Song: Bearded Man
https://soundcloud.com/jackgraceband/bearded-man/s-bFjnj
It's a heavy guitar number, I maneuvered them whilst the Cambridge, England band handled the rhythm section sounds, you can see them in the US in October (see info below) . Bearded Man was written about 5 years ago. We were doing long 7 plus hour drives every day in Western Canada, back when Carolyn Mark and I would share shows (she refused to sing on the number for reasons that remain a mystery as of this writing) Anyways, after what seemed like a full childhood and 3/4 of the angry teenage years in one drive, we ran into, THE Bearded Man, by the side of the road. He was such the iconic, stereotypical, hero, outlaw, hobo type man with a beard, that the song came about involuntarily. I continued to work on it for years. It took a long time to break it down for me to find it's current mantra of simplicity. The song is rather popular with our Cambridge England audience.
CONFIRMED DATES 2018
(there will likely be more shows added)
Oct 4 Sunny’s Brooklyn NY 9:30 w/ George Rush- upright bass Andy Burns drums
Oct 11 Dogwood Beacon NY 8pm Solo Jack Grace, served up with new songs all about all you and the dreams you keep having.
THEN, our Jack Grace Band, Cambridge, England players come to play in the US of HEY!? Starring: Fabian Bonner on bass and Ian Griffith on drums. Greet the boys and show them how we roll (and rock). They've got a Brexit that needs to be extinguished, we've got a horrific batch of old white men that need to go. Let's all use the power of rock n' roll to heal, fix, avoid, confront and change.
2018 US/UK CO-MISERY Tour
Oct 25 The Rooster’s Wife Aberdeen NC 7:45
Oct 26 Garryowen Pub Gettysburg PA 10pm
Oct 27 The Clydesdale Port Chester NY 9pm
Oct 28 Superfine Brooklyn. NY Noon to 3pm Brunch!
Oct 29 The Ear Inn Manhattan, NY : Midnight to 3am
The boys return to England and THEN (it can get confusing here)
I join up with:
The Cambridge MASSACHUSETTS version of Jack Grace Band- Nate Logus Drums, Ken Lafler Bass
Oct 31 Norey’s Newport RI 8:30
Nov 3 Toad Cambridge MA 10pm
THEN... Jack Grace performs solo sets in Sayulita, Mexico Nov 5 to 14, sporadically at Sunset Turtle Bar (sunset)
That's right folks, it's that beautiful and that simple. Come by, handmade margaritas with tears of joy for salt. This is not some tropical set of cover songs; original Jack Grace sets, played sitting at the bar, at the beach, by the sea turtle sanctuary.
Dec 4 Bar Chord (solo) Brooklyn. NY 9pm Solo Jack Grace, served up with new songs all about all you and the food you don't want to eat but do anyway.
THEN. ..Steak returns! Jack Grace, Erik Lieblein, Stu Damm, Mike Jay. Since 1992 Steak has been serving you music you will hear nowhere else but here. It's well done and extremely rare all at once.
Dec 13 Jack Grace Holiday Extravaganza- Steak and many special guests Hank’s Saloon Brooklyn NY
Hank's is closing their doors at the end of 2018. So this is one of the LAST shows here at good ole 3rd and Atlantic. This location has been a bar for over 100 years. Brooklyn Vegan article here
They will re-open at the Brooklyn Hill Country location on Adams St. A very different vibe, but it could be real cool.
THEN... Well, damn, the year is just about over again.
Dec 27 Sunny’s Brooklyn NY
Dec 28 Bar Chord Brooklyn NY
Dogs never run into debt.
But some run into lakes, oceans and other bodies of water.
