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Calvin Marty and The Sunken Ship

About Me


Melodies that stick in your head. Soaring vocals. Image-laden songs, and a violin that foreshadows an orchestra. This is the kind of music that makes movies in your brain and creaking in your heart. Calvin Marty and The Sunken Ship are walking up the stairs slowly, breathing deeply before they bust down your door.
Playing their first show in late 2007, Calvin Marty and The Sunken Ship were an instant phenomenon, going from Chicago Northside bar band to Double Door headliners in fewer than 10 gigs. Consistently captivating audiences with an ease and energy that belied their status as new kids on the block, they have quickly attracted an ever-growing crowd of fans.
Calvin Marty and The Sunken Ship have been favorably compared to everything from Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright to Billy Joel and Ron Sexsmith, but their sound is theirs and theirs alone. Calvin’s electrifying voice, sensitive lyrics, and the gorgeous arrangements expertly performed by The Sunken Ship combine to deliver the kind of evening that music lovers live for but rarely experience.
The loudest quiet music you've ever heard. Calvin Marty and The Sunken Ship's cargo is dramatic, heart-stealing stories told in an honest and raw fashion. With simple arrangements and Calvin Marty's soaring vocals, listeners leave a song or a show feeling nothing less than purged.
" A discovery. Beautiful, bittersweet." - Dan Ochwat, Real Chicago
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Member Since: 02/12/2005
Band Website: WWW.CALVINMARTY.COM
Band Members: Calvin Marty: Guitar, Lead Vocals. Wil Fleming: Drums/Accordion, Backing Vocals. Paul Quaintance: Bass, Backing Vocals. Kimberly Galva: Violin
Influences: Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley, Sam Cooke, James Taylor, Billie Holiday, Elliot Smith, Nina Simone.
Record Label: Unsigned.

My Blog

State of the Union

Just got done in the studio recording "2:42," our forthcoming digital single.  Pretty excited.  Sounds good.  Quick, short summer driving song, for sure.  The lighter side of our music.  I'm hoping we...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:24:00 GMT

Calvin Marty and the Sunken Ship - Live at Schuba's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVlacByVU2Y "On the Rise," by Calvin Marty and the Sunken Ship
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:33:00 GMT

the narrows.

time seeps in through the cracks. trickles down the walls and i hear it. dripping. it has been almost one year since the sunken ship was found. we have spent this time mining it's every narrow. b...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:53:00 GMT

The Sunken Ship

so. after a break that lasted too long, i'm back to playing live again. this time with a new band. wil fleming is back and is still playing drums. he's also playing accordion among other instrument...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:38:00 GMT

a matter of choice.

it is possible to be exiting a cave and entering one at the same time.in fact, it may be impossible not to be doing that constantly.it is matter of choice: which one you would rather be in.most of the...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:26:00 GMT

kareem, the collection, smoke...and all my love.

kareem and i are about to seriously start working on the next record. perhaps an E.P. (most likely), perhaps a full record. this one's going to labels and will be the music in a press pack sent to v...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:59:00 GMT

Visions and Violins

So. After six months or so of down time, writing new material, working my ass off as a bartender so i can pay my rent, thinking, walking, sleeping and dreaming I am finally ready to start playing som...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:40:00 GMT

Girls

um...i don't know if i've said this before...but i really like girls.
Posted by on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:19:00 GMT

SOMETIMES THE BEST LAID PLANS ARE BEST LAID DOWN TO REST.

so. i got a week off from my job. needed some time time. i planned to go to seattle. check out the scene. play a little bit. coffee shops. what not. well, five hours on the train (after no sle...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:03:00 GMT

THE SCOOP

so. i'm working on some things. things regarding my music. personally, i'm ready to play as many gigs as i possibly can. meanwhile, i'm working on putting together a band. i now have a drummer an...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Feb 2006 22:15:00 GMT