Tag Archives: The Court & Spark

San Francisco’s Michael Talbott was raised listening to Uk folk because of his father. Father was interested in Nick Drake, Steeleye Period, and Fairport Convention, therefore passionate that Michael was just four years of age when he experienced his 1st Richard Thompson concert. The adult Michael would perform inside a …

Nodding to such rings as Ride as well as the Jesus and Mary String, Los Angeles fantasy pop music group Mezzanine Owls contain vocalist/guitarist Jack port Burnside, bassist Dan Horne, drummer Pauline Mu, and keyboardist/guitarist Jonathan Zeitlin. After a lot of the people had fulfilled via local advertisements, Mezzanine Owls …

Named for any high-ranking Uk intelligence official who in the height from the Chilly War was exposed to be always a increase agent also doing work for the KGB, eclectic indie pop combo the Kim Philbys had been created by Dominic East (vocals, guitar, and songwriting) and Andrew Gerhan (guitar …

Along with his evocative baritone and twang-soaked, nocturnal yarns, Tom Heyman, onetime guitarist for acclaimed Philly origins rockers Head to Blazes, released his debut album, Boarding House Rules, in nov 2000. Helping from the effort had been such origins rock and roll notables as Chuck Prophet (Green on Crimson), who …

With few obvious alternative country comparisons, because they are neither attracted to the psychedelic sounds common to bands like Beachwood Sparks nor the rootsy rock of Son Volt and their ilk, the Court & Spark create twangy feeling music. Formed round the nucleus of Scott Hirsch, Alex Stimmel, Wayne Kim, …

Mixing Americana with consumer electronics, Brooklyn, NY-based Phonograph experienced their genesis when Matthew Welsh (vocals, keyboard, guitar) started dealing with Tony Maimone of Pere Ubu. Studio room engineer John Davis (bass, synthesizer) became a member of Welsh, soon presenting him to Dave Burnett (drums) and Abe Seiferth (acoustic guitar). Phil …

A musical cross between your southwestern melodrama of Calexico as well as the florid homegrown psychedelia from the Olivia Tremor Control and their many offshoots, Houston sextet Spain Colored Orange mix complex, carnivalesque plans with intelligent pop songwriting. The group started in 2000 as the single acoustic task of vocalist, …