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Joe Carlson

About Me

I've been writing songs for about 16 years now, playing guitar for 30 years or so, and have really tried to take on musical structure, and the '3 minute song"(Mine are usually 4 minutes or so...). I've intensly studied the best, while developing my own style. I love strong melodies, and thirst for "the better one" than what I wrote before.My downfall could be avoiding the self-promotion part with all the ego-driven henchmen with guitars that can stalk festivals and venues. Not much art there, although I thoroughly realize the merits of the game.From becoming the "evil ice cream man" (not my fault), to playing in Copenhagen for a month (supermodel Helena Christiansen asked for my number there!...I know, I know...), to receiving a one hundred dollar bill from Neil Young, my first time busking in the streets of Boulder, CO., I've had a colorful life so far. Today, you can find me on someone's rooftop, owner of "Asheville Chimney" in N.C. And no, I don't wear the chimney sweep hat, but I used to, and still have it. By the way, did you know that it is good luck to buy a song from a sweep?!My new cd, "Living Sideways", is being released soon, a fully produced collection of ten songs.Quote: Keller Williams- "Great songwriting with super solid singing and playing that is both style and cool"

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Member Since: 24/06/2007
Band Website: coming soon!
Band Members: Joe Carlson
Influences: john lennon, neil young, willis alan ramsey, joni mitchell, aimee mann, elvis costello, csn, shawn colvin, all my friends....
Sounds Like: Me!
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Complete new album Now on Myspace!

I've just added four more songs, making it complete, the entire album is now on Mypace! I'm also gearing up to get out there again, to start booking gigs, so if you have a venue that you would like to...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:30:00 GMT

Stil here

Just trying to last thru my personal hell with flu bugs. I feel like a fly strip! Enough already. Gearing up for some concert dates, finishing songs, coughing and blowing my nose, the usual. Watching...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:31:00 GMT

laptop works again!

After many a back and forth with the geek squad, my electronic time-sucker works again. Now I can waste hours of my life staring at this screen...not! I have decided not to hit the muddy waters of the...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:50:00 GMT

Broken Laptop

Sorry everyone, computer is down, will be up in a few weeks...Joe
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:45:00 GMT

Song process lately

Well, another tasty chord progression and a fun, waltz tempo came my way on the guitar the other night. And lately, it eventually comes with a one liner (hook) in the chorus usually, and then I h...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:44:00 GMT

Playing my kit

Well, got the song out, moving on with my life, bought a drum kit this winter, and have been playing them alot. I'm getting fairly proficient with them, alot of fun playing along with cds. Acoustic CS...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:40:00 GMT

Recording Berk's song at Chris Rosser's new studio

After sweating it out a little, Chris called back. And the kind soul that he is, he told me to come on by tomrrow night to record Berk's song. After its down, off it goes via email straight to Brian Q...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:20:00 GMT

Berk's Song

I'm just finishing up Berk's song that I wrote for him upon hearing about his death on June 14th. You can retrieve info on Berks' passing at KMUD.org. Hard one to write, alot of tears. I think Berk mi...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:06:00 GMT

Welcome to my music!

What you are about to hear might change your entire conscousness, re-arranging molecules for the new, higher frequencies, or not....maybe it'll just give you some good music to listen to. The CD is ma...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:36:00 GMT