Dom -- Live at Home Grown Cafe on Sat., Mar. 8

About Me

The story of Dom's music:
A little bit of vagabond
A guy who once lived in four states during a span of two years, Dom somehow landed in southern New Jersey, where they can't seem to get rid of him.
Not surprisingly, his shows are filled with songs and stories that speak to the little bit of vagabond in all of us ...
... moving on & looking around
... why it's good to get lost & why it's good to find
... what we leave & what won't leave us
Those themes are steeped in the Folk tradition of characters and settings, producing a brew that tastes like Folk and Rock with the Blues passing through.
Dom's recorded music stays true to the same elements. Both the award-winning full-length album, Along the Way (2006), and the poignant EP, Remember Me: New, Original Folk Music for the American Soldier (2007), deliver a tangible sense of place, movement and personality. The sound is simple, organic and acoustic in nature. But what the music lacks in window dressing, it more than makes up for in lyrical depth and rhythmic hooks.
Dom's songs have been broadcast by commercial, college and public radio, sometimes alongside the tunes of major-label artists. His story has been told in publications both large (Philadelphia Inquirer) and local. He has performed on television and radio programs, at major music festivals, and in every venue from art galleries to loud bars, from intimate cafes to mid-sized regional clubs.
So whether you're listening live in a friendly venue or from the speakers of your favorite stereo, get into the music and get to know Dom!

Purchase music in person :
You can buy professionally engineered, factory-pressed CDs of Along the Way and Remember Me: New, Original Folk Music for the American Soldier at all shows.
Both titles are also sold at Bus Stop Music Cafe, 148 S. Broadway, Pitman, N.J.
Purchase music online :

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/2/2006
Band Website: domrocks.com
Band Members: The Hat and its subservient life support system

Influences: People you've probably heard of whose music might've made its way into mine:

* Bob Dylan
* Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
* John Mellencamp
* Tom Petty
* Bruce Springsteen
* Cat Stevens
* Stevie Ray Vaughan
* "Weird Al" Yankovic

And a couple of under-the-mainstream-radar guys:

TOM GILLAM
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visit his
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LEE MORGAN
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visit his
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profile!

Sounds Like: "He's got that balladeer Shawn Mullins thing to him, and a cool, gravely voice like Tom Waits."
--Mark Rogers, host of "Hometown Heroes" on WSTW 93.7 FM (Wilmington, Del.) CLICK TO VISIT THE SHOW'S MYSPACE PROFILE

"Every song that I've heard is some sort of story ... It's in some sort of character."
--Jim Santora, founder of Casa Bonita Productions and host of "The Rock House" on WCBP and "The Jim Santora Show" on BlogTalkRadio. CLICK TO VISIT CBP'S MYSPACE PROFILE

"A little Harry Chapin / Jim Croce sound."
--Tim Qualls, host of tri-state television program "The Tim Qualls Show"

"Dom, the bucket-hatted balladeer with the sandpaper voice."
-- Jim Six, Gloucester County Times columnist, Feb. 7, 2008

"Dom sounds like Barry McGuire wearing a funny hat."
--Hog Whitman, country music recording artist and pop-culture critic

"Of all the people I've met and heard online over the last 6 years, YOU are the largest enigma. Far and wide."
--CJ Denecia, indieNetunes executive

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Interactive Blog: MEET MY STALKERS!

(FEB. 4 UPDATES IN GREEN TYPEFACE) (FEB. 22 UPDATES IN YELLOW HIGHLIGHT, PLACED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG) Apparently, I'm a celebrity. I had no idea, until I discovered that I had stalkers here on My...
Posted by Dom -- Live at Home Grown Cafe on Sat., Mar. 8 on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:32:00 PST

UPDATE DEC. 12: Live music shows Ive attended! (reviews of original artists)

I'm not only a musician; I'm a music fan, too! I attend far more live music events than I perform, and I thought I'd collect some mini reviews in blog form here at MySpace. There are...
Posted by Dom -- Live at Home Grown Cafe on Sat., Mar. 8 on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:15:00 PST

I'm back hosting a weekly open mic! Join me Tuesdays at The Bus Stop!

Those of you who know me from 2003-04 know that I used to co-host the largest weekly coffeeshop open mic in South Jersey during that time, at the old Port City Java in Deptford. As of Tuesday, Sep. 19...
Posted by Dom -- Live at Home Grown Cafe on Sat., Mar. 8 on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:20:00 PST

POST-SCRIPT UPDATE ADDED 8/17: Recap of 2006 Midwest Music Summit!

Thanks to everyone who sent well-wishes beforehand and "how'd it go" queries afterward. I got back from the 2006 Midwest Music Summit on Saturday night and have been slowly formulating a recap of the ...
Posted by Dom -- Live at Home Grown Cafe on Sat., Mar. 8 on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:11:00 PST

Perhaps you've heard of it

I'm on this thing called "MySpace.com" now. Apparently, only a few people know about this website, but it's growing. I bet that soon, it'll have, like, hundreds of people on it. That...
Posted by Dom -- Live at Home Grown Cafe on Sat., Mar. 8 on Wed, 03 May 2006 05:15:00 PST