After a four month tour to support his new record “Songs From the Kitchen Sink” Wagner has made Austin, Texas, his home. He has performed at six universities, two television shows, countless radio shows, the Kerrville Folk Festival, and was a featured artist at the Texas Story Telling Festival, The Deep Ellum arts and Music Festival, and The Fort Worth Arts Festival. He has been featured on NPR’s Texas Eclectic radio show along with a spot on Texas Radio One. He was labeled as Number 1 best bet by both the Austin American Statesman and The Dallas Morning news. Wagner's Music has been covered by over eighteen different artists and two of his songs were featured in the film “The Porch”. The Dallas Morning News referred to Wagner as “A North Texas Songwriting Staple”. His songs consist of his highway travels, broken hearts, and the strangers he has met along his journeys. He mainly performs as a solo artist but is often backed up with his band, the Kitchen Sink Poets. He was born in West Virgina, raised in Albuquerque, NM., but spent the last fifteen years of his life in Texas. Wagner has recorded two Albums on Insect Records with Polyphonic Spree member and string arranger, Rick G. Nelson. He is currently working on a third which will feature a couple songs from other Insect Recording artists. Wagner has been compared to Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Ryan Adams and Townes Van Zandt. He was a regional finalist in the New Folk Songwriting Competition, and, while still in College, won the Texas Colligate Songwriter Award.
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Hey, I was gonna see if you wanted to come to Jourden's first birthday party (by the pool/bbq). It'll be before Sarah's thing on the 9th of August. stop on by and tell Dr Sarah and co.
Dude, that's really inspiring. I imagine that being some badass scribbled cafe poem put to song. There's a great rendition of N.Young doing Old Man from Massey Hall on You Tube. Check it out.
Johann - last night went VERY well! You filled the place and everyone enjoyed each and every song. It's really nice when people come and stay for the whole night, too, and when other musicians come to hear you as well - that's a wonderful compliment and I love to see that!
This was actually the first time I got to sit and hear you play the whole evening - what a real treat! Man, I hadn't realized just how MANY great songs you have written! SO glad you are going to release a new album soon so I can hear the new ones again.
Looking forward to your CD release party gig at The Little Aussie on FRI, August 15th!
See you there!
JoLynn
P.S. I cannot believe that I asked your parents to head for the Tip jar with a cover charge - we had a laugh about that, once I figured out who they were! It was lovely to meet them and Lance. I'd be interested in seeing those videos he took. Any YouTube plans for that?
hey needlegrass u have ur own photo album on my page w a bunch of pics from ur shows n goin away party... check em out. wish u the best! keep n touch! peace
