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About Me

FROM THE JACKSON CLARION LEDGER:Local artist Stracener's latest release, 'The Trickbag,' downright sensationalBy Carey Miller [email protected] Stracener's debut CD, 2003's Sockeye, was sparse, a mostly solo affair that introduced a promising songwriting talent to the world.For his latest, The Trickbag, Stracener has assembled a stellar backing band, The Frustrations, and has delivered - and then some - on the promise of his debut.Trickbag feels like a complete album with a brilliant, singular vision.The album is not only fantastic for a local artist on a Jackson-based label, it's better than 90 percent of folk/Americana records, period.But that's not to say that Stracener's music is derivative of any trend; drawing from a number of influences, Stracener has crafted an album that's distinctly American but not exactly Americana, Southern but not exactly Southern rock, and pop-oriented but not exactly radio-ready pop.There's shades of alt-country on tracks such as Diamond Round Your Neck, raucous power pop on Sky is Falling, Nick Drake-like folk on Moon Has Two Faces, and the Richard Thompson-style storytelling of Mobile Blues. Yet, somehow Stracener's pleasant voice and virtuosic guitar playing make these disparate style blend seamlessly.Produced by Jackson native and multitalented Nashville-based producer Neilson Hubbard, The Trickbag features an all-star roster of Mississippi artists backing Stracener.The Trickbag is one of those records that won't leave your player for a while, until you've absorbed every vocal nuance, every musical flourish.With music this good, there's no telling what Stracener's bag of tricks holds for the future.----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- The Trickbag is available at BeBop Records and www.milesofmusic.com.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/18/2005
Band Website: ericstracener.com; milesofmusic.com
Band Members: l to r: Steve Deaton, Denny Burkes, Eric Stracener, John Hawkins
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Influences: Will Kimbrough, Richard Thompson, The Minutemen, Westerberg, The Shins, Cary Hudson, Mississippi John Hurt, the Who. Lots more, and it changes.
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Record Label: HepTone/Fidelity
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

1964 Hummingbird

I was talking to great singer songwriter Molly thomas at a gig of hers the other night. I aksed about her guitar-- a gorgeous 1964 Gibson Hummingbird. She told me that a guy in Mobile had ...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:38:00 PST

20 GREATEST SONGS

OK_- so a former prof of mine mentioned that he was putting together a list of the 20 songs that influenced him(he's a fine musician)or moved him, etc... and suggested that I do the same thi...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:13:00 PST

D.C./Shoestring

Howdy do. i spent the last week in Washington with my wife and kids, visiting my sister and her boyfriend, David. they live near the Eastern Market on Capitol Hill-- and the thing that stru...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:44:00 PST

Frank Brown SongFest

this weekend was a fun time down in Josephine, Alabama, on Perdido Bay. I played the Frank Brown songwriter fest, in the round with Molly Thomas and Bo Roberts, both of whom rocked. Molly ...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:58:00 PST

TOP SELLER

Incredibly, I am a top seller again on Miles of Music, my favorite online music store. this could mean my sister is doing her Christmas shopping early, OR some Belgian dude ran amok with his wif...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:21:00 PST

Jacktown

I hope all out there are well. I have been musing a bit about the state of our little country ghetto we call Jackson, and our out of control and incompetent mayor. A little depressing, par...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:41:00 PST

interview

The online entertainment mag sneddig.com interviewed me recently. Here it is: by: Crystal Arten Eric Stracener By day, Eric Stracener is a family man, an attorney, and a down-to-earth guy but by...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:19:00 PST

Butch's Farm

Had a fun gig at Rickey "Uncle Butch" Myers' farm out in the middle of nowhere near Lumberton Mississippi. It was a fundraiser for David Baria, our dear friend and Senate candidate. He is ...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:00:00 PST

Belhaven Jam Music Festival

We had us a good Belhaven Jam this past weekend down here in the dirty south. Lots of kids, heat, humidity, beer, pizza-- all the things that make Jackson in early summer extra special. Th...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:30:00 PST

Belhaven Jam

Fun event saturday, all afternoon in Laurel Park, in the Belhaven neighborhood here in Jackson. Y'all get on out-- our whole band plays at about 6:30, but it'll be fun all day. Still writing an...
Posted by Eric Stracener on Wed, 30 May 2007 07:32:00 PST