Artist description aggressive, emotional - acoustic based rock

Music Style acoustic based rock

Musical Influences elvis costello, hayden, radiohead, neil young, bill janovitz, bob mould, etc..

Similar Artists hayden, dashboard confessional, neutral milk hotel, bright eyes, buffalo tom, husker du/bob mould, etc..

Artist History based in austin texas. has toured nationally both as a solo performer and with backing band. has two releases : 1999's self released "distance for departure", and 2001's In Music We Trust (portland, oregon) release "as if to lay to rest". featured on the NW compilation CD "eighteen" on Squish Me Down Records - benefiting the RAINN foundation.A new record titled "given", will be released in the late fall(2003)early spring (2004)

Group Members chris mcfarland

Instruments guitar, bass, drums, organ, vocal, mandolin

Albums distance for departure (1999), as if to lay to rest (2001), given (2003)

Press Reviews www.chrismcfarland.com,www.adequacy.net, www.cdbaby.com. www.inmusicwetrust.com, www.rainermaria.com - for links and press releases

Additional Info ASCAP member

Location Austin, TX - USA

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