Joe Carey

In a nutshell, I'm a singer-songwriter guitarist in the genre of "soulful roots rock." I currently live in the Mac-Groveland area of St. Paul, MN with my wife Jenny and our daughter Sophia.Aside from various garages, backyard barbecues, talent shows, friends' parents' basements, extended family gatherings, etc., I've been "playing out" since I was 19 which is a very very long time ago....like back in the early 1800's. Since then I've played in a variety of bands ranging from "variety" bands, to acoustic rock, to classic rock, to 80's rock, to alternative rock...some of which were all covers, some all originals, and some a mixture of covers and originals. My most recent failures include Loft, The Porn Thieves, The Careys, Minnesota Gold (or Gould if you're Canadian), and with singer-songwriter heart throb Nick Hensley in Minnesota's own rogue acoustic duo Love Songs For Angry Men.In June of 2003, I released a solo album Wondervibe and I'm now finally getting ready to record a follow-up which I will support with solo shows and some full band gigs once I get my shit together. Hopefully it will be ready for release in spring of 2008. Some people have told me that my songs sound kinda like John Mayer...which sucks because I really don't like him. Not to say that he can't play...indeed he CAN. It's just that his songs...ah nevermind! No offense John. Anyway, some other recordings on which I can be heard include Loft "Pavement", Jim Carey "Juliet Ave.", and Love Songs For Angry Men's Live Discs I thru IV.Through meeting many many musician's over the years I've developed sort of a self-deprecating sense of humor as I've found that there are already plenty of folks in the biz who take themselves WAY too seriously.So drop me a line and if you're so inclined...check out my official website at www.joecareymusic.com.