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David Rovics

Acoustic Insurgency

About Me


Hey folks,Welcome to my space here in MySpace. My main website is www.davidrovics.com . There you can find lots of available for free download, get on my email list, read my bio, reviews, buy CD's, t-shirts, posters, songbooks, etc. I also have a blog for more "finished" journalistic type writing at www.songwritersnotebok.blogspot.com .D from Ever Reviled Records keeps my upcoming gigs here pretty well updated, but for the most up-to-date list of gigs go to my "gigs" page at www.davidrovics.com .And if you were looking for a real description of who is this guy, well, let's see... In a paragraph... I'm a musician, I like to write songs about how the world is going to hell and what people are trying to do about it. I spend much of my time playing concerts throughout North America, Europe and occasionally elsewhere. I have a lovely daughter. I'm polyamorous. I like hot tubs, good weed, good espresso, old-growth forests, mass social upheaval, and probably a few other things, and when I'm not on tour I'm often to be found at home in Portland, Oregon.Hope to see you on the road and in the streets!--David

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/12/2005
Band Website: davidrovics.com
Band Members: David Rovics
Influences: Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Woody Guthrie, Buffy Sainte-Marie, TV Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Silvio Rodriguez, Victor Jara, Ali Farka Toure, Jim Page, Robb Johnson, Attila the Stockbroker, Seize the Day, Tracey Curtis, Bob Dylan, the Riot Folk collective, and many others.
Sounds Like: most of the above, i guess.
Record Label: Caroline, AK Press, Daemon, Yoyo, Ever Reviled
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Leilas first week-long vacation with dad

Nathalie gave Leila and I a ride to the airport. Leila loves airplanes, and often asks me when we're going to go up into the sky in one, so she was thrilled we were going to the airport to do just th...
Posted by David Rovics on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:22:00 PST

Western US tour to build for the DNC and RNC

August 9th through September 10th or so: I'll be touring by car from Portland down through southern Oregon and California, then east towards the Democratic National Convention in Denver via Arizona, ...
Posted by David Rovics on Fri, 30 May 2008 12:51:00 PST

Seeking singer

I'm looking for someone who sings and perhaps plays an instrument, probably female, who'd like to do shows for kids with me in the Portland area. If you'd like to participate in the logistics of book...
Posted by David Rovics on Sun, 25 May 2008 01:54:00 PST

Dinner at the Chaos Cafe

From the land of Portland, OregonSo hip and lush and greenFrom the land of plentyBalkan jazz and espresso beansComes this plaintive postingTo complain about my fateI've been living here a year nowAnd ...
Posted by David Rovics on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:34:00 PST

Doing gigs in Portland

OK, well for those of you who live in or near Portland, Oregon I want to spell something out in case I haven’t made it sufficiently clear... I live in Portland now and I’m happy to play f...
Posted by David Rovics on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:09:00 PST

Songs for Mahmud re-release and other tidbits

[Just posted this as a bulletin...]Hi folks,Well, a few things that seem worth mentioning...Songs for Mahmud CD re-releaseThe first 3,000 copies of Songs for Mahmud are all gone, and Ever Reviled Reco...
Posted by David Rovics on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:25:00 PST

Lots of new stuff online for free

[Just sent this to my bulletin list...]Hi folks,"Pirate Song" animation now onlineBjorn-Magne Stuestol has recently finished a fantastic animation for "The Pirate Song." You can check it out at http:...
Posted by David Rovics on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:26:00 PST

Upcoming tour plans

Hey folks on MySpace,I know a lot of you aren't on my normal email list, so I'll just send out a little post here to let you know that later this week I'll be doing shows in Columbia and St. Louis, Mi...
Posted by David Rovics on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:05:00 PST

Once again looking for a flatmate

Here's what I'm about to post on Portland Craig's List and perhaps elsewhere... Feel free to spread wherever seems appropriate...OK, so I guess my cousin isn't moving in after all and now I'm looking...
Posted by David Rovics on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:51:00 PST

The Carolinas, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand

[What I just posted as a bulletin:]Howdy folks,For those of you in North or South Carolina, I'm playing in Chapel Hill, Boone and Columbia this coming weekend. Details at the top of www.davidrovics.co...
Posted by David Rovics on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:34:00 PST