Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Mick Overman's Valentine's Week Tour 2007



If you see Mick Overman carting his guitar and amp up and down the streets of San Diego, follow him!
He will doing a slew of shows in the next few weeks celebrating the week of love for Valentine's Day.
2/12 at the Calypso Cafe in the Leucadia area at 7PM
2/14 at The Tiki in the SD area by Pacific Beach (he will start when the mood hits him)
2/15 at The Beach House in the Cardiff by the Sea at 6PM
2/16 at the Old Cali Coffee House in San Marcos (No. SD County area) at 7PM
So if you are in these areas, or too cool to go all of them, then pick the one you want and hear some great new tunes off his Good Thing Happen CD.
Oh if he's sweating while pushing his gear, help him out...

Monday, January 29, 2007

Spencer Durham is Going Nationwide!


Congrats to Spencer Durham for going nationwide with Burnside Distribution for his new CD "Much More Than Words" !!! Now everyone can get it! Due out March 13!

Also, if you are an Atlantan and you took your time going into work/school this morning or didn't go in at all....(tsk tsk) you might have seen Spencer's bright face on Good Day Atlanta!

Now if you didn't see it, you may have a second chance tonight on Ch. 11 here in Atlanta at the 6PM hour. During the Wes Side Story profile with anchorman Wes Sarginson.

So, if you EVER get a chance to hear him play make sure you do...his songs are extremely good and his choice of covers are very cool. Dad must have a great LP collection...I mean, Van Morrison, Into the Mystic...?

Hope to see all Atlantans at Club 29 on 2/25 in Decatur GA for a great CD release party...it all starts at 6PM!
Congrats!

Monday, January 22, 2007

Mick Overman show on 2/2

Okay folks, local Monterey area fave singer songwriter Mick Overman will be playing Don Quixotes 2/2 and I am hoping everyone will come out to hear songs from his new CD, GOOD THING HAPPEN.
He will go on 8PM and Tickets are 10/12!
Don Quixotes is located on 6275 Highway 9 in downtown Felton. Tel 831.603.2294
Enjoy the show!
Jill

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

LAST NOVEMBER SHOW 1-20 IN ATLANTA!


SPENCER DURHAM CD OUT ON 2/13


CAVENDER CASTLE ENTERTAINMENT SET TO RELEASE NEW CD,
MUCH MORE THAN WORDS, FROM SINGER/SONGWRITER
SPENCER DURHAM, ON FEBRUARY 13, 2007

PRODUCED BY GERRY HANSEN, ALBUM FEATURES SPECIAL GUESTS RANDALL BRAMBLETT AND THE MEMBERS OF HIS BAND


DAHLONEGA, GA – Cavender Castle Entertainment has announced a February 13, 2007 release date for Much More Than Words, the new CD from 18-year-old singer/songwriter Spencer Durham, produced by Gerry Hansen and featuring special guests Randall Bramblett and the members of his band.

An exciting new talent who is still in high school, Spencer Durham also plays a variety of instruments. His aggressive picking style has been called “rhythm-lead,” which makes one acoustic guitar sound like two or three. He possesses a voice that has been compared to Gregg Allman, Chris Robinson and Ryan Adams, with influences including The Allman Brothers, The Black Crowes, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Van Morrison, The Grateful Dead, Keller Williams, Neil Young, Bob Marley, The Band, and The Beatles.

Much More Than Words was produced by noted session drummer Gerry Hansen, who has toured with several national acts including Shawn Mullins and Randall Bramblett, and also produced Bramblett’s most recent CD, Rich Someday. “Gerry played drums on my first album, I Wonder Why, and I always loved watching him play live,” says Spencer Durham about how the two first hooked-up. “We talked about what I wanted to do on the second album and it was scary how Gerry took off with some of my ideas. Gerry has really helped take my material to the next level. The new album is more raw and edgy than my last, and it gives me a chance to show what I can do with my vocals.”

Hansen brought in the members of Randall Bramblett’s band, including his long-time guitarist, Davis Causey, as well as bassist Michael C. Steele, Mike Hines (guitar, harmony vocals) and Bramblett, himself, to play on the project. Randall plays keyboards and organ on six of the tracks.

“Spencer is a very talented singer/songwriter, “says producer Hansen. “He knows what he wants but is still very open to new ideas. I was given a great deal of trust and creative freedom to do what I do. Spencer knows that you get the players that you want and let them be who they are. He would come in with these great songs and, when we started adding all of the colors to them, his eyes would light up and his energy went through the roof. It was quality entertainment. Watch out... he's got it going on.”

Adds Randall Bramblett: “There’s an old soul inside that young man. Spencer’s got a great future ahead of him!”

“I’m especially proud of my vocals on this album,” adds Durham. Gerry refused to use auto-tune on his pro-tools rig during our sessions. I guess he knew that if he pushed me hard enough we wouldn’t need it. I’m glad we didn’t take the easy way out and cover my mistakes with technical voodoo. It feels pretty good to know that the vocals are all me.

“10 of the 12 cuts on the album are full band productions, but I wanted to do a couple of scaled-back songs that were just me and my guitar. I’ve made a lot of fans doing the acoustic singer-songwriter thing, so those two songs are for them.”

