Artist description Left of center and left brain government workers who emerge from their cubicles not as Supermen but as artists creating music that comes from the heart and reflects life's range of emotions, in all its complexities. And that seems super enough for us. We hope you enjoy it.

Music Style one part roots/folk, one part new wave, one part rock

Musical Influences Mellencamp/Jackson Browne/Cars/TomVerlaine/Lou Reed/ LutherAllison

Similar Artists Recent John Mellencamp instrumentation, Lou Reed vocal, Bare Naked Ladies attitude

Artist History Hardy Gold, songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and harmonica player, had a 1987 song, "Nothing 'Bout Being Free," that made 60 college station playlists. The song took dead aim at Pres. Reagan's brain-dead braintrust's Iran-Contra crimes, and included excerpts from the congressional hearings. Since then, Hardy has gone underground, crafting music, and in his free time, prosecuting white collar crime for the California Attorney General's office. He plays coffee houses in the San Diego area when encouraged to do so. The 2000 CD, "Goldrush," represents his best recordings to date, accompanied by friends whose day gigs are similar to Hardy's (including one federal agent (Adrian Bubb), a prosecutor of elder abuse (Brian Frankel), a Superior Court Judge (Carol Lam), and full-time musician, Nico Gutierrez.

Group Members Hardy Gold: Songwriting, co-producer, vocals, guitars, dobro, harmonica; Adrian Bubb: violin; Brian Frankel: keyboards and co-producer; Nico Gutierrez: engineering, co-producer, percussion and drums; Carol Lam: flute; with Stan Nelson on bass.

Instruments vocals, guitars, violin, drums, percussion, bass, keyboards, flute

Albums Goldrush

Location San Diego, California - USA

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