YONI GORDON - GRETSCH and voce fortissimo
FAISAL ASWAT - BASS and standing his holy ground
SCOTT EISENBERG - GRETSCH DRUMS
MICHAEL PHILLIPS - KEYS to your heart
Influences
The people of the Middle East, Punk Rock, Steve Martin, top 40, sitting in the passanger seat, plane rides, friends and lovers, a couple of cool teachers, a couple of bad ones(to spite them), cool breezes in the spring, Jonathan Richman, Bruce Springsteen, the Edge, the Bible, discontentment, bad weather, foul language, Laurel and Hardy, ghost stories, aphorisms, Baudelair(it's true though!), the model of the flanuer, Richard Moore, Jason Anderson, Kristen Lombardi, dads and moms, Jeff Buckley, alcohol and drugs(1995-2000), jewish jokes, yo mama jokes, bad jokes, dirty jokes, this one time I swam across Waleden Pond, Thoreau, Twin Peaks.
Sounds Like
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Yoni Gordon has never played a show where he did not win at least one person over and make them into a fan. He just works too damn hard [is this language too rough?] and puts so much energy into performing that its impossible not to be swept up in the almost religious fervor that he brings to rock and roll. Yoni is that rarest breed of performer who delivers a packaged deal of great songs, carefully written and keenly observed; a confidence and charisma onstage; powerful vocal chords and clear, chiming, powerful guitar playing. He melds humor, heart and songs born for sing-alongs.
2005 saw the release of I Sing the Hollow Body Electric, a collection of nine urgent, literate rock songs with punk edges and soulful singing. The album earned a spot on the Boston Metros list of the ten best local records of that year. Yoni is currently at work recording his third official release with his power trio Yoni Gordon and the Goods.
Boston music promoter Ben Sisto has this to say about Yoni Gordon:
Yoni Gordon makes Bruce Springsteen look like a lazy upper class intellectual with no time for the common man, and a codeine addiction. The Boss played for like 23 hours straight once Big deal. Yoni did 63.5 before he even checked the clock, which was by accident as he was really looking to a
woman just next to the clock to take her song request. This man is on fire. He will play anywhere, anytime, to anyone. His self-released CD goes the full range, from songs about a man and his beautiful guitar to a This Bike is a Pipe Bomb cover. I swear to God, he is going to be huge.
it was a pleasure playing with you dudes in chicago. please let us know any other time you're coming down, and we'll be able to get you on a better show. have a good rest of the tour!
hey guys! great job again!...and i just wanted to let you know that we've been listening to you all day back in the caddyshack kitchen. great show and have a great time on the rest of your tour!!!!
yoni thanks so much for being so cool at the cake shop bummer i missed the show but great to see u glad i made it out to show my love and support i'll be at spike hill early all the best on tour bring me a some old cds blessed be brother
Yo, the trip from Atlanta to Asheville passes right through Blairsville. If you gimme a shout beforehand, I'll meet up with you somewhere and stock my distro with some of your stuff, or "goods," if you will.
Yoni... You are absolutely amazing! Thank You so much for playing on Saturday; you made my night! Everybody loved your music, and you've gained a whole new group of fans. Keep in touch!
Hey Yoni its me CFL, i met you @ the gogo in worcester. I bought your album "buried in the basement" @(hbml) after playing "runaway" over and over again, and just thought id say that the whole album is great, can't wait to get the rest. On vinyl perhaps?
Yoni! Thank you kindly for coming down to our humble basement in Leominster. You are an amazing performer and true friend, and your CD has been spinning in my car ever since that evening. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
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