2004-07-19
27-year-old Georgia native and Harvard grad David Berkeley recently got a boost from ASCAP, the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, when they awarded him the Johnny Mercer award for up-and-coming songwriters. The award caps the steady progress that has come with the release of his second independent disc, After the Wrecking Ships.Berkeley’s an earnest storyteller, leaning toward the vocal style of James Taylor, Harry Chapin and Cat Stevens. Check him out.
DRY THE RIVER
Weights and Measures [EP]
GREAT LAKES SWIMMERS
Great Lakes Swimmers
HACKENSAW BOYS
Look Out
BOOKA AND THE FLAMING GECKOS
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink
ABIGAIL WASHBURN
City of Refuge
Kenny George Band
Borrowed Trouble
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