‘Better’, which is just universal. Everyone can feel it and apply it to their own life.”
“His music and his artwork… all his drawings and paintings are unlike anything that’s around in the San Antonio music scene. He’s quite a breath of fresh air!”
“I’ve seen him solo on his acoustic guitar and with his band… and the songs are still just as powerful.”
Reviewed by Mike Rimmer (CrossRythms U.K. Radio Host)
A few years ago, Chris Taylor was voted "artist most likely to." but never managed to match the potential with the record sales either as a solo artist or as a member of the obscure but influential Love Coma. This is a shame because quite frankly, he is brilliant! Are the ears of American music fans painted on? Because how have they missed this talent.
Oh well, let me stop griping and instead enthuse about 'Under The Sun', a double CD's worth of Taylor's recent music recorded in an old fashioned garage fashion, set up the instruments, gather the musicians and rock out in organic fashion. In places this rocks and elsewhere there are elements of Americana that kick in for the quieter songs.
I guess the lack of a Nashville deal has meant that he's been able to continue making interesting music. It's about 30 songs and a couple of hours long so let me pick a few highlights! There's the bouncy rock of "God's Telephone Number" (admit it, it's a great song title!) which sounds like it could have been plucked from one of his cool kids' albums. Then at the other extreme there's the slow mellow acoustic "Sick & Tired Of Sick & Tired" where he vents a few frustrations without getting maudlin. The first CD closes with the re-working of "Amazing Grace" to the tune of "House Of The Rising Sun" (ala Blind Boys Of Alabama) and also features psalm like songs like "Radiate" and "You Are The Song".
Ultimately as a lyricist and singer, Chris Taylor stands out from the crowd and he's waiting for you to discover just how incredible he is!
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I got rained out at the craft show I was doing on Sunday, and I thought maybe I'd come by Rockhills, and just be 30 minutes late... Alas, my foggy memory was wrong about it starting at 11. heh heh. O well. I'll be able to visit sometime after December.
Also, I've been meaning to give you this photo, which I took at Winestyles:
"They say that everything we're seeking, is also looking for us and if we stay silent everything will be found".
May all your dreams come true.
I wish you many blessings for your continued success in all your aspirations. Let's remain very good friends.
Thanks for sharing your space with me ~ I do hope you enjoy some of my songs & other offerings on my page. I'd be so very grateful for you to share your comments & thoughts often and if you have time, to please share our medical work, music and our myspace page with your friends & family. We're very blessed in that we share a lovely community of genuine friends & fans here at myspace - I'm eager to get to know you better too.
Peace. Life. Truth. Stay well, stay close. Always,
Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!! Hope all is going great with you!!! Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!! I also hope to see you out at Armadillo Palace Wednesday November 11th @ 12:00pm for my interview and acoustic performance with 740 KTRH's Michael Berry (Texas Music Show) See you there!!! Love, ~Susan Hickman www.susanhickman.com www.reverbnation.com/susanhickman www.twitter.com/susanhickman
well hello there! how are you doing? i am doing great. just trying to get my life all back together again. well hope to here from you again.. God bless you.
Don't you stand in amazement, when you get very specific with GOD and request a huge blessing, something that you know, that you can not control, and have to rely oh his mercy and kindess.... and then... it.. happens! God is so good, giving to us, (The North Texas Fibromyalgia Support Group) the exact number of dollars we needed for our annual fund raiser!
Sitting down tonight, I wanted to hear, "Its gonna get better" from my space saved grooves, and came here and praised him. I use that too at my worship time with the Hope-keepers. Thank you for this beautiful song that tells us, trirals... are gonna get better! amen
Happy Monday!!! Thanks for being such a great friend!!! YOU ROCK!!! Have a great week!!!!!
If you are around Friday August 28th I'll be having a big show at Tumbleweed Texas with the Spiffingtons in Houston Texas I really hope to see you there!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
It was good to hang out with you last night and watch that voodoo that you do so well. it's funny that ten years ago I would have stayed till the bitter end. Just another reminder that i'm getting old. see you soon brother.
Well hello! How are you and the family? Anyway, I just had to tell you this... I have been feeling down lately. Been very hard on myself. I started singing your song, "Better". And, what do you know? I felt better!! Thanks Chris!
I am asking for your support for Toyota's Rock The Space. All you have to do is add this widget to your page. I am number 12 in Country right now!!!
Let me know when you post this widget on your page... I will add your name to my thank you blog after you post. Thank you for your support!!!!! Wrapped Up In Me is now on radio stations across the nation, you can request it now!!!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
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(and so does Laura Marie!) 
