Me, Blackguitar, and most of the time Haille Dog. Maybe my fiddle, uke, clarinet or accordian.
Influences
Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, The Slackers, Dustin Kensrue, Tim Barry, Avail, Flatt & Scruggs, Eric Swanson, Mark Anderson & Lisa Fuglie, Rumbleseat, Lucero, Lucinda Williams, Chuck Ragan, Hotwater Music, The Draft, Venice Shoreline Chris, Bradley Nowell, Drag The River, Hanks I and III, Wayne The Train, Buck Owens, Willie Nelson, Cash and more...
Sounds Like
An extremely talented guy working on his stagefright with a guitar and some jugwine.
There comes a time when every man feels the urge to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and start slitting throats.
PEOPLE NEED DRAMATIC EXAMPLES TO SHAKE THEM OUT OF APATHY
I'd rather play on the porch with a few friends than pander to the likes of the music industry wanna-bes. Go ahead and dress up for the camera peddling mediocrity. I'm gonna sit right here with my PBR until I've written something worth performing.
Let's see.... Um... Me, a guitar and well... yeah. Me and a guitar. Maybe a ukulele and my fiddle soon.
Getting ready to write and record some new stuff, maybe an acoustic guitar, fiddle, uke and clarinet record... Still searching the city for that ever-elusive rock and roll drummer with his/her own kit (for an entirely different project).
Oh yeah, in National Honors Society and on the Dean's List for Electrical Construction & Maintenance for the FIFTH quarter in a row. 'built a Theremin. Also I work as an Administrative Assistant at a GLBT youth center.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Remember karaoking to INXS "Never Tear Us Apart" and Chumbawamba "Tubthumping?" I fucking laugh so hard whenever I think about that. I'm not sure which is worse - the songs we chose, or the dive fucking bar we were in, performing (The Chalet).
Check out my website. www. apisrecords. com You'll find you're the first song on my audio player. I'm ready to record the full band, too, when you're ready. ;)