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RANDY WEEKS Named Artist to Watch 2009 - LA TIMES
photo by Jen Hellow
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"Randy Weeks writes amazingly crafted, beautifully melodic songs and delivers them with his own brand of laid back vocals and surfboard cool." - LUCINDA WILLIAMS
If critical raves drove the record charts, RANDY WEEKS would rightfully be top of the pops. After all, consider just some of the evidence: “An amazing songwriter” (Salon.com). “Smart songwriting and a broad palette of pop music influences” (CD Now). “Amazing musician” (Billboard). “Cooler than an Eskimo beer box” (Houston Press).
And Weeks’ admirers are hardly limited to the music press. “Randy Weeks writes amazingly well crafted, beautifully melodic songs and delivers them with his own brand of laid back vocals and surfboard cool, very hip approach” says Lucinda Williams, who included his song “Can’t Let Go” as the sole cover on her Grammy winning album, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.
Such talent has served him well. After venturing west from his hometown of Windom, Minnesota, Weeks spent nearly three decades as an integral member of the Los Angeles music scene. There he helped revive country rock and launch the Americana music movement as a member of the legendary Lonesome Strangers.
As a part of the scene that included Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Jim Lauderdale, Rosie Flores and Buddy Miller, The Strangers recorded three influential albums, two of which were produced by Pete Anderson (of Dwight Yoakam fame) and garnered a Billboard top 40 hit.
In the late 1990s Weeks struck out on his own and since then has recorded three highly acclaimed albums. The first, Madeline, on Hightone records, was followed by Sold Out At The Cinema and Sugarfinger. Without exception, his albums have drawn rave reviews from fans and media alike. In addition, he’s had songs featured in several movies, including Shallow Hal, Sunshine State and Say It Isn't So.
In 2006, Weeks left L.A. for the “Live Music Capitol of the World,” Austin, Texas, partly for a change of pace and partly to "broaden his horizons." He has received an enthusiastic welcome from new fans and critics alike and has had the good fortune to share the stage with some of Texas' finest, including Joe Ely, James McMurtry and Jon Dee Graham.
With its’ rich musical legacy, the Lone Star State has been the perfect place to craft a fresh batch of songs. Currently, Weeks is busy working on his highly anticipated fourth album, scheduled for release February 24, 2009.
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Live at the Full Moon Barn Dance, Austin, TX. Filmed by Philip & Sherry Fagan.
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Live at Momo's Club, Austin, TX. Filmed by Philip & Sherry Fagan.
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