Phil Collins
Bruce Springsteen
Matthew Good
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Glen Phillips
The Red House Painters
Mark Kozelek
Billy Joel
Ray Lamontagne
80's rock/slow jams
Michael Jackson
Ryan Adams
Catherine Wheel
Sunny Day Real Estate
Jon Scanlon
The Afghan Whigs
Lionel Richie
Guster
Jeff Buckley
Ani Difranco
The Brightwings
Genesis
Sting
James Taylor
Patty Griffin
Peter Gabriel
Hum
Hayden
Tori Amos
The Damnwells
Tom McRae
Sarah McLachlan
...plus a shitload of others...
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The "In The Studio" Series for the new Chad Perrone record "Wake" due out end of May... Directed by Dennis Carroll
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Boston shivered during its annual December freeze, but the patrons within the at-capacity Paradise Lounge held cold glasses and bottles to their flushed faces. Chad Perrone looked over the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd with a smile and leaned into the microphone.
"This has been a hell of a year," the hometown singer-songwriter sang, eliciting cheers of approval from the audience. "I couldn't be happier."
2006 was a turning point for Perrone -- a transition from a long-familiar New England player to a boldfaced name in critical and audience circles. His debut solo effort, "Used To Dream," was awarded with three 2006 Boston Music Award nominations, including "Outstanding Male Singer/Songwriter" and a "Best Unsigned Band/Artist of 2006" nomination from AlternativeAddiction.com; crowds flocked to shows throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West to see an artist heralded for an unabashedly candid, poignant approach to setting his life to music.
That style -- a melodic recreation of moments and emotions -- is what fuels Perrone as an artist and performer, he says.
"Writing a song is all the best parts of music," Perrone says. "You catch onto something and it's new, it's fresh, it's exciting. And when you're able to piece a song together, play it from start to finish for the first time, it's amazing. I want to run out and grab someone, get them to listen."
A collection of 13 songs came together in a recording studio to form "Used To Dream," released in May. A collaboration with musician Steve Belleville, musician/producer Dennis Carroll (6Media AV) and the 10 local guest artists, "Used to Dream" was cultivated in what Perrone calls an organic recording process.
Perrone searched more for the perfect feeling of a song than the perfect take, an approach that captured the emotion and intention imagined when he first set the words to paper. It allowed the introduction of new musical elements in his music -- mandolin, banjo and slide guitar -- to create a soundscape of different styles, all retaining Perrone's signature sound.
Armed with a devoted fanbase and continued critical acclaim, Perrone is continuing the performance-by-performance approach to musicianship; first-time fans are taking in the sound next to those who have been there since Perrone's first concert in March 1998.
Perrone describes the response as "an amazing, wonderful thing" for someone who, as a young boy, was often found belting out songs to imaginary crowds in his living room.
"That's the thing that amazes me," he says. "Back then, that was such a dream of mine. And there are time it's just such a surreal experience, I almost think I'm going to realize I'm still dreaming."
this will probably feul some of the old rumors but i'm going to say it anyway. do you find it ironical that if you go to alternativeaddiction. com right there on the front page is a story about the new CD. right below that is a link for people seeking sumbstance abuse.
Hooollllly Cwwapp that's a hot picture. Let's plan a rendevous early on your Boston release weekend. We'll do shots off one of your new cd cases. I think I could fashion a sort of funnel or chute with a few of them given a few minutes.
Chad Perrone my boy. Hows everything going? Congrats on getting the CD up and ready I cant wait to check it out. I am definitely coming to some shows over the summer. But get back at me man. Its been a while.
yo chad. congrats ont he new tunes man. soundin' great. let us know about the paradise, if you need a little "crowd warmer upper". (if you know what i mean) would love to play with y'all again soon. take care man. D
and i blame you for my headaches i blame you for my dehydration and my passing out at 8:30
well my head it hurts from drinking to much celebrating of some holiday that should only mean something to people from Mexico and i'll curse you name forever more one foot on my head or so it feels
i blame you for my headaches i blame you for burnt oatmeal i blame you for my drymouth and eventual hangover....
it was such a good idea. how did it become so bad?
Hey Chad, Loving the new look and the design on your name. I love how they incorporated the Humming bird into it. I can't wait for the new album it is going to be awesome!
