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.
Justin Townes Earle
Midnight at the Movies
SMALL TOWN SON
Burning Good Rubber
BEN AND BRUNO
My Mother's Hand
The Brothers Comatose
City Painted Gold
CAHALEN MORRISON & ELI WEST
THE HOLY COMING OF THE STORM
DARDEN SMITH
Marathon
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