Artist description Curt Porter is absolutely shining with his new folk-rock album that is deeply steeped in the blues. While never staying too long in any particular genre or style, he somehow manages to make catchy and identifiable music that is sure to be the next biggest addiction. But you can't conquer this addiction, instead you'll have to embrace it like so many in the underground are doing. Boast a passport filled with stamps from Japan, Italy, Britain, The Netherlands, Thailand, and South Korea, he's well-rounded in the different cultures of our globe. Currently he's busy conquering the karoake scene and teaching "Engrish" in South Korea. His debut album "Blues For Beginners" is guaranteed to be a favorite play by anyone willing to listen.

Music Style folk, lo-fi, indie, punk, emo, acoustic

Musical Influences Bob Dylan, Radiohead, funny emo kids

Group Members Curt Porter Jimmy Porter - guest banjo player J-Sin Shawn - guest Mario player

Instruments Guitar, bass, drums, typewriter, banjo, harmonica, Mario

Albums Blues For Beginners

Press Reviews Curt Porter has traveled the globe seeking to instill a new sense of Americana in every nation he visits. His latest trip has him in South Korea where he is teaching Engrish to the natives and is slowly but surely conquering the karaoke scene. His debut CD, “Blues for Beginners” is more than a DIY folk-rock album, it is THE DIY folk-rock album of the year. “Videogames”, in which Curt compares our day-to-day life as if it is a videogame, is a standout with its sampled videogame sounds (isn`t that Mario?) and its synth sound with oddly sounds reminiscent of the first Zelda. But while it isn`t all games, there is plenty of fun to be had with bouncy numbers like “Hiroshima Blues (For a Japanese Girl)” and “Little Renaissance”. Then you have the intriguing opening number “Rags” where Curt types out the lyrics on a typewriter instead of the customary vocals. And it`s that kind of innovation that separates this album from the rest. “One More for the Road” is a flashback to the old style of folk-rock that made classics out of Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan. Curt indeed teaches the blues to us beginners out there and he offers something for the so-called experts too. Songs like “Circle Blues” and “New York City Lullaby” showcase his lyrical mastery as well as his fundamental belief that you never have to be stuck in a niche or clich� in music. Simply an amazing album that could do whatever it is destined to do, whether that is radioplay domination, see “Dreamy Day” among others, or God-like underground status, see “Country Porches” and the rest of the album. This is a must-have for 2003 period. - Smother.Net

Location Manassas, VA - USA

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