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Dan Craig

the curse of a childish heart

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Member Since: 10/20/2005
Band Website: dcraigmusic.com
Band Members: Dan Craig (guitar, vocals, piano, etc)

varying lineups in CO include:
Geoff Burghardt (mandolin)
Erin Donovan (bg vocals)
Seth Donovan (cello)
Lee Ellison (bass)
Mike Hall (drums)

Guests on the new record:
Jack Wylie (durms)
Justin Croft (B3, Rhodes)
Carrie Beeder (violin)
Mackenzie Roberts (viola)
Phil Donovan (trumpet)

we had such a great time at the oriental last month. there is some video of our actual set somewhere. meantime, here's some little glimpses of the band backstage before and after the show. Big thanks to the band - geoff, erin, mike, lee, seth, and justin as well as the girls from paper bird who sang with us.

Influences: ryan adams, the frames, nick drake, patty griffin, pete yorn,
radiohead, wilco, jeff buckley,
damien rice, josh ritter, bob dylan
Sounds Like: "Each of [Wirebird's] 12 tracks
would fit perfectly beneath Zach
Braff's banter in any episode of
Scrubs. The Innocence of Craig's
songwriting and the seasoned
scratch of his voice form a
timeless album."
Marquee Magazine

"Craig weaves romanticism and
realism in a harmonious dance in
the songs. One listen to Wirebird
can convince even the toughest
and pickiest indie music fan that
what was medicine's loss is
music's must-listen find."
Indie Music Stop

"Craig sounds like Damien Rice
and Cameron McGill combined,
with his own uniqueness and
originality making it all rise above
the rest. Craig's voice is
soothingly scratchy, comforting
and worn like that old pair of
shoes you wear so well."
PLAYBACK:stl

"Craig's arrangements are smart,
spacious. Laced with a vulnerable
desperation, Craig's musical
production coupled with his
ambition, kindness and bravery
has won him a spot among
Denver's top songwriters."
Denver Syntax

"Craig's songs are simple yet
refined in all the right ways.
Effortlessly, they are disarmingly
sincere without sounding contrived
or forced."
DU Clarion

Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

video blog 2 - further to fall

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Posted by Dan Craig on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:32:00 PST

video blog 1 - mustaches, music, must-see shows

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Posted by Dan Craig on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:33:00 PST

busy-ness on westword day and june 6

June 14th is going to be a crazy day. I'm very excited to be asked to play as a part of the Westword Music Showcase at 7:15 at the Milk Bar (1037 Broadway), but my set will be sandwiched between 2 Hea...
Posted by Dan Craig on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:00:00 PST

Twisting, Shouting, Digitally Flouting

For all you locals, the new record 'Skin Grows Thin' is now available at Twist and Shout on Colfax. Very reasonable priced too ;) We'll have them at the shows too obviously. It'll be available on iTun...
Posted by Dan Craig on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:54:00 PST

CD release

Thank you to everyone who came out to the CD release show last month. We had an amazing night. Great crowd, great music, great atmosphere, it was a really cool way to put out a record. Put some pics f...
Posted by Dan Craig on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:47:00 PST

Mozart and the modern music industry

So I had a hankering to watch something musical last night and i rented Amadeus, the classic film about Mozart told by Salieri (a jealous rival composer). The music was beautiful, or course, but what ...
Posted by Dan Craig on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:30:00 PST

Westword Showcase

It is an honor to be nominated for the Westword showcase this year. It's a pretty incredible list of local talent in their 28 categories. If you haven't voted, hit the link below or get to westword.co...
Posted by Dan Craig on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:21:00 PST

CD Release Finalized!

I started tracking for this new record in august of 2007 with the idea of putting out some kind of demo/EP by thanksgiving. Obviously it's been quite a recording journey over the past several months. ...
Posted by Dan Craig on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:09:00 PST

welcome to april

Quite a week that first one. Started with a very scenic drive up to lyons on Wednesday the 2nd only to find out from a confused looking bartender that there was in fact no show that night. I blamed jo...
Posted by Dan Craig on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:58:00 PST

Many Sparrows EP is online and FREE

Many Sparrows - The online EP we've been working on is finally ready.It's a free download, and you get 4 high-quality songs, a video, and apdf with lyrics and credits. There are a couple live tracks ...
Posted by Dan Craig on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:09:00 PST