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.
CHRISTINE LAVIN
Happydance of the Xenophobe
TOM MORELLO, THE NIGHTWATCHMAN
The Fabled City
BOOKA AND THE FLAMING GECKOS
Baghdad Texas
THE GOTHIC ARCHIES
The Tragic Treasury
TEDDY THOMPSON
Upfront & Down Low
The Mountain Goats
Get Lonely
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