Artist description Nicholas writes, plays, and sings green-eyed soul music. "The world is made by the singer for the dreamer." - Oscar Wilde.

Music Style Soulful Pop.

Musical Influences The Who, U2, Mozart, Peter Gabriel, Van Morrison.

Similar Artists Pete Townshend, Paul Weller.

Artist History Nicholas Markos has performed as a solo opening act for numerous artists, including Bob Dylan, Melissa Etheridge, the Violent Femmes, The The, and Todd Rundgren.

Group Members You never know who's in the band, but some of the folks on these recordings are Chris Markos, Todd Sucherman, Marcos Sueiro, George Kalantzis, Mark Schwarz, Matthew Payne, Howie Kantoff, Kathy Jo Warden, Melinda Banks, and Tutti Coleman.

Albums Holiday Pop (2001). The Usual Tactics (2000). Pinata Mondatta (1998). Whatever (1993). Live at the Vic (1991).

Press Reviews " . . . almost bewilderingly eclectic . . . . one of Chicago's most promising performers."" - Chicago Tribune. "The Citizen Kane of acoustic-based pop." - BA. "I laughed, I cried, I became a Buddhist, I had an irreversible vasectomy." - New Musical Express.

Location Chicago, IL - USA

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