Paul Sprawl

Minneapolis, MN Americana / Other / Roots

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Members: Paul Sprawl

Sounds Like