tres altman (acoustic guitar, piano, vocals)
jack leahy (baritone,pedal & lap steel guitars)
jeb bows (violin)
phil parker (bass, cello)
Influences
of course, the classics: dylan, hank williams, neil young, willie & waylon, led zeppelin, the stones, otis redding,etc.
and nowadays~ lets see: fleet foxes, iron&wine, alexi murdoch, ray lamontagne, the be good tanyas, calexico, feist, beck, the broken social scene, bright eyes, cat power, devendra banhart, mason jennings, wilco, and well, you know...
and, lets see, locally/independantly~ my peoples: greg isakov, ramaya soskin, jeb bows, cate cosler, clay rose, donnie mortimer,max davies, dechan hawk, colin robinson, maya dorn, libby kirkpatrick, and on&on&on...
In the face of life’s disruptive forces Tres Altman, The Paper Stars’ frontman, found solace in a creative imagination. The sounds and the stories of The Paper Stars reflect these kinds of spaces – where words and music meet in that dusty first light of dawn. The Stars’ album is full of these kinds of ancient books and pungent wisdom whisked from a life well travelled.
The Paper Stars embody this image of the opening of the eyes and the taking-in of light. Illustrated otherwise, they are a catalog of human emotion punctuated by visions of a man taking responsibility for what is his. And in the final chapter of this band’s provenance, this tale is about taking control and carving your own, authentic road.
the paper stars (tres altman)'s Friend Space (Top 33)
Warming up for St. Patrick's Day! Stop by our site and check our March schedule for a gig near you. Hope to see you at a show. Enjoy our new video "Whiskey Tonight" and stop by our site for a FREE download of the new song. Cheers!
Regular Old Time Gig at The Laughing Goat
Hey Friends and Fans- I will be presenting old time music at the Laughing Goat in Boulder one sunday per month. The core will be myself and Ryan Drickey but we will regularly include special guests to keep it fresh.
We will focus on traditional and new music that draws from Appalachian fiddle music and rural blues. Here are the dates:
Feb 8th
March 22nd
April 5th
May 3rd
There is no cover and the Laughing Goat now serves beer. Please bring some like minded friends to dig the music and fill the tip jar!
Thanks
Aaron
Damn holmes - wish I was with you down south at that festival. you were in rare form. Sounded A -mazing. Thinking of you - hope I get to play on the new project! miss ya fool
I've landed in Boulder! Perhaps only shortly, but very sweet. Are you playing anytime soon? Hope you are doing well. Looking forward to seeing you. Peace x. x
