John Statz
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Home Town: Madison, WI
Genre: Folk
Posted By: statzie02
Joined On: December 5, 2004
Page Views: 27,143
Song Plays: 3,857
Current Rank: 315
Highest Rank: 31
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Albums
Dusk Came Slow, Our Love Was Made For Canada
Similar Artists
Ryan Adams, Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen
Group Members
John Statz
Instruments
acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, lap-steel guitar, acoustic bass, electric guitar
Musical Style
folk, alt. country, indie, acoustic
Influences
Jeffrey Foucault, Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine, Gillian Welch, Leonard Cohen, Sufjan Stevens, Townes Van Zandt |
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Brief Description
John Statz is a singer/songwriter in the most traditional sense, having more in common with Bob Dylan than with John Mayer; each song is a wordy vignette, populated by a rush of characters, emotions and memories.
History/Biography
Given a guitar by his grandmother when he was 15 years old, John quickly put his background in music from playing the piano and trombone to good use. After playing in a few different bands, John began to delve into songwriting at the age of 19. Now 23, he has already played all over Wisconsin, as well as in 17 other states and the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
A well-known performer in his home town of Madison, WI (John recently won a MAMA award for "Folk/Americana Album of the Year" for his first album, Dusk Came Slow), he is now touring the greater United States. Along the way he has played cities from Kansas City to New York City, Cleveland to Austin, TX, and was even invited to the 2007 Wakarusa Festival in Lawrence, KS. In July of 2007, John released his 2nd album in just two years, entitled Our Love Was Made For Canada, and is currently performing the brand new songs at acoustic venues... everywhere.
"Our Love Was Made For Canada" The Onion Review
"Madison songwriter John Statz's patient grasp of acoustic folk should soon put him alongside state favorites like Jeffrey Foucault"
The Onion
June 28, 2007 | Volume 43 Issue 26
theonion.com
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