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
Hi friends.
Thanks to all who came out to Eddie's Attic on Friday for the Atlanta Universal You release party. With your help, we packed out two shows (officially selling out the late show) and pulled off a wildly successful event.
Thanks ...Read More
UNIVERSAL YOU
By Hal Horowitz
Although Atlanta-bred singer-songwriter Nathan Beaver has relocated to Nashville, it’s clear he still has Georgia on his mind. Five years in the making, this album was written, recorded and mixed locally.
Any project that takes half a decade ...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)
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Hi friends.
Just a quick note to let you know about a few upcoming Alabama show dates (for full show schedule, including Nashville and Atlanta Universal You CD release shows, go HERE):
August 26, 2010
The Upstairs Bar (part of Mellow Mushroom)
Tuscaloosa, AL
10pm
$5 ...Read More
Go HERE and scroll down... way down.
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Red Eye Gravy Records Officially Launched
at May 28 Event Featuring
First Artist on Label
Nathan Beaver Introduces Record Label, Universal You
to Atlanta Community with Two Live Performances
June 2, 2010 (Decatur) — Decatur-based Lenz Music, a division of ...Read More
To those of you who have already purchased Universal You as part of our online pre-sales event (running through April 26):
The CDs are in the mail and should deliver in two to three days.
I think you're gonna like what you ...Read More
Okay, here's the deal.
Universal You has an official media release date of June 1, but that doesn't mean you'll have to wait two more months to get your hands on it! We'd like to give those of you who are ...Read More
I'm happy to announce that I'll be performing live as part of "It's Friday" on WUGA (The Classic 91.7 and 97.9 FM -- Athens, Georgia's NPR affiliate) on June 4. I'll have the pleasure of sharing the booth stage with ...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
Here's a clip from what I think is the strongest song on the record and what was originally set to be its title track:
Piecing Together the World
That's Jay Rodgers (of Full Moon Studio in Watkinsville, GA) on the bass, Derek ...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
Here's a clip from what may be my favorite track on the record:
Elizabeth
That's Will on bass and piano, Phil Mayer on the drums, yours truly on guitar and vocals, Tim Anderson on the cello, and a young lady I've never ...Read More
Okay, here's a clip from "Standby" (remember, this is unmixed/unmastered and as such is yet to be finalized):
Standby Blog Edit
Thanks for listening! There's more where that came from, so please stay tuned.
-Nate
For yesterday's "Mason Jar" excerpt, click here. Read More