I guess after my Lightning 100FM radio play a few weeks ago, the station added me to it's "local music" web page. Check it out HERE (scroll down to the bottom). Thanks, Lightning 100! Feels good to be in such company... And ...Read More
CD Review: Nathan Beaver -- Universal You; Playing Smith's Olde Bar's Atlanta Room, September 18 By Scott Roberts You have to admire Nathan Beaver’s tenacity. The Atlanta-bred singer/songwriter (now living in Nashville) began recording the follow-up to his 2004 debut CD in ...Read More
FYI, "Clever" is this week's Paste Magazine VIP Exclusive Digital Download. From Kevin Keller: "If there is one word to describe Nathan Beaver, it is 'charming.' While the descriptor certainly fits for the impossibly polite Southern songwriter, it is even more fitting ...Read More
I finally nailed down the setlist for tomorrow night's Nashville Universal You CD release show at the Darkroom (1200 Villa Place, Suite 300): bethany church road night after endless night for change's sake piecing together the world shame on me heavy hearts (acoustic) ...Read More
Observation: When most people drink through a straw they do so with their eyebrows raised. Two funny things: 1) Girl: "Charles Dickens is HILARIOUS." 2) Me (on the phone with Jessica): I was on the radio today! Jessica: So was I.* -Nate *This is funny because Jessica's ...Read More
Holy crap, I was on the radio tonight. Jess heard "Clever" tonight on Lightning 100 while driving home from work. When it was over, Jess tells me, the DJ even talked a bit about my upcoming Nashville release show. AND, according to ...Read More
Nobody gets anywhere without a little help along the way. Thankfully, my good friends (and former employers) at Lenz, Inc., in Decatur, Georgia, have decided to help ME. I've partnered with the Red Eye Gravy record label-- Lenz's foray into the ...Read More
After much deliberation and over analyzation, we have our album order! The track list will go as follows: 1. Piecing Together the World 2. Clever 3. Standby 4. Mason Jar 5. Elizabeth 6. Someone Else 7. Your Next Move 8. Corner 9. Sunday Morning 10. Shame On Me 11. Heavy Hearts 12. ...Read More
And yes, thats 2/21 of THIS year. For the last two weeks, Will has been neglecting his duties as a husband and father of two (only one wife) in order to churn out mixes of Standby, Piecing Together the World, Clever, ...Read More
Here's a clip from "Clever," a song not on our original docket but one we just HAD to track: Clever This track features Will on bass, Kevin Leahy on drums, Clay Cook on electric guitar, Jill McCallister on backing vocals, yours truly ...Read More
Only a-holes quote their own songs, I know... I’m on a plane to Nashville to help Jessica celebrate her 30th birthday, which happens to be tomorrow, which happens to be the same day as the Smith’s show I’ve been hammering you ...Read More
Last Tuesday, I told you that only backing vocals remain. I'm a liar. I forgot that we've yet to bring in Matthew Kahler (percussion) and Ryan Rockitt (lead guitar and vocals) for "Ask Anyone." Still though, considering that the two backing vocals I ...Read More
This is Clay Cook, the most bitchinest guitarist I know: We were extraordinarily lucky to secure Clay for a night. It's not every day you get to witness guitar playing like that, not to mention have it featured on your record. He ...Read More
1:35 p.m. Man, the Chick-Fil-A cows are gonna be pissed when they find out where milkshakes come from. 1:56 p.m. I'm sitting at Mark Van Allen's studio, where Will and I have come to capture a bit of MVA's pedal steel magic on ...Read More
If my vocals can manage to stay out of the way, we may be on to something with "Clever." More to come later... Tomorrow, we knock out another vocal before crashing Mark Van Allen's party. Good night. -Nate Read More