Ben Sadock on harmonium and vocals; David Winograd on tuba; Rich Leissler on guitar; Richard Lee on Drums; Craig Roper on Bass; Matt Goeke on Cello; Tim Collins on Vibes; JR Evens on Tabla;
Influences
L. Cohen, B. Dylan, Jesus of Nazareth, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Earnest Becker, Elliot Smith, The late great Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, The Boss, Bonnie Prince Billy, Yusuf Islam, Krishna Das, Paris 1919 (John Cale), Van (the Man), Fabrizio De Andre, N.T. Wright, Ian Anderson, Jesus Christ Superstar, Give me Convienience or Give Me Death (Dead Kennedys), Jim Croce, Joeseph Campbell, A young Billy Joel, Jim Wakely, Neil Diamond, The Dead Milkmen, The Superstars of Country Music, Donovan, SCOTT 4 (Scott Walker), Ayn Rand, Horizons on the Hudson, Plato & Aristotle, Rev. Timothy Keller, Paul Simon, The Pixies, The Violent Femms, Ray Davies, Lets Start Today (Goirilla Biscutts), Pete Townsend: Tommy, Lennon, McCartney, Bowie, Uncle, Ruth Jeyaveeran
FORMAL MERITS:
-The sacrament of confirmation
-High school regents diploma
-Bachelors Degree
PUBLIC AWARDS:
-Mary M Torrens senior poet award
-Finalist 2003 John Lennon Songwriting Contest
LYRICAL MERITS:
-Hasn't used the words "California" or "L.A." in a song.
RECORDS RELEASED:
(2001) Her Sacred Status My Militant Needs (2007) Song and Void Volume 1 (2008) Producer: You are the Benefactory of Us, Ben Sadock
(2008) Producer: Album, Jesse Glendon; release date TBD
(2008) Graphic Design: Anatomy & Birth, Jay Foote
ON SONG AND VOID VOLUME 1:
"I haven't liked a record this much in ages."
-Lian Lunson (director of Leonard Cohen, I'm Your Man)
"This is t h e singer-songwriter album of the second half of
2007!"
-Skug Magazine
"Nick Cave. Bob Dylan. Leonard Cohen. Tom Waits.... a man who is following in the footsteps of the greats in a massively competent way... He sings of misery, memorial, mortality, and loss. He evokes religious imagery, erecting church houses to pray in and supreme beings to beseech."
-Chronogram
06-07 SHOWS PAST
03/25/2006 PETES CANDY STORE williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
04/20/2006 Valentines Albany, NY
05/12/2006 Rockwood Music Hall NY, NY
06/26/2006 CBGB GALLERY New York, NY
08/11/2006 The Waltz-ASTORIA Astoria, NY
08/25/2006 The Mezzanine Kingston, NY
09/11/2006 Jivamukti Yoga Center Cafe NY,NY
09/17/2006 Matchless Williamsburg, NY
09/21/2006 Galapagos Williamsburg, NY
10/14/2006 2 alices coffee lounge Cornwall, NY
10/27/2006 SkyTop Steakhouse Kingston, NY
11/04/2006 Bittersweets Williamsburg, NY
11/12/2006 Side Walk Cafe NY, NY
11/18/2006 Liberty Heights Tap Brooklyn, NY
12/23/2006 Sidewalk Cafe NY, NY
01/20/2007 60 Main New Paltz, NY
01/25/2007 Sidewalk Cafe NY, NY
02/21/2007 Laila Lounge Williamsburg, NY
03/05/2007 Petes Candy Store Williamsburg, NY
03/07/2007 Parkside Lounge NY, NY
04/11/2007 Googie's Lounge NY, NY
04/12/2007 The Slipper Room NY, NY
05/19/2007 Colony Cafe Woodstock, NY
06/02/2007 Laila Lounge Williamsburg, NY
06/06/2007 PIANOS NY, NY
06/09/2007 Dominie's Hoek Long Island City, NY
06/23/2007 THE LOFT Somerville, Mass
06/30/2007 St. James's Gate Publick House Maplewood,NJ
08/18/2007 Pianos NY, NY
08/25/2007 Dominie’s Hoek Long Island City, NY
10/13/2007 Dominies Hoek Long Island City, NY
11/02/2007 cake shop NY, NY
11/09/2007 the creek and the cave
11/16/2007 2 alices coffee lounge Long Island City, NY
11/18/2007 Petes Candy Store Williamsburgm BY
11/29/2007 Vorstadt, BLUE BIRD FESTIVAL, Vienna, Austria
11/30/2007 L'Angalo Gras, austria
12/12/2007 Laila Lounge Williamsburg, NY
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$400k grant to restore the theater. Change is happening. Check it out
on my blog here.
Thanks, Rich. Are you still going to be working with Alex on your next album? He's your man if he can find time between tours. I will be anxious to hear the result of your collaboration with him.
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Happy New Year !
"Not a Political Song" video clip - Goodbye to G. W. Bush - is now up on my page. Please come by, say hello and if you like, share with friends.
Peace,
Holmes
ahoj from prague...thx for the link will take time to listen properly when work gets a bit less...strong cover art!! lets look at sxsw here is the blue bird from austria:
guten tag herr mc graw! how are things? how is your favourite "pasta&cheese" nonna? was touring 3days with UK band the broken family band!!! go check them out! only 3days so it was short and sweet ;) atb from vienna!!! j+
