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Carl Creighton

Why am I a Wound

About Me

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"It's no secret throughout the Antifolk scene that Creighton is one of the strongest sweethearts to play the Sidewalk in a long time...The voice is undeniable." - Ben Krieger, Jezebelmusic.com.

"Carl is able to add emphasis to his lyrics through his vocal phrasing in a way that many more established musicians should find themselves envious of." - Matt Winters of WKCR on Sound of Blackbirds.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/27/2005
Band Website: carlcreighton.com
Band Members: Carl Creighton: Guitar, Piano, Vocals and Personality.Charles Barthelemy: Bass, Guitar, swagger.Brant Benefield: Drums, Percussion, Obscure southern sayings that make no sense but are funny.Craig Creighton: Lead guitar, Harmonica, brotherly love.Jeffrey Young: Violin, environmental enlightenmentDebe Dalton: Banjo, comforting nature.Erin Regan: Vocals, beautiful Irish bone structureMimi LaValley: Vocals, piss and vinegar.
Influences: My mother, father, sister and brother.
Sounds Like:
Type of Label: None

My Blog

My Next Album Will Be Called...

Apoptosis. And the first song will be Already Gone   Already Gone   Dooooooooooooooooobop I'm already gone. Just gotta move all my shit Least of all my body, the rest I'd just as soon&n...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Thu, 22 May 2008 05:37:00 PST

1st Annual Name My Cat Contest

We have kittens now thanks to Erin Regan (who still has kittens I think if you want some). We've had them for a week now and they are nameless. So please name them someone. The yellow one is Charlie's...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Sun, 11 May 2008 08:06:00 PST

Writing new songs

I wrote 8 new songs last week! They're all gospel songs. And they are currently titled: If Ever You Lose The Will Fire in the Ward (Crazy Moses Gonna Set us Free) Your Heart In My Pocket I Knew a Chri...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Thu, 01 May 2008 06:43:00 PST

Minnesota Available at CDBABY.COM

The album is now available at CDBABY.COM. This is currently the only place you can purchase the actual disc. And let me tell you, the artwork is fabulous. http://cdbaby.com/cd/carlcreighton...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:21:00 PST

Check out this event: Minnesota CD Release Party

Hosted By: Carl Creighton When: Friday Apr 18, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere: The Living Room154 Ludlow StreetNew York, New York|33 10002United StatesDescription:Carl Creighton Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:10:00 PST

CD Release Party - April 18th at The Living Room

In case you missed the huge poster that’s right beneath this, I’m having a CD release party on April 18th at The Living Room at 8PM for Minnesota. Most of the people that helped me put thi...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:57:00 PST

Recording Update

Got back from Seaside Lounge a couple hours ago. The tracks sound amazing. That's pretty much all I have to say. Tomorrow I get to play around with a Hammond and a Rhodes and Wurlitzer we took from th...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:07:00 PST

Recording Full Length Next Month

Yep. Next month I'm recording my first full length album at Seaside Lounge in Brooklyn, where Dan Bejar (whom I love) recently recorded with the New Pornographers. Dan Costello and Ben Godwin also rec...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:49:00 PST

Williamsburg Live Songwriter Contest

I'm one of the 150 selected for the Williamsburg Live Songwriter Contest. Come see my perform at on 11/4 at the Union Hall. What time? I have no idea. But I'll let you know as soon as I do.   Als...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:35:00 PST

indians are from india

Is it normal to call Native Americans Indians on the east coast? Back in Minnesota (and I thought everywhere), Indian was a term used by 5 year olds or for baseball teams. Unless, of course, you'...
Posted by Carl Creighton on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:09:00 PST