Part of Durham’s maturing process in the last few years has been attributed to opening for acts such as The Zac Brown Band. Brown is also a North Georgia native who has a strong fan base throughout the Southeast and is now being noticed on a national basis. It was touring with Brown that Spencer was introduced to the college circuit, whose audiences really connect with Spencer’s music and style.

Spencer’s promotional efforts for Much More Than Words will target College, Americana and AAA radio. He will also tour college towns throughout the Southeast the spring of 2007. A national tour is being scheduled for the summer of 2007.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Last November at the Loft in ATL 1/20

Folks this is your chance to get out and see Last November in January 20 at the Loft in Atlanta. Come bring your friends, your parents, and yes dogs and cats are allowed as long as they bring their own litterboxes!
The band starts at 10PM and a good time will be had by all!
Jill

Monday, January 8, 2007

Chris Berardo has a new CD out



CHRIS BERARDO & THE DESBERARDOS ARE
IGNORING ALL THE WARNING SIGNS…
NEW CD ON LAMON RECORDS SET FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 27




CHARLOTTE, NC – Lamon Records has announced a February 27 national release date for Chris Berardo & The DesBerardos’ new CD, Ignoring All The Warning Signs…, which showcases the band’s Americana/roots rock/pop sound, led by the soulful vocals of singer Chris Berardo. In addition to Berardo on lead vocals and harmonica, the band includes Marc Douglas Berardo on acoustic guitar and vocals, Professor Dick Neal on electric guitar and numerous other stringed instruments, Paul Triff on drums, Art Baguer on bass and Bill Bell on mandolin, piano and organ.

Ignoring All The Warning Signs… was co-produced by two-time Grammy-nominated country/bluegrass artist Dave Moody (who has worked as a musician, engineer or producer with the likes of Doc Watson, The Dixie Chicks, Marty Stuart, Radney Foster, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams Jr. and Steve Earle) and the DesBerardos' own multi-instrumental string wiz Dick Neal, (who also produced both the band’s debut album, American Dust, as well as their last effort, Pure Faith).

Recorded at dLab Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, and featuring 10 new Chris Berardo-penned originals (along with a version of one of the band’s live staples, the Wilco chestnut “Passenger Side”), Ignoring All The Warning Signs… is a perfect representation of the band’s fiery live performances, renowned among their fans for beautiful acoustic moments alongside the wild rockers and whiskey-laced jams, all held together by the jangly guitars, chiming mandolin and Chris Berardo’s vocals.
Some of the highlights on Ignoring All The Warning Signs… include the catchy opening track, “The One,” the country-stomper “So Good, So Far,” the rocking “Everybody Swings Around Here,” the dark, bluesy lament of “Barstool,” and the gentle,
acoustic, “September Prayer” that closes the CD.
“We like to shake the songs all around,” says Chris Berardo. “It’s not by design, really, just what happens when we play. We like to take as many left turns down as many dark alleys as we want - as long as it all starts from a place of a cool song.”
The band’s 2003 CD on Lamon Records, Pure Faith, generated considerable Americana, College and Triple A airplay, receiving steady rotation play at over 60 American stations (as well as many in Europe), reaching # 1 in several markets, and appearing at # 22 on the Freeform American Roots Chart for January 2004.

Chris Berardo & The DesBerardos will tour the country extensively in support of Ignoring All The Warning Signs…, which is nothing new for this band, which has played shows with such artists as The Marshall Tucker Band, NRBQ, The South Austin Jug Band, Dickey Betts, Little Feat, Jon Dee Graham, The Silos and Reckless Kelly, as well as countless headliner gigs at top-notch listening rooms to beer-soaked bars from Austin to Boston, Key West to Nashville.

For more information, visit http://www.desberardo.com/.

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Man do I feel old!

I am very new to all of this, funny I am old enough to remember too many things that will give away my age. Alas I am trying to reach out to those that might be interested in the artists that we work with here, at Mark Pucci Media. So if you would like please go to www.markpuccimedia.com and find us out!

Here are some things I have been thinking about after diving into the blog world yesterday.

Sign in
Then: was something you did at the doctor's office-just needed to remember your name and if your insurance had changed.
Now: is something you do to go anywhere online-just need to remember all the user names and passwords.

Free
Then: no strings attached
Now: spam attached

Ping
Then: the other word in a table tennis game
Now: still no clue what it means

Claim
Then: getting your piece of the pie-claim your stake!
Now: basically the same thing-but I think it should be called Tag.

Now that I have open that can of worms! It's your turn to speak, I mean talk, I mean blog...where are my two dixie cups and string....

Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Last November CD is Out

There is a really cool band from No. Georgia who has been the Myspace.com darlings and I wanted to post something on them. The band is Last November and they are in the same vein as The Killers and Panic...They have had so much myspace.com succes!
Thus far, they’ve totaled over 265,000 plays, with over 130,000 plays on “Sniper” (their new single and video) alone. This is all before any radio or video promotion has kicked in.
The band has sold over 2,400 CD at recent shows and on its web site.
The band released a CD All the Gory Details back in the fall, had a video done and at their NYC show-THE KILLERS showed up and LOVED THEM! They are really cool and a hard working band that you need to look out for in 2007!
So, go to their websites:
www.lastnovember.com
www.myspace.com/lastnovember
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l0DsVLpFJ8
to watch their video there too!
www.southerntracks.com

Mark Pucci Media