Aaron Michael Sears

RIP Rev. Gideon V. Wainwright:
Unfortunately, my good friend and yours - the Reverend Gideon V. Wainwright was shot by a jealous husband in Memphis, TN early Wednesday morning on May 20, 2009. Authorities stated that two shots to the chest killed him instantly while he was performing his last song of the evening, "The Usual Infinity." I guess Gideon's infinity wasn't as long as it should have been. Well, that's what she said. Gideon you will be missed.
After the mayhem was over and police cleared out, Gideon's good friend, Mr. Hank Haggard, rocked the house with his Chippewa Cowboys and subsequently passed out in his own filth.
Gideon's Bio:
Heavily influenced by such traditional music as John Lee Hooker, Johnny Cash, and Hank Williams and new artists such as Ray LaMontagne and Hayes Carll, Wainwright's music adds a whiskey bent, smoked stained quality to solo acoustic singer / songwriter music. Never straying to far from his blues and country roots, he tells stories of death, despair, tender love lost, and the occasional sunny day. Having been a lead guitarist for a number of outfits throughout the years, most recently with Bob’s Liquor Lounge out of Indianapolis, you are sure to hear solid soulful guitar playing backing whiskey gargled lyrics.
"What can be said about Gideon Wainwright that hasn't already been said about the clouds. His style is as hard to pin down as Sandburg's elusive Chicago fog; switching from folk blues, to honky tonk, to singer/songwriter, to rockabilly, and back to Chicago blues. Basically, if it is roots music...he feels that it is fair game to play. With a solid energetic guitar style and a voice like sand and glue he is sure to put on a good show."-The drunk guy in the corner-
"He's got the grit and believability you need to write a song you could have swore Hank Williams Sr. wrote and he's got this great knack for popping out these incredibly infectious songs that would absolutely be on the radio if the radio played good independent music!"-Cliff Snyder-
"[T]he reverend of roots music..."-Nuvo Magazine ~ Oct 23, 2008-
"The reigning Wordsmith of Wry."-Tim Brickley ~ Oct 29, 2008-
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