Bay Area singer/songwriter/author, David Berkeley has been more than industrious this year in support of his recent album Some Kind Of Cure, as well as his accompanying book, 140 Goats And A Guitar: The Stories Behind Some Kind of Cure. YAHOO! MUSIC named Some Kind Of Cure one of the ‘Albums That Should Be In Every Home’ and HUFFINGTON POST featured David about his album and book along with a live performance video.
In addition to his usual club dates, David has also been performing and reading from his new book at museums, bookstores, cafes, private homes and even for marriage proposals. Last night, Berkeley was a featured performer and speaker at the sold out TEDxSF Salon. The focus of the program was education, and David sang songs and spoke of his experience at Harvard, teaching in a Brooklyn public school, and volunteering with CITY YEAR in San Jose. The event was streamed live and each Salon video replay will be archived and found at TEDx.com and TED.com web channels.
David’s sold out Oct 15, 2011 performance from The Living Room in New York aired on “From The Living Room To The Loft” on SiriusXM on Nov 27th and will be rebroadcast on December 4 and December 6 at 7pm(ET) and 12noon(ET) respectively on SiriusXM Channel 30. Berkeley will continue to tour in 2012, including the 30A Songwriters Festival, put on by the Cultural Arts Alliance.
Paste, American Songwriter, Relix, SF Chronicle & Boston Globe have all covered Some Kind Of Cure and David performed at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Folk Festival with stops at Daytrotter, Acoustic Café, Art Of The Song (NPR), Acoustic Sunrise, WFUV (New York), WXPN (Philly), WERS (Boston), MPR (Maine) and a slew of morning shows.
He’s also performed on World Café, Mountain Stage, XM’s Loft Sessions, WFUV with John Platt and radio and television stations across the country. David Berkeley was named one of WXPN’s “Artists to Watch,” has received ASCAP’s Johnny Mercer Songwriter Award and, perhaps most notably, performed on PRI’s ‘This American Life’, telling the awkward and hilarious story of a private serenade he was hired to perform to help a guy win back an ex-girlfriend.
February 11, 2012 – Blanco, TX – Juniper Hills Farm – 6pm – An amazing and romantic Valentines Day dinner and unplugged concert (with a reading, perhaps) at the beautiful Juniper Hills Farm.
Apollo Run was recently chosen to spend a day recording in the new Converse Rubber Tracks studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where they also performed a private set at the Hello Brooklyn CMJ Party.
They recorded “These Kinds Of Girls” and Converse featured it as a “TRACK OF THE WEEK.” Artists Direct also caught on and we noticed Balcony TV and Secret Sound Shop also singled out the tune, so we thought we’d spread it out to the masses.
Thanks to the magnificent producer/mixer/masterer/engineer Matt Shane, and the equally incredible engineer/mixer Aaron Bastinelli, we allow you to download your FREE copy of the newest AR single, “These Kinds of Girls,” and be sure to share with your friends.
Also be sure to check out the behind-the-scenes video, Oh Hello feat. Apollo Run and meet the guys as you hear them talk about how they work together as a band from within the new studio.
Don’t forget – DRAGON PARTY on Dec. 13th at Mercury Lounge in NYC. Get your tickets here. Apollo Run are giving away copies of their 2nd EP, Here Be Dragons, Vol II, to everyone who purchases advanced tix!
Christian Celaya (Benzos) and Woody Ranere (Lake Trout) make up the group known as WITH LIONS and November 1st marked the kick-off of an ambitious four-EPs-a-year cycle with the release of Touch the Sound.
Epic and cinematic, each EP is a mini score. Dark, with saturated harmonies, With Lions show a different angle per track list, whether it’s a childhood film or a single scene etched in memory.
The New Yorker calls it “slow-cooked shoegaze,” Metromix says “multi-layered,” The Owl Mag sees the music “influenced by ’60s pop and ’80s synth-rock” and Time Out NY dubs it, “moody, post-Radiohead art pop.”
But Secret Sound Shop sums it up best when saying, “With Lions are one of those bands whose music you hear and find instantly likeable.”
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