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Owen Roberts
Indie / Rock / Folk

crawling out the doghouse



Berkeley, California
United States

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Member Since6/29/2005
Band Websitewww.owenrobertsmusic.com
Band Members

Live:

Owen Roberts- Guitar, Vocals
Greg Peters- Slide Guitar

On the Album:

Owen Roberts- vocals, guitar
Yair Evnine- bass, guitar, cello
Greg Peters- slide guitar
Megan Slankard- vocals
Steve Dekrone- drums
Joel Behrman- horns
James Greenfield- percussion
Elijah Tucker- drums
InfluencesManu Chao, Mark Knopfler, Michael Franti, Leo Kottke, Bad Religion, Beck, Andrew Bird, Fabrizio de Andre, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Francesco Guccini, Rev. Gary Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, The Waybacks, Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Outkast, Hieroglyphics, Nick Drake, Compay Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Silvio Rodriguez, Caetano Veloso, John Butler, Nellie Mckay, Dan Bern, Wood Brothers, Beck, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Bell Biv Devoe
Sounds LikeSufjan Stevens, Beck, Leo Kottke, Mark Knopfler, John Butler, Andrew Bird, Ben Harper, Fabrizio de Andre, Silvio Rodriguez, Nick Drake, Damien Rice, Paul Simon, Ryan Adams, Van Morrison, Elliot Smith.
Type of LabelIndie


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Jul 31 2009 11:00P
Cinespace Los Angeles, California
Aug 2 2009 2:00P
Pizza Port San Clemente, California
Aug 7 2009 8:00P
SLO Down Pub Arroyo Grande, California

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   About Owen Roberts




Owen Roberts

DOWNLOAD MY RECORD, BAY TO MAPLES, FOR $5 ON CD BABY
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I've been bouncing around a bit since the beginning of my twenties. West Coast, Italy, East Coast and back round. Now I'm back in Berkeley where it all started after five years in New York. Me and the Dog House Brewer are hitting spots up and down the coast and getting our bags packed for trips back toward the east in 2008.

I released Bay to Maples in 2007 independently. We did most of the recording in the Bay Area, at Ice House Recording in San Rafael. Yair Evnine, my old friend from kindergarten, helped produce it and plays bass and cello (he also plays slide on "You Won't Burn Me." Greg Peters (my man the Dog House Brewer) lay the slide on "Around My Thoughts."). Megan Slankard was kind enough to drop some harmonies when she came by the studio. We threw the West Coast release party back home at the Starry Plough in Berkeley.

Back in Brooklyn I was playing shows with Philipp Gutbrod on drums, Elijah Tucker on bass and Bill Bell ..s and mandolin. Luna Lounge, Rockwood Music Hall, Knitting Factory, Banjo' Jim's, Otto's Shrunken Head, Vox Pop, and Pussycat Lounge are some of the venues we've played. I've taken the occasional trip through Connecticut and up to Boston, snuck into Jersey a time or two. Back by the Bay my favorite venues have been the Starry Plough, Freight and Salvage and the Hotel Utah. I'm always keeping my eyes open for more spots to play.

Two years I lived in Bologna, Italy eating like a champion, listening to Fabrizio de Andre, writing and performing around Northern and Southern Italy. Two of the songs on Bay to Maples are in Italian (check out "Mattine a Modena" right here.)

Some of my favorite places on earth are two hours north of New York City. I lived in Tivoli, NY for a few years where I wrote the songs on Bay to Maples and played monday nights at the Black Swan. Across the Hudson River in the Catskill Mountains is where my grandpa's closest friend lives with his family. My grandpa used to spend as much time as he could helping out on their farm and tapping maple trees. All those old stories and my own experiences moving from the Bay to New York went into the record.

Check out my blog by clicking that highlighted word. I keep a voice recorder on me at all times in case I run into someone playing music in the subway, on the street or anywhere else I won't get busted for recording. You can listen to the recordings on the blog and link to the artists myspace pages from there.

   


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Jul 4 2009 12:41 AM

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FEATURE ACT..STEFFY SUE
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LONG HAUL
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Jun 26 2009 5:51 PM

Next House Concert is Aug 15th, see this Myspace to get a preview!!!!
Ruben Diaz





Jun 24 2009 8:43 PM

Thanks for the add!

really enjoy what you've got up too.

hope to see you around,
Ruben
kc turner





Jun 1 2009 4:38 PM

Owen,  You may be my new favorite person!  You are an amazing performer and a great guy!  Thank you for being part of Bazaar-Stock!  I can't wait to have some more good times with you!  take care, kc
Bart Davenport





May 21 2009 8:31 AM

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May 12 2009 3:41 PM

Thanks for the support

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THINNING THE HERD





May 1 2009 8:09 AM

Thinning the Herd will be blowing minds once more at:

Europa
98 Meserole
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

with Coolangatta Illness and more!

SUNDAY MAY 3

8:00 The Martians
8:45 Nice Daughters
9:30 Coolangatta Illness
10:15 Thinning the Herd

Pick up the new CD DEVIL MASK for FREE at the show! 21 and up.

Friend us on facebook too!

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Apr 29 2009 9:41 PM

Just One Month till our Big Day!
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Apr 29 2009 7:14 AM

Dude, we just made this awesome video commercial so people can see what we do.... Check it out,

Astra Kelly





Apr 27 2009 10:28 PM

Killer line up at the Belly Up Tavern this Tuesday, April 28th!!
143 S. Cedros Ave.
Solana Beach, CA 92075


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Mar 10 2009 10:35 PM

SOOOOOO Ready for May 30th!!!!
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Mar 10 2009 5:35 AM

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Mar 3 2009 8:14 AM

Hi owen roberts! SoundSafe loves you! Please make a local music profile
page for yourself on soundsafe. org
SoundSafe is a 501c3 non-profit working to preserve, strengthen,
promote, and unite the Bay Area music community.

Upload songs to our radio station, promote your shows, network, and
take advantage of our educational resources for the music business.

http://soundsafe. org/profiles/new
See you there and
Long Live Bay Area Music!
Jane.Lui





Jan 26 2009 6:08 PM

nice to meet you, owen!
Nusi - Live Music Reviews





Jan 26 2009 6:01 PM

Hey, Owen, loved your music at the house concert the other night! I have photos up in an album in my PICS section, please take the tagged ones! Hope to see you again soon!
Cheers, Nusi
KC Turner House Concert Series





Jan 24 2009 7:07 PM

owen! you have a presence that makes people feel welcome! thank you for your wonderful music man and for being part of a magical night!

see you soon
kc
Bill Bell





Jan 23 2009 11:20 AM

Hope you had a fabulous tour. I get the cast off Monday! Counting the seconds. I expect to be back up to my usual Liberace standards within half an hour. New songs? I come to California we maka nize. You come to NY we maka nize music and I get you da good pizza. Whattaya say?..
Girl George





Jan 14 2009 5:10 AM

STARTING FEB.2009
mike chase





Jan 5 2009 5:23 PM

Great show Friday, bro!
Steve Key





Jan 3 2009 4:43 AM

See you in SLO Tuesday.
Happy New Year!
Girl George





Dec 30 2008 2:51 AM

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Dec 19 2008 11:24 AM

messaggio di Buon Natale! :)




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