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Eric Schwank

About Me

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/15/2005
Band Website: www.myspace.com/firebynight
Band Members: e.schwank-vocals and guitars
Influences: In no particular order: U2, TOM WAITS, toad the Wet Sprocket, glen philips, NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS, Grinderman, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Nina Simone, Francis Dunnery, The Hold Steady, The National, LEONARD COHEN, The Boss, the Misfits, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bob Marley, Dave Matthews, Prince, Jeff Buckley, Coldplay, WES MONTGOMERY, CHRIS THILE and Punch Brothers, Sublime, Jay-Z, Sufjan Stevens, Eminem, The Strokes, Tommy Immanuel, Chet Atkins, Charlie Hunter, The White Stripes, John Mayer, SRV, Galactic, Stevie Wonder, 16 HORSEPOWER, Jealousy Curve, BOB DYLAN, Monty Python, Regina Spektor, EDDIE IZZARD, Counting Crows, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Dime R.I.P., Tolkien, the Bible, history, the Philly Museum of Art, Poker After Dark, Mint Snapple, Keurig Single Serving Coffee, garlic (yes, garlic makes anything better), and many films as well.
Sounds Like: mint snapple
Record Label: e.schwizzle fa shizzle records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Evangelion

Evangelionby e.schwankSilent as a stone I have fallen in with thieves And my words are smold'ring leaves A fire shut up in my bones I am a candle That flickers for a moment But now it is darkening M...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 06:33:00 GMT

Limited Time

Hey everybody, Here's a little taste of what we've been working on in the studio.  There's no bass on it and all the vocals are scratch.  The song is called 'Memento' and I wrote it after a...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Merry Christmas: Heres a New Song

To all our friends and family: Mike and I decided to put together a duet arrangement of 'Silent Night' as a Christmas present for y'all.  We recorded this and demo versions of two other...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:46:00 GMT

Fire by Night returns to the Bitter End in NYC! Please read.

Hey everybody, If you can make the trip to NYC this weekend, my band (Fire by Night) is playing at the legendary venue The Bitter End!  The show is on Friday, November 16th.  We will go on a...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:39:00 GMT

"Dragonfly" played on one of NYC’s biggest rock stations.

So, last night DJ Jonathan Clarke of WAXQ New York (Q104.5) played Fire by Night's Dragonfly back-to-back with the likes of Sonic Youth, Matisyahu, The Cult, The Hives and Bruce Springsteen!  It ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:30:00 GMT

Eric Michael and Friends: The Aftermath

Hey Everybody, I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all the performers, Coffeeworks staff and management, and, most importantly, all those who came out and donated their time and money to t...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:59:00 GMT

Eric Michael and Friends - American Diabetes Association Benefit Concert

Hey Everybody,I will be hosting and performing at a concert benefiting the American Diabetes Association on October 14, 2007 from 6-9pm at Coffeeworks in Voorhees, NJ.It will be a night to remember, f...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:40:00 GMT

My Discography

e.schwank Discography* denotes sole writing credit** denotes shared writing credit SGR"For The Crazy Indian" (1997) EP - Cassette OnlySean Vernon, Frank Conicella, Dave Rossi, Jeff Cressman, Dave...
Posted by on Fri, 11 May 2007 21:09:00 GMT

Songs Should Be Working Now.

Ok I posted four songs that I wrote.  Three are for the upcoming Fire by Night album, "Time Out of Mind," and one is for that album's follow-up that we are already working on.  When I first ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:39:00 GMT

New Songs

Being that this is a music site, I hope to post some new songs that I have written very soon.  Here are some of the names of the songs I have been working on: The Veil, The MaskThe Great Dividep...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:46:00 GMT