This is what my live shows sound like. Recorded in my living room, Dec. 11th 2023. One guy, one mic, no overdubs!
1). Ideology Blues (East Coast Dave)
2). Billy The Kid (trad, but I got my version from a Ry Cooder record)
3). If You Don't Want Me, Then I'm Gone (East Coast Dave)
UPDATE (April 2024): My new EP, "Smite Return" is available on Bandcamp! Just follow the link to my Bandcamp page above, or at the end of this bio. Four songs from my past resurrected in the present in solo acoustic format! Stay tuned!
East Coast Dave (currently based in Everson, WA) has been giving American music “The Pogues treatment” since 1994! By adding a healthy dose of rock and roll energy and Gen X irreverence to the acoustic blues, old-time, and early jazz music of the “old, weird America”, East Coast Dave comes up with his unique take on folk music for the “new, even weirder America”.
Raised on rock n' roll, Dave found his way back to the 78rpm-era country, jazz and blues of the 20s and 30s by connecting the dots backward from his guitar hero influences. A veteran of rock, folk, psychedelic, avant-noise, Cajun, bluegrass, and country bands, Dave knows his musical history. However, he’s far from a vintage suit-wearing museum exhibit. Dave celebrates and incorporates his more modern musical influences into his songwriting and avoids mere imitations of the past.
A formidable and versatile guitarist, mandolinist, and lap-steel/dobro player, Dave moonlights in the Quickdraw String Band, and earned a 2023 Washington Blues Society nomination for “Best New Blues Act” for his recent year-long stint as lead guitarist in Whitewing. Dave has also played in popular Bellingham acts Feed & Seed (bluegrass), and Hoss!! (honky tonk). Born in New Jersey and raised in Western New York State, East Coast Dave has lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1998 (Portland OR, Bellingham WA, and now Everson WA).
https://eastcoastdave.bandcamp.com/music
Thanks for reading!
Thursday, April 25th, 2024: Songwriter Showcase with Stacy Jones, Madison Avenue Pub, Everett, WA, 7-9pm. No Cover
Friday, May 24th, 2024, (Quickdraw String Band): Honey Moon Mead and Cider, Bellingham, WA, 8-10pm, no cover
Saturday, June 1st, 2024 (Quickdraw String Band): Stone's Throw Brewery, Bellingham, WA, 6-8pm, no cover
Saturday, August 24th, 2024 (Quickdraw String Band): Stone's Throw Brewery, Bellingham, WA, 6-8pm, no cover
email: eastc0astdave50@gmail.com
phone: 360-920-6172
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