Greg Thomas is set to release his new EP “Atlantic/Pacific” on August 18th, 9:30pm at The Living Room in NYC. The EP will also be available online starting August 17th.

Greg recently received a write-up in the Deli Magazine as one of the NYC artists on the rise http://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/node/2459.

Since he first stopped by the LC open mic, Greg has been a favorite of the community, performing at many of our showcases and tribute nights. His skilled guitar playing and vocals immediately made him a stand out performer, in addition to his well-crafted songs. The five songs on “Atlantic/Pacific” do a perfect job of introducing Greg’s music while leaving the listener wanting more. Each song is carefully constructed, sometimes evolving in unforeseen directions that feel completely natural, yet still surprising.  Rhythm guitars are often balanced with ethereal and haunting electric leads, or other subtle touches like a distant, jangling piano. The juxtaposition between instruments overlaid with Greg’s warm, earnest vocals make for an intriguing and enjoyable listen.

Biography

“For a while, I had a very clear goal of becoming a successful musician. When I was first learning how to play guitar, I thought that success came from having the best technical skill. After I started to sing, I thought that success came from being able to do the most with my voice, being able to hit more notes in more registers. For a while, that’s what I worked on. I tried to play the most interesting guitar parts and sing the most interesting vocal lines, without really getting into the craft of songwriting.

Because of that, throughout college and the beginning of my move to New York, I recorded a demo and played out a little, but I didn’t really dive into music the way I thought I would. I think it was because I was looking to be the best at certain things, and was neglecting the most important part of being a musician, which, as corny as it sounds, is passion, and living the songs you are writing.

I realized this as I started to work on my voice more, and sing with more emotion, while having my guitar take a back seat. I started listening to different music, really getting into great songwriters and learned about songwriting. I took it back to the basics of good songcraft, which I had never really done. I had always thought of myself as a guitarist in the beginning, so I didn’t take much time to learn about songwriting. I sang, but I did it more out of utility than anything else.

I started hanging out with an amazing songwriter, John Cramer, who taught me how to be a good songwriter. Not as much through step by step instructions, but by giving me the tools to do it, and by working closely with me on songs, and by giving me some of the records that would change my life. Records like “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” by Wilco. I started Listening to a lot of the stuff I had missed out on, and learned how good songs are made. Not good songs in terms if “HITS” or chart positioning, but I learned how to engage the listener and to get my point across by not always being perfectly forthcoming. John and I started at a record label at the same time as interns, and we ended up working together for the next couple of years. We would go to a lot of shows together and listen to a lot of music, and talk about what was good, what we liked, what really got to us in certain songs. I hadn’t had the “hang out and talk about music” time since high school, and I realized how much I missed this, and how much it helped me become a better musician. I grew leaps and bounds in high school because of this, and now, post-college, the same was true.

I took all this stuff and sat down with my guitar and I took all the notes I had from the past 6 years, and all the experiences I had since moving to Brooklyn, and I started writing. I started writing every day about everything that was happening. Any interesting thought I had, any striking emotion, any cool phrase I heard. I wrote literal pieces, and I wrote stories based on things I had heard. I started working on my wordsmithing, my melody writing, and my personalization. I learned how to put myself completely into a song, and I learned how to start building on that feeling. I started collaborating with my buddy Pete Valeo on my acoustic stuff, and on electronic tunes he had been working on, bouncing off every idea we hand. And once I started writing, I couldn’t stop.

I brought the songs to a few musicians I know, and got some validation that there was something in what I was doing. I started playing shows again, started hitting local open mics. I started to form relationships with people at Local Correspondents, a local artist community, and I decided to record an EP.

In April of 2010 I went into The Bunker Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to record Atlantic/Pacific with Aaron Nevezie. I was lucky enough to play with a set of great musicians: Kirk Schoenherr, Tim Lappin & Steve Purcell. We put a lot into the record in just 5 days, and I hope it comes across that way. I view this album as the beginning of a new musical journey, and I hope that you are able to find something in it that resonates with you.”

- Greg Thomas

Summer’s just around the corner and there are some great CDs on the horizon. Listen Local and support these independently funded local artists!

6/2/2010

sami.the.great CD Release

with Kevin Johnston

8pm at the Canal Room

Tickets, Event Link

Come on out to Bar4 tonight for Matt Cranstoun’s CD Release Party featuring:

Grace Love

Matt Singer

Tim Noyes

Jessi Robertson

Matt Cranstoun

Saturday, September 12, 2009
8:00pm – 11:00pm
NYC’s Historic St. Mark’s Church
131 E 10 St.
New York, NY

contact: danny@dannyrossmusic.com

Join Danny Ross and his 15 piece Band and Orchestra as they play the new album, “One Way” straight through in its entirety at New York’s historic St. Mark’s Church.

Saturday September 12, 8:00 PM
Danny Ross Presents ‘One Way’ Record Release Show
@ St. Mark’s Church (131 E 10th St. at 2nd Ave), NYC
All Ages, $12; Reuben Chess of Quintus Opening.
After-Party @ Solas, 131 E 9th St between 2nd and 3rd Aves.

Show will likely sell out, Limited Online Tickets Available (with free mp3):
https://dannyrossmusic.ticketleap.com/oneway

FaceBook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113865518418

Make Music NY is a citywide music festival now in it’s third year.  We are thrilled to be a part of the MMNY festival this year, bringing you 10 Brooklyn bands you’ll want to add to your favorites.

The day kicks off at 2pm on Sunday June 21st. It will be an outdoor concert at Matchless. Drink specials: $6 Margaritas and $6 Tea Infused Vodka Lemonade. Food special: 50cent wings.

Line up
2:00pm Ivan and the Terribles
2:50pm The Courtesy Tier
3:30pm Great Elk
4:10pm Lowry
4:50pm Jessi Robertson Band
5:30pm Casey Shea Band
6:10pm Matt Singer
6:50pm Dinosaur Feathers
7:30pm Chris Cubeta and The Liars Club
8:10pm Willie Breeding Band

Full menu of food items
9pm DJ Cowboy Mark !

FREE

Rain date, same date, music moved inside.

FRIDAY NIGHTS, 7pm
June 12th
June 19th
June 26th

You can catch Annie Keating with her trio at Bar4 for three Fridays this month at 7pm. She just returned from a tour of Scotland and you don’t want to miss her great music.

“Annie Keating is a superb new act on the block, a singer-songwriter of great worth and one I implore you to check out. Sooner rather than later! What a wonderful treat this album (BELMONT) is… Man, this lady has to be one of the most refreshing female acts to come down the pike in a long, long while.” — MAVERICK MAGAZINE (UK)

“…A wise mix of Lucinda Williams songwriting, Gillian Welch guitar and a vocal all her own… Her style invokes a cross between Willie Nelson and John Prine, and you don’t get any better than that.” –THE VILLAGE VOICE

“Country rock, with a renegade bite” –L.A. Weekly

“Make no mistake, Annie Keating is a rocker in the best possible sense of the word. Her melodies contain enough twang to be called country, and her lyrics tell a folksinger’s story, but throw in her road-wizened voice and wailing electric guitar and what you’ve got is rock. As in rock solid.” — PERFORMING SONGWRITER

“…Pure Americana, twang infused folk storytelling with blissful tooth and grit” –TWANGVILLE

Announcing the 3rd Annual Local Correspondents Music Festival

May 13 – 19 at Bar4 in Park Slope

Free admission, over 60 performers!

LC Fest - Line Up!

For Immediate Release:

BROOKLYN, NY, APRIL 27, 2009: Local Correspondents, an independent music community, is hosting the 3^rd Annual LC Fest May 13 – 19, 2009 at Bar4 in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The festival will include short sets from over 60 singer/songwriters and bands located in Brooklyn and New York City. This year the festival also coincides with the 4^th anniversary of Local Correspondents. All performances are free to attend.

Local Correspondents is a supportive community for independent artists based in Brooklyn. Weekly showcase series and open mic nights have brought together an extremely talented and diverse group of performers over the last four years. LC offers a helping hand to artists that have just moved to the NYC area with advice, tips, and opportunities to play.

Local Correspondents was founded by Tanya Buziak, Larry Hyland, Greg Tuohey, and Jessi Robertson in April of 2005. It started as a monthly showcase at Bar4, then grew to include weekly showcases at Bar4 and Matchless, and monthly showcases at Rockwood Music Hall. In addition to the founding members, the LC Team also includes members Niko Kaparos, Paul Basile, Peter Pockets, and Kevin Johnston.

In the spring of 2007, the first LC Music Fest was held at Bar4 and included four nights of music with more than 50 local acts performing. In 2008 the second LC Music Fest was expanded to five nights and included over 60 performers. This year the LC Fest will span a full week, culminating in an open mic at midnight on Tuesday May 19.

Bar4 is located at 444 7^th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11215 on the corner of 15^th St. and 7^th Ave. Take the F train to 7^th Ave. or Prospect Park/15^th St. The venue phone number is (718) 832 – 9800.

Line Up:

Wednesday Line Up

Thursday Line Up

Time	Thursday May 14th @ Bar4
7:30	Julie Hill
8	Mark Yodice
8:30	Austin Donohue
9	Tarrah Reynolds
9:30	Daniel Wayne
10	Tanya Buziak
10:30	Toby Goodshank
11	Vanessa Reseland
11:30	No Lindsay
12	Jessi Robertson

Friday Line Up

Time	Friday May 15th @ Bar4
7:30	Thomas Bryan Eaton
8	The Courtesy Tier
8:30	Luke Wesley
9	Bryan Dunn
9:30	Chris Cubeta
10	Katy Pfaffl
10:30	Casey Shea
11	Misty Boyce
11:30 to 12:30	Lowry

Saturday Line Up

Time	Saturday May 16th @ Bar4
7:00	Jeff Schram Band
8:00	Dinosaur Feathers
9:00	Ivan Sandomire
10:00	Great Elk
11:00	Matt Singer
12:00	Wakey Wakey

Sunday Line Up

Time	Sunday May 17th @ Bar4
7:30	Craig Chesler
8	Bright Brown
8:30	Chloe Philip (COMEDY)
9	Kelli Rae Powell
9:30	Michael Wagner
10	Andy Mac
10:30	Niall Connolly
11	Ryan and The Lions
11:30	Lara Ewen

Monday Line Up

Time	Monday May 18th @ Bar4
7:30	Danny Ross
8	Hannah Fairchild
8:30	Duck
9	Debbie Miller
9:30	The Warbles
10	Dave Beck
10:30	Sami Akbari
11	The Lions Share
11:30	Zach Williams
12	Kevin Johnston

Tuesday Line Up

Time	Tuesday May 19th @ Bar4
7:30	Nick Howard
8	Joanna Levine & Co.
8:30	Joe Wilson
9	Gemma Connell
9:30	Matthew Peverly
10	Gillian Visco
10:30	Sean Han
11	Matt Cranstoun
11:30	Bucky Hayes
12	OPEN MIC (drawing)

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LC 3 Year Anniversary Flier

Come out to Rockwood Music Hall on Monday, January 26th from 6pm – 3am and help us celebrate the 3 Year Anniversary of the LC Rockwood Residency.

The Local Correspondents series is the longest running regular event at Rockwood Music Hall and it is a testament to the strength and talent of our community of performers.

We are so excited to present over 30 outstanding performers all in one evening! Everyone will be performing a few songs open mic style. Free admission!

Featuring:

Zach Williams
Luke Wesley
Jessi Robertson
Michael Wagner
Lara Ewen
Bryan Dunn
Gemma Connell
Jeff Jacobson
Gillian Visco
Joe Wilson
Chris Cubeta
Kelli Rae Powell
Casey Shea
Tom Hayes
Ivan Sandomire
Sami Akbari
No Lindsay
Vanessa Reseland
Tanya Buziak
Matt Singer
Paul Basile
Misty Boyce
Lowry
Wakey Wakey
Steve Waitt
Heidi Sidelinker
Willie Breeding
Thomas Bryan Eaton
FK
Paula Valstein
Wes Hutchinson
Jeff Schram
Matthew Peverly

Matthew Peverly’s CD Release Party
Friday December 12th @ Public Assembly
7 – 10pm
Free CD with $10 cover

Heidi Sidlinker
Ivan and the Terribles
Jessi Robertson
Matthew Peverly

In April of this year, several artists were invited to perform at Galuminum Foil as part of the P.S. 318 Warehouse Songs compilation series. Performers included Joe Thompson, Ivan Sandomire, Jessi Robertson, Pete and J, Scotts Roger, Emily Easterly, Bryan Dunn, Danny Lanzetta, Paula Valstein, Chris Cubeta, Andy Mac, and Wakey! Wakey!

The performances were recording for a FREE upcoming compilation.

The P.S. 318 Warehouse Songs Volume 2 CD Release Party will be held at Public Assembly. The CD features the 12 artists that were recorded live this spring at Galuminum Foil Studio. Admission is free, plus a free copy of the compilation CD.

Performances start at 7:30 by

Jessi Robertson (full band)
Danny Lanzetta
Andy Mac
Bryan Dunn
Chris Cubeta & the Liars Club
Paula Valstein
Wakey! Wakey!

http://www.publicassemblynyc.com!

Public Assembly
70 North 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY