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About Me

Chicago born Lawrence Richard Danielson aka Larry Ravenswood is a singer/songwriter who plays an acoustic guitar on stage. One might view this as "typical"..many artists do that. However, Larry takes more of a Euro influenced approach. He cites Bowie,Coldplay,U2, David Gray, John Mayer and Dido as among his favorites of inspiration & influence. One may view this as "forgetting about his American roots". Not so..in fact, Larry is a big fan of Dylan and other American singer/songwriters past and present, although he does not claim to be an artist of the "Americana genre" per se. Larry does prefer performing a cover of "Tuesday Afternoon" over "On The Road Again"..prefers Coldplay over Dave Matthews.. though acknowledging Matthews as a great singer/songwriter..On his latest project "Million Miles from Zen" Larry offers two facets: one release contains 11 songs combining acoustic guitar with various keyboard and beat sounds, and then mixing it all with lush melodies, vibrant vocals and songwriting; the other release offers the same 11 songs only in a stripped down acoustic version of which is prevelant in acoustic cafes and coffeehouse situations. Larry's favorite songs from "Million Miles from Zen" include the title track, "Beautiful Sunday" and "Rage Within". His music has been described by others as "loving,moody,trippy and romantic as he draws on many personal experiences in his songwriting. He has performed in many cities throughout the USA w/ his lush background music or simply a stripped down acoustic set... Venues include State Fairs,clubs,coffeehouses, parks and hotels. The indestructable music veteran has endeared many ups and downs, trends and non trends, but has always survived any or no fallout the music biz has or has not to offer... he insists in staying within his own uniqueness. "I refuse to sound like another artist". Larry is also an active volunteer in helping other artists(radio dj,booking,networking,and just plain 'ol spreading the word!). He is also available as a bassist (mainly interested in established touring acts for the right situation). Larry is currently based out of Minneapolis.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/24/2006
Band Website: larryravenswood.com
Band Members: Larry Ravenswood (solo)... band is currently Larry, an acoustic guitar and prerecorded background tracks..cheaper and less worrysome that way.
Influences: Larry sites U2,Coldplay,Bowie,Bjork,Dave Matthews,PJ Harvey, and Dido as one of many influences.
Sounds Like: Larry Ravenswood
Type of Label: None

My Blog

April blog:cd done! "Im Not Wilco,my name is Larry"! la,la,la

Hey there gang and a happy spring to yas! keeping things short here..I've enjoyed my recent gigs in Des Moines,Milwaukee and Chicago.It's interesting traveling at $3.45 a gallon, but that's what write...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:39:00 PST

March blog: Happy Easter,CD done!,etc.etc.

Hey there and Happy Easter to all associated w/ it! Very briefly (I always say that), my full length cd of "Million Miles from Zen" is finally done, well, I had to send it back for a quick correction ...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:01:00 PST

Feb. Blog: updates, Crazed fans/friends

Hey ya'll! We are now toward the end of February..I'm tired of winter..want to get to spring so I can enjoy more outdoor activities(like running for example; hard to run outdoors on the ice). This is ...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:39:00 PST

Jan. blog:short,ascap,Love In October,RIP John Stewart

This is my third attempt of posting my blog without getting it deleted.Next time I'll make sure I don't go off line before I attempt to post..things can get deleted that way! In short, I have several ...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:17:00 PST

Dec. blog:Tis the season, thanx for reading, on to 08

Hey der gang! May I wish each and every one of you an enchanted and great holiday season. Not much in the way of shows at this point, I'm keeping that minimumly for now, but have a lot of prospects fo...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:54:00 PST

Nov. blog:cd soon,myspace counts,Future Lisa

Hi once again! First let me wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, and please take a minute and give thanks to the people in your lives; family,friends,neighbors..and to cherish ...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:20:00 PST

Oct.blog:create audience,Im no folkie,Beware the Military Industrial Talent Buyer Complex

Hey again out there! How are you all doing this Octember..yes, I spelled it OCTEMBER..so funny of me huh? Hope you are all well! A few things of mention..I'll have my cd completed soon(full length tha...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:28:00 PST

Sept. Blog:happenings,Sonicbids,other things(short)

Hey there and happy Fall to everyone! here's a brief lowdown: MN State Fair was fun as usual..I love playing for a wide range of people!also..just got back from Chicago..I performed at a cybercaf...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:24:00 PST

sub-blog..

I usually put out a "monthly blog", but this is an unannounced blog of sorts.. I tried to tag it to my myspace shows list from June of '06, but myspace doesn't allow to list something on a shows ...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:51:00 PST

Aug. blog: out-of-towners,cd-a-coming,A-Political

...>..>..>..> ..> I welcome you all to my August blog, and I can't say enough to you: "Thank you for reading"!..or do the quotes go after the exclaimation point?.Oh well..no matter..In...
Posted by Larry Ravenswood on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:55:00 PST