2004-07-19
27-year-old Georgia native and Harvard grad David Berkeley recently got a boost from ASCAP, the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, when they awarded him the Johnny Mercer award for up-and-coming songwriters. The award caps the steady progress that has come with the release of his second independent disc, After the Wrecking Ships.Berkeley’s an earnest storyteller, leaning toward the vocal style of James Taylor, Harry Chapin and Cat Stevens. Check him out.
Lucinda Williams
World Without Tears
JOAN ARTMATRADING
Starlight
ADMIRAL FALLOW
Tree Bursts in Snow
PUTNAM SMITH
We Could Be Beekeepers
Golden Smog
Blood on the Slacks
THE LANSING UNIONIZED VAUDEVILLE SPECTACLE
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