Danny Scherr

Danny Scherr is a singer-songwriter from San Francisco who's been writing since the 80's, first in NY bands Chappaquiddick +5 and the Sky Violets. He's played CBGB's several times, opened for Soul Asylum, and his song "Maybe You're Gone" was covered by Binocular and appeared in The Girl Next Door (2004) starring Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert and Paul Dano.
Songs from Danny's solo debut LP Richmond Special (2007) have been getting airplay on non-commercial and college radio in the US and Europe. Now available at iTunes , CDbaby.com , and Amazon.com .
Reviews of Richmond Special
"An expert evocation of the 70's California sound, with enough punch to keep it from being overly mellow....By the time you get done with Richmond Special, you'll be wondering why there isn't an Elektra Records logo on the CD" -- AbsolutePowerpop.com
"Scherr slides into his upper register akin to a young John Lennon while spinning melodies comparative to those scruffy bards who always seem to show up on the arms of super models and year end best of lists (James Blunt, Daniel Powter, Josh Rouse, Damien Rice, Chris Martin)."--Tom Semioli, Amplifier Magazine (April-May 2007).
"Scherr turns up the energy level for some superb Nick Lowe/Tommy Keene-style power pop on 'Always Goes That Way,' 'Make My Day,' and 'Til I'm In Love Again.'" -- Mark Suppanz, The Big Takeover
"Such is the life of the music addict. You spend your life trawling the backstreets of Musicopolis in search of a sweet hit and every now and again up pops a little nugget that manages to push just the right endorphin releasing button. Well worth consulting your (record) dealer then in search of this little gem of a cd. Ten tracks of sherbert fountain sweetness mixing uptempo melodic indie/pop/rock and slower introspective acoustic numbers all tightly played and nicely sung. In fact it comes as something of a surprise to realise that instead of the really tight, well drilled band you were expecting to see credited on the cover you find that Scherr plays all instruments (bar drums and some keyboards) himself. But this is no self indulgent naval gazing vanity project. Scherr obviously has too much common sense to let that happen. Apparently this New York City born San Francisco resident was on the verge of giving up music when a track (not present here) was used in a movie soundtrack and the fan feedback made him reconsider. Thank goodness for that because to lose this guy’s talent would have been a travesty. Standout tracks are two rockier numbers – “Always Goes That Way” and “Love Again” both of which, in a fair and just world, would be instant radio-friendly hits for a discerning adult market. Touchstones might be Pete Yorn, our own Matthew Jay or maybe The Pernice Brothers." -- Paul Villers, Americana-UK.com