Artist description Sort of like Doc Watson if Doc traded half his guitar playing ability for half a sighted person's vision and played in a Husker Du cover band in college.

Music Style Country and folk influenced pop

Musical Influences Townes Van Zandt, Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Hank Williams, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, the Kinks, Steve Earle, Television, Neil Young, Matthew Sweet, Mississippi John Hurt, the Replacements

Similar Artists Rodin, Brancusi, Joseph Cornell, the guy who did those cave paintings in France

Artist History Long before Uncle Tupelo started filtering Hank Williams through Husker Du, Mark played guitar in a roots-rock/garage band called the Sapphires. Since that band broke up in Austin after playing its final show in front of Doug Sahm and three drunk UT coeds at the Continental Club, Mark has been looking for just the right band for his raw guitar pop and quiet country ballads. What a moron. Now he's doing it all on his own with a new record called "Crooked Pictures".

Group Members On "Crooked Pictures" Mark's voice and guitar are accompanied by Steve Ross and Peter Davis of J-200 on bass and drums, Eddie Torrez of Milhous on keyboards and Gus Friedlander of Whiskey Hollow on mandolin.

Albums "Crooked Pictures" avaiable NOW

Press Reviews One of these days Mark's going to run into someone who doesn't know he's joking. Then he's really going to get his *ss kicked. --Jack Rohan

Location Chicago, IL - USA

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