David Vandervelde - Another Tastey Nashville Rocker

What is it with this town?

Last week it was Bobby Bare, Jr. This week, it's David Vandervelde. What a fantastic way to spend two Sundays in a row at Mercury Lounge.

The late great mogger Satisfied Mind, turned me on to this extremely talented vintagetastic singer/songwriter a while back.

And he had some pretty amazing T-Rex, Moody Blues vibes on that first record.

This one is a bit more Bread, Neil Young, as he explores that easy listening, breezey territory.

I am really digging on it.

Unfortunately, both times I've seen him, it's a power trio with him wailing on guitar. Now he is an incredible guitarist, and the shows are fantastic, but his records are filled with texturs and nuances that are simply lost by this live presentation. Somebody pay this man to take more musicians with him on the road! I did my part by buying both records on vinyl for 20 beans total. With a free mp3 download of the new record, that's a deal and a half.

Here's a vid from his first record as well. Marc Bolan, eat your heart out.

Nice contrast with the new sound.

Enjoy.