donkey boy usa
gregor | May 11th, 2009 - 1:59 pm
speaking from experience and i can only assume this is true no matter your zip, area or postal code, but no matter where you lay your head you are bound to hear of a local musician that is a bit reclusive with their works. i can name at least two guys i know from chicago that wrote and recorded some amazing songs, but never could be convinced to share them with anyone outside of a select few. god damn shame i always thought, and i tried my damnedest to try and coax, at least one of them, to bring his songs out into the public, but my pleas fell on deaf ears.
there’s a chap named dave decastris aka donkey boy usa that resides just northwest of chicagoland in the lovely city of rockford that seems to seems to have been suffering from the same kind of inner struggle as my friend, or maybe he’s just lazy. he’s amassed a shoebox collection of 400+ songs, most of which i dont believe have been put to tape. he’s been slowly working on the album & the anthony graigs for the better part of 13 years. he did some recording at an actual studio, but that studio fuse recordings in rockford shut down in 08. supposedly he is & the anthony graigs is going to be released in 2012. in the meantime, what we have here is a rough mix preview of said record. if you are a fan of lou barlow’s sentridoh, pollard, westerberg, silver jews, east river pipe and bands/artists of the like you should enjoy this. its far from perfect but lyrically he’s pretty funny and the music itself is pretty solid.
& the anthony graigs 17 track preview
here’s a few off said preview….
cosmic trucks
creed rocks baby
ima fool
new madrid
Dave’s got a great sound. The nice thing about listening to him is it’s no bullshit. You can’t double track greatness. When you hear it, it’s right there, in it’s shiny new wrapper waiting to be found. He’s a rare breed, and I am proud to say I have listened to his sound continue to grow over the years. Just bring a bottle and an ear and he’ll provided the heartbreak.
Sheer brilliance. His music is honesty and from the heart. Dave is one of the most brilliant singer-songwriters of the modern era. His sound will never be duplicated. CREEDROCKSBABY!
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