Music Style Alternative Acoustic

Musical Influences Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones, Walt Whitman, Pixies, Ray Charles, Randy Newman, PJ Harvey, Helmet, They Might Be Giants, Sly Stone, Geto Boys

Similar Artists Paul Simon, Violent Femmes, Mark Curry, Elliott Smith, Leonard Cohen, Suzanne Vega, Old 97s, Ben Harper

Artist History happy mookie's evil twin...go to mp3.com/happymookie for more "Acoustic Alternative music from a Silverlake, California artist. With a delivery wearing strong hints of Dylan, guitar work often reminiscent of Suzanne Vega, and a voice that can be Anthony Kiedis or Matthew Sweet, Michael Denvir delivers a group of exceptionally well-focussed, not-for-the-timid songs that are often frank to the point of making rap seem circumspect. Guitar heroics being nowhere to be found, these songs rely almost entirely on the strength of their lyrics. Thankfully there is strength a-plenty there. They seem very personal and aren't even remotely shy about things sexual, so I doubt that any of this stuff is likely to make it on the radio, which is a real pity since I think everyone should, at the very least, hear the remarkable "America" once. A bold, at times perversely funny, but nonetheless loving metaphorical portrait of America that is unflinching, artistically pure and wholly unpretentious. A song that points out that our flaws, after all, are as much a part of who we are as our features. If I get any common theme from Denvir's work, it's that life is in the details, and (frankly) so is the beauty of his songs.” -Demorama.com"Michael Denvir hits your G-spot with simple G-major sevenths, writes his songs with Dali on one shoulder and Walt Whitman on the other, and scotches any notion that loud rock &roll is the only way to make headway musically. Listen to his Dylanesque waltz, "America," and tell me he cares about sugar-coating our country's deceit, or his opus "NYC" in which, through the bane of street life and addiction, he melodically introduces one to the gutter. Hold his raw "Angel" up to the light and notice that word "fuck" can be used in a literary sense, without a trail of distortion and a Texas longhorn salute! Nope... no interests in commercial gain here. Denvir's latest CD MDD.2 (Happy Mookie Records) is a fascinating portrait of what it's like to be a lion in sheepskin." - LAWeekly"Denvir kicks ragged folk tales of the grimy life in New York City, where he apparently shot up in full view of the Delancey Street police precinct, got it on with Gotham hotties, (see the anthemic "Fucking Angel") and soaked up the rough-and-ready aesthetic of the city's boho anti-folk scene. A little like Dylan, a little like Roger Manning, and a lot like that next to you at the old-man bar with the compelling stories, Denvir makes a solid troubadour of late-century lowlife." -Willamette Weekly "The highlight of NXNW occurred as Michael Denvir coolly closed out the cries of surrounding commerce and technology with and acoustic guitar and a strong heart... I felt compelled and drawn in. Denvir is a poet/patriot who lungs a Bob Dylanesque voice with rough-around-the-edges verse. He will gain exposure and be revered as a great singer/songwriter in the near future." - No Cover Magazine "Michael Denvir is the best acoustic performer that I've heard...[as] song-quality cannot be fudged or disguised in an acoustic setting, this set proved beyond a doubt that Michael Denvir writes songs of the highest caliber." Rock City News"Well schooled in Walt Whitman and playing for a rush-hour crowd, Denvir is very much a musical alchemist, who with guitar in hand can turn the harsh realities of life and love into beautifully striking, tuneful poetry." -LAWeekly

Instruments Acoustic Guitar, Djembe, Suitcase, Bass, Kazoo

Albums 8 Sketches, mdd.2 home demos and flying machine

Location Silverlake, CA - USA

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