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Charles Wallace

You won't be seeing me on "Myspace Dress Up"!

About Me

BACKGROUND: Charles Wallace leads the band "HeadQuarters", who have been at the forefront of the neo-psychedelic rock music movement in New York City since 2001. With a growing catalogue of CD releases (the latest "O and O", on Vibratone records) and extensive touring in the U.S., the band has played major national stages with similar bands The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Dead Meadow, The Black Angels, and have been featured on many College and national radio stations including KROQ, and preformed live on the legenday indie station WFMU. After 3 successful compilation releases in the UK in 2007 (Northern Star records' "Psychedelica vol. I & II" and "Turn On Your Mind" by Psilocibin Sounds) and a debut European release looming in 2008, HeadQuarters look to tour in Europe in fall, 2008. CHECK OUT HEADQUARTERS DISCOGRAPHY HERE
FORWARD: "Der amerikanischer Troubadour: Charles Wallace richtet sich im März im La Catrina an der Langstrasse ein und macht es sich mit seiner akkustischen Gitarre und einigen Vintage Effektgeräten bequem und spielt Songs voller Zeitgeist, Politik und Glamour." -Ron Orp
"Ãœber Charles Wallace: habe ich ja schon mal berichtet, nur war ich zu der Zeit noch nicht am Konzert gewesen. Letzte Woche war ich da und darf sagen: es lohnt sich! -Ron Orp
PLASTI-MAXI-SCENE!
4 Dienstag im März, 2008
La Catrina, Kurzgasse 6, Zürich
Ein New Yorker in Zürich
Der Exil-Amerikaner und Wahl-Zürcher Charles Wallace ist Sänger und Gitarrist bei der New Yorker Rockband HeadQuarters. Die Band ist seit Jahren eine gefeierte Bühnen-Institution im Umfeld der boomenden Neo-Psychedelic-Bewegung.
Dem aktuellen Album „O and O“ (Vibratone Records) folgte eine ausgedehnte US-Tournee, unter anderem mit Auftritten mit The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Soundtrack of Our Live, Dead Meadow und The Black Angels. Nach drei erfolgreichen Compilation-CD’s auf Nordern Star Records, erscheint im Herbst 2008 der erste europäische Album-Release der Band.
Bis es soweit ist, nutzt Wallace seine Zeit, um in Zürich solistischen Projekten nachzugehen: Nach akkustischen Auftritten im El Lokal, Helsinki Klub und Mata Hari, lädt der amerikanische Troubadour mit dem britischen Haarschnitt nun zum Besuch in sein vorübergehendes „Wohnzimmer“ im Langstrassen Hot-Spot LaCatrina ein. Dort macht es sich Wallace jeden Dienstag Abend im März mit seiner akkustischen Gitarre und ein paar neu erworbenen Vintage-Effektgeräten bequem, um seiner Vorliebe für die Popmusik der Sechzigerjahre zu frönen: Donovan trifft Syd Barret trifft Bob Dylan trifft Velvet Underground – und das alles verpackt in eigene Songs voller Zeitgeist, Politik und Glamour.
PLASTI-MAXI-SCENE!
4 Tuesdays in March, 2008
La Catrina, Kurzgasse 12, Zurich (near Kasserne). 8:30pm
While on self-imposed European exile, Charles Wallace sat on the edge of his bed with a borrowed acoustic guitar and conceived the idea of an intermediate solo project. After his first two shows sold out in Zürich, Switzerland (Mata Hari, La Catrina), and a guest set at El Lokal, he decided to invite the city into his make-shift living room, this time at the Mexicana hot-spot, La Catrina. Every Tuesday in March, Wallace will play his original brand of "NYC Folk-a-delica", complete with reverberating acoustic guitar flourishes and a soft but strong ultra-melodic voice. His delivery is very Donovan meets Syd Barret in his Dylan phase, with enough Lou Reed in there to stop from going off the flower-power deep end, singing kaleidoscopic stories of love, drugs, politics, and yes, even Anna Nicole Smith.
::: LINKS :::
Charles Wallace at Witness PR: www.witnesspr.com/charleswallace
HeadQuarters official website: www.hqmusic.net
HeadQuarters Myspace page: www.myspace.com/headquartersband
For booking and all press inquiries contact: Richard Wayne Alexander at Witness PRFrom Charles:
Hey all, this is my page for posting accoustic demo versions of what most likely become full on rock epics with my main band, HeadQuarters
. That said, I will be performing the songs as they appear here at solo shows with some variations, depending on a revolving door of duet partners and their instrumentation. Mostly it's a sketchpad for songwriting, complete with all the coloring outside the lines. Hope ya dig it.
luv, Charles
check out HeadQuarters HERE

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/7/2007
Band Website: witnesspr.com/charleswallace
Band Members:Charles Wallace "H E R", w/Glen Breda on Bass
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Charles Wallace "Miss Smith Blues" @La Catrina 03.25.08
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Influences: LIFE, LOVE, BLACK, HAPPINESS, TRAURIG LEUTE, COMPASSION, HISTORY, ZEITGEIST, SICK JOKES and GOOD SEX
God SAVE America!

Sounds Like: "Folk-a-Delica"
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW RECORDINGS ON THE WAY...

I've been having a blast finishing all the demos of songs for my new recordings. The plan is two full album's worth of material, 10 old songs and 10 brand new stuff. I will be recording a couple re-or...
Posted by Charles Wallace on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:40:00 PST

youtube.com/cwallacesongs: better quality!

click here to check out the new You Tube channel with more videos with CW.
Posted by Charles Wallace on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:19:00 PST

Feature in Tages-Anzeiger ~ Zürich


Posted by Charles Wallace on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:04:00 PST

PLASTI-MAXI-SCENE! 4 Tuesdays in March w/ Charles Wallace with super-star guests at La Catrina

Charles Wallace and many splendid super-star guests, every Tuesday night residency in March.MARCH 4. 20:30 UHR - PLASTI-MAXI-SCENE! Opening night ~ Charles Wallace solo acoustic show with guest duet a...
Posted by Charles Wallace on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:21:00 PST

Wurds to your mother

Alice Can See ThroughIn the morning when we rise she's the first to criticizeso many inadequaciesdeep inside her self esteemdeep inside herself it seems that...Alice can see throughinto the black and ...
Posted by Charles Wallace on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:44:00 PST

Full HeadQuarters discography now available

Below you can check out the releases from my band HeadQuarters CLICK LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFOO and O EP(Vibratone Records 2007)Get Your Head On EP(Group 4 Music 2005)Cakewalk (Soundtrack for...
Posted by Charles Wallace on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:28:00 PST

Song included on new album

Does this scene look familiar to you? Some things don't change much...A recently recorded version of the Charles Wallace written song "Alice Can See Through" will appear on the new album by the Zürich...
Posted by Charles Wallace on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:27:00 PST