Jon Itkin
Location:
Rochester, New York, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Roots Music / Experimental / Americana
Label:
I'm my own damn record label
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"Itkin deftly swings, trucks and soothes. He's far from the first singer-songwriter/roots-rocker whose songs pray to Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle and Jay Farrar. Not all prayers are answered with such promise."
-Rick Cornell, No Depression
".richly detailed roots-rock songs, the kind that hit their mark both with a full band and when stripped down for a solo show."
Country Standard Time
“…one of the finest alt.country discs to emerge in 2007. You'd swear Portland, Oregon wunderkind Jon Itkin is decades older than his twenty-four years…”
-www.cheezeball.net
“Cut from varying parts Guthrie, Cash and Marty Robbins…”
-The Spokane Inlander
“The warm baritone [Jon] showcases on his latest CD…has an unpolished quality that works wonders for his confessional lyrics, giving them an even richer sense of honesty.”
-The Oregonian
“…his songs arrive without an expiration date…his agility with language shines…”
-The Eugene Register-Guard
“Every rockin' track on Gold Guitar really is pure gold; soulfully executed, lyrically stunning and punctuated with just the right amount of instrumental flair.”
-The Eugene Weekly
“…as lonesome and big sky beautiful as a McMurtry novel.”
-City Paper –Rochester, NY
“Combining the working-class vocabulary of Bruce Springsteen and the troubadour’s twang of Townes Van Zandt.”
-The Portland Tribune
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Cinematic country folk for your brain and whatever foot you use to slap the floor.
A 25-year-old guy who could be 125.
Lots of good guitar. Plenty of good words. But not too much of either.
Not the next big trend. Not going out of style.
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