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About

I've played and performed with several bands in Nashville, Houston, Austin, and Dallas. A few of the bands...The Yazoo Street Scandal, Chasmatic, Sili Con Queso, Wisconsin Mistake, and The Big Chief Experience. The music has ranged from rock bands to acoustic dous. I currently live in Dallas, TX, and periodically perform with a band that changes its name for every show.

I have a few 'official' releases. Alright with Me is a song of mine which was released on an indie label compilation (Shut Eye Record) in 2003. In October 2006, I released an acoustic EP, Just a Day in Your Life, which received some radio play. My newest EP, Right About Now I'd Like to Move to Austin and Buy a Purple House, was released in the first part of 2008 and cracked the top 50 on iTunes' Top Folk Albums chart. You can read more about the releases and listen to the songs on the music page.

I also like to draw and have some of my music related art posted in the Art section of this site. My drawing of Neil Young (seen below) was shown at The Annex Zoo art show in Toronto, Canada, in November of 2007.

Feel free to contact me w/ thoughts on my music, music recommendations, permission for use of my music or art, existential ponderings, etc.

Lastly, if you happen to enjoy my music, here are a few ways you can help out:

- Enter your email address at the top of the page so that I can contact you when I release new music.
- Post a review or add a star rating on iTunes or AmazonMP3.
- Share my music with friends.
- Create a station based on my music on Pandora or add me on iLike.

~ Drew


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Some Favorites

Neil Young
Crazy Horse
Bob Dylan
Led Zeppelin
Uncle Tupelo / Wilco / Golden Smog / Jeff Tweedy
Guns N' Roses
Blind Melon
The Flaming Lips
The Cars
Taj Mahal
Buffalo Springfield
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Dinosaur Jr
The Avett Brothers
the list goes on...

Feel free to contact me with stuff you think I'd like...
Don't Spook the Horse
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News

10-1-10: Long time, no post. New acoustic demo posted - The Way That a Waltz Would Upset Her. More new music coming soon...

2-1-09: The preeminent alt.country publication No Depression has reviewed my Austin EP. Read the review here.

11-2-08: Pandora has just added my Right About Now I'd Like to Move to Austin and Buy a Purple House EP to their music genome database. Click here to listen.

10-30-08: Coverage Roundup: Songs from the new EP have been featured on The 9513, Sell the Lie, The Late Greats, Dallas Does Indie, and Universal Audio over the past couple of months.

4-19-08: Right About Now I'd Like to Move to Austin and Buy a Purple House cracked the Top 50 Folk albums on iTunes over the first week release weekend. Thanks for the support! The EP is available on iTunes and AmazonMP3.



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