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Richard McGraw

no cross no crown, and all of that jiving around

About Me

On RICHARD MCGRAW:
BORN:
-Newburgh New York
FORMAL MERITS:
-The sacrament of confirmation
-High school regents diploma
-Bachelors Degree
PUBLIC AWARDS:
-Mary M Torrens senior poet award
-Finalist 2003 John Lennon Songwriting Contest
-Semi-finalist 2006 independent music world series (disc makers)
-Semi-finalist 2006 williamsburgh live songwritng contest (jezabel)
-2007 ASCAP Extended Songwriters Workshop
LYRICAL MERITS:
-Hasn't used the words "California" or "L.A." in a song.
RECORDS RELEASED:
(2001) Her Sacred Status, My Militant Needs
(2007) Song and Void Volume 1
ON SONG AND VOID VOLUME 1:
"I haven't liked a record this much in ages."
-Lian Lunson (director of Leonard Cohen, I'm Your Man)
"The record is a true masterpiece."
-Performing Songwriter Magazine
"Nick Cave. Bob Dylan. Leonard Cohen. Tom Waits.... a man who is following in the footsteps of the greats in a massively competent way... He sings of misery, memorial, mortality, and loss. He evokes religious imagery, erecting church houses to pray in and supreme beings to beseech."
-Chronogram
06-07 SHOWS PAST
03/25/2006 PETES CANDY STORE williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
04/20/2006 Valentines Albany, NY
05/12/2006 Rockwood Music Hall NY, NY
06/26/2006 CBGB GALLERY New York, NY
08/11/2006 The Waltz-ASTORIA Astoria, NY
08/25/2006 The Mezzanine Kingston, NY
09/11/2006 Jivamukti Yoga Center Cafe NY,NY
09/17/2006 Matchless Williamsburg, NY
09/21/2006 Galapagos Williamsburg, NY
10/14/2006 2 alices coffee lounge Cornwall, NY
10/27/2006 SkyTop Steakhouse Kingston, NY
11/04/2006 Bittersweets Williamsburg, NY
11/12/2006 Side Walk Cafe NY, NY
11/18/2006 Liberty Heights Tap Brooklyn, NY
12/23/2006 Sidewalk Cafe NY, NY
01/20/2007 60 Main New Paltz, NY
01/25/2007 Sidewalk Cafe NY, NY
02/21/2007 Laila Lounge Williamsburg, NY
03/05/2007 Petes Candy Store Williamsburg, NY
03/07/2007 Parkside Lounge NY, NY
04/11/2007 Googie's Lounge NY, NY
04/12/2007 The Slipper Room NY, NY
05/19/2007 Colony Cafe Woodstock, NY
06/02/2007 Laila Lounge Williamsburg, NY
06/06/2007 PIANOS NY, NY
06/09/2007 Dominie's Hoek Long Island City, NY
06/23/2007 THE LOFT Somerville, Mass
06/30/2007 St. James's Gate Publick House Maplewood,NJ
08/18/2007 Pianos NY, NY
08/25/2007 Dominie’s Hoek Long Island City, NY
son of the velvet rat with richard mcgraw live @ sidewalk cafe

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Member Since: 1/3/2006
Band Website: richardmcgraw.com
Band Members: Ben Sadock on harmonium and vocals; David Winograd on tuba; Rich Leissler on guitar; Richard Lee on Drums; Craig Roper on Bass; Matt Goeke on Cello; Tim Collins on Vibes; JR Evens on Tabla;
Influences: L. Cohen, B. Dylan, Jesus of Nazareth, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Earnest Becker, Elliot Smith, The late great Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, The Boss, Bonnie Prince Billy, Yusuf Islam, Krishna Das, Paris 1919 (John Cale), Van (the Man), Fabrizio De Andre, N.T. Wright, Ian Anderson, Jesus Christ Superstar, Give me Convienience or Give Me Death (Dead Kennedys), Jim Croce, Joeseph Campbell, A young Billy Joel, Jim Wakely, Neil Diamond, The Dead Milkmen, The Superstars of Country Music, Donovan, SCOTT 4 (Scott Walker), Ayn Rand, Horizons on the Hudson, Plato & Aristotle, Rev. Timothy Keller, Paul Simon, The Pixies, The Violent Femms, Ray Davies, Lets Start Today (Goirilla Biscutts), Pete Townsend: Tommy, Lennon, McCartney, Bowie, Uncle, Ruth Jeyaveeran
Sounds Like: Lennon during his primal screaming phase;
Record Label: Non-Utopian
Type of Label: None

My Blog

R. McGraw, Cat Power, Sufjan Stevns, Devendra Banhart, Bonnie Prince Billy, Joanna Newsome....

Bjork, Bright Eyes, Fionn Regan, Nick Drake, Tim Buckley, Syd Barrett,to be featured on a compilation CD"Between the LInes -Songs from the Blue Bird Diary"to be released 8.11.07by EMI Austria...
Posted by Richard McGraw on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:35:00 PST

"Natasha" on POPTANK compilation

Poptank releases it's 1st compilation "Mutual Appreciation Society". feat.: Audrey Ryan, Richard Mcgraw, Quitzow, Tired Speaker, Dorian Greyskull, You Can Be a Wesley! http://poptank.com/
Posted by Richard McGraw on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:01:00 PST

20 REVIEWS OF SONG AND VOID VOL. 1

REVIEW #1: Performing Songwriter Magazine LINK: http://www.performingsongwriter.com/pages/music/95.cfmThe mournful Butter Hill kicks off the latest release from Richard McGraw. With a voice thats part...
Posted by Richard McGraw on Wed, 09 May 2007 01:46:00 PST

ARTICLE -chronogram

the full aricle can be read @ http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2006/08/arts/music/"Nick Cave. Bob Dylan. Leonard Cohen. Tom Waits.... a man who is following in the footsteps of the greats in a massivel...
Posted by Richard McGraw on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:03:00 PST

Jezebel article

the link:http://www.jezebelmusic.com/weblog/pivot/entry.php?id=2 12..bodythe article:Completely unrestrained as if no one was watching, taekwondo students often let fly deeply guttural shouts. Such for...
Posted by Richard McGraw on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:10:00 PST

REVIEW www.hanx.net

http://www.hanx.net/recensies.htm..mcgraw Eros & Thanatos. The Life drive and the Death rift. En heel veel libido. In a more than masterful styling, New Yorker Richard McGraw succeeds in letting the O...
Posted by Richard McGraw on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:53:00 PST

REVIEW -God in the TV

Link:http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/content/content_detai l.php?id=522&type=AlbumsRichard McGraw..s Song and Void Vol. 1 creaks and meanders with the dark, faceless side of religion intoxicating the...
Posted by Richard McGraw on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 01:45:00 PST

REVIEW -delusions of adequcy

link: http://adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=7242Richard McGraw..s debut album, Song and Void Volume 1, is an interesting, nostalgic affair with precise and deliberate lyrics strengthened by rich mus...
Posted by Richard McGraw on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:50:00 PST

REVIEW mic.gr

review in greek:http://www.mic.gr/cds.asp?id=29444Id be the last one to recommend you a country / gospel album, but ..Song And Void.. is well worth an exception. To begin with, it..s not exactly count...
Posted by Richard McGraw on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:29:00 PST

REVIEW -Performing Songwriter Magazine

The mournful Butter Hill kicks off the latest release from Richard McGraw. With a voice thats part Lyle Lovett, part Tom Waits, McGraw tells us how Truth is a light that I could not handle / With my c...
Posted by Richard McGraw on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:17:00 PST