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.
JEN SYGIT
Leaving Marshall St.
TOM MORELLO, THE NIGHTWATCHMAN
The Fabled City
Lyal Strickland
Balanced on Barbed Wire
HUGH BLUMENFELD
DAD
LAURA LOVE & ORVILLE JOHNSON
The Sweeter the Juice
CAITLIN ROSE
Own Side Now
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