on Subcutaneous Homesick Bruise, Kris Jozajtis (Folk Devils) — LIFE ELSEWHERE vol 204
Gabriel Saron, mandolinist (J.B. Barton + Co)
on Purgatory CA, review
performs as:
TJ Manuelalso known as:
Trace Manueloperates from:
Nevada City, CAhometown:
Redding, CAhometown also known as:
Scarlet Town, District 12, Calabamaday jobs (past):
avocado salesman, pixel pusher, visual artist, ag nonprofit spreadsheeter, yoga teacher, researcher, creative educatorday jobs (present):
designer + researcher in healthcare, student in therapy school, photographer and coachy type# of graduate degrees:
two (and one in progress)# of brain surgeries:
two
gigging since:
age 15instruments:
drums, percussion, guitars, electronics, hunt-and-peck synths, assorted cookwaresmusical style:
wry, lyric-driven; moody yet buoyant; a balance of ethereality and grit designed to kick you in the guts then make sure you're okayadjacent genres:
dream pop, alt-folk, alt-country, american roots, singer-songwriter, ambient, electronic, experimentalpairs well with:
Adrianne Lenker, John Moreland, boygenius, Neko Case, Hollie Kenniffhas shared the stage with:
Jolie Holland, Joe Pug, Izaak Opatz, various bandmates of the late Merle Haggardwrites about:
rural melancholia, suburban melancholia, California melancholia, fire, flood, flu, heartbreak, death, faith, god, complicated women, getting sick, getting well, the quiet agony of healing, the occasional Teslastage persona:
unexpectedly chipper# of Spotify followers:
twoof delay FXs on pedalboard:
more than four
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