“I don't know who he is or from where he hails, but when a CD is this good, I don’t much care about the small print. Overman comes with a Springsteen work ethic and a singer-songwriter folk-rock sound not so far off the beaten path as to call it anything but commonplace – but commonplace in the way of those Diane Arbus black and white photos from the '60's that look quite ordinary until you really look at them and see that there’s something else going on beneath the surface. Likewise, there's something worth encountering just under the surface of Overman’s wonderful road-wizened voice.
Rating - 4 ½ stars – NBCSan Diego.com review of Mick Overman’s new CD,
Good Thing Happen
Come hear Mick Overman for yourself at Folk Alliance, the man whose music has been described as “bluesy folk & roll with jazz attitude.” Mick is considered a SF Bay Area legend, having been long regarded as one of the West Coast’s hardest-working and most-prolific artists (He’s played as many as 379 shows in one year.). He’s also a poet and a master musician, with a rootsy/gutsy style of singing and guitar playing that’s been dubbed “Berklee College of Caveman.”
MICK OVERMAN 2007 FOLK ALLIANCE PERFORMANCES
Wednesday February 21st
12:00am Natchez Room
Official Folk Alliance "Performance Alley" Showcase
Thursday February 23rd
4:00pm Room #1710
Houston Jones "Best Of The West" Showcase
4:45pm Room 204
Spoken Word Showcase entitled "Storytelling With Rosalie Sorrells"
12:00am Room #1708
"Aurora Gorilla" Showcase
1:50am Room #1903
Folk Alliance Troubadour Room
Friday February 23rd
5:00pm Room #1809
"Ronda Barton Presents SOS Annex"
12:00am Room #1710
Houston Jones "Best Of The West" Showcase
1:30am Room #1708
"Aurora Gorilla" Showcase
Saturday February 24th
4:30pm Martin Guitar Day Stage Official Folk Alliance "Performance Alley" Showcase
12:30am #1708
"Aurora Gorilla" Showcase
Thursday, February 15, 2007
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