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.
BOCA CHICA
Transform Into Beasts
JEREMIAH LOCKWOOD
American Primitive
THE CURRYS
Follow
ROSE POLENZANI WITH SESSION AMERICANA
When the River Meets the Sea
SHOOTER JENNINGS
THE OTHER LIFE
James McMurtry
Childish Things
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