Don Everett Pearce - Singer/Songwriter
Style: Urban Americana
Instruments: Vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Where: Los Angeles (now), New York (then), San Diego (originally)
Gurus: Bob Dylan, Paul Westerberg, Jagger/Richards
Current Album: The Last Dive in Town (2009)
Label: unsigned
WHY “URBAN AMERICANA?”
“Urban” because I’m a city dweller and I write about where I am and what I know. The vibe here is not a heartland sort of thing. I fill the songs with taxis, streetlights, bars, strangers, skylines, bridges and other such metro-cinematic things. I'm big on lyrics and they tend to be descriptive.
“Americana” because I draw from folk, country, blues & rock traditions and the result is something personalized enough not be called straight folk, country or blues. (As for “rock”…well, what is “rock” anymore anyway?)
CURRENT RECORD: The Last Dive in Town
The Last Dive in Town. (2009) is my second full-length album. The full-band songs were recorded in a studio in Brooklyn, NY while the acoustic tracks were recorded mostly my apartment in Los Angeles.
Musicians: The core band consists of Steve Antonakos (electric guitar), Chris Benelli (drums), Tony Tino (bass) and Ryan Williams (piano/organ). Additional musicians are Craig Ferguson (dobro, pedal steel & mandolin), Whynot Jansveld (bass) Neil Thomas (piano) and Chris Tedesco (fiddle).
The Songs: About half the songs on The Last Dive in Town were written when I lived in New York and a couple more were written after I’d moved to California but was still in a New York state of mind. The themes revolve around nightlife, friendship, romance & loss…I guess. In the end it’s just cars & women & bars after all.
A BRIEF HISTORICAL BIO
I grew up in Encinitas, California. I started out playing loud post-punk suburban garage band stuff, but soon “went acoustic” in the San Diego coffeehouse scene of the 90s. Moved to New York and played a bunch of clubs, and put out my first full-length album, Brutish Little Ballet, in 2002.
Moved to Los Angeles in 2004. While here in LA I completed an acoustic EP, Hope & Anchor (2007), and the new full-length cd, The Last Dive in Town.
CDs available at cdbaby.com
downloads at itunes.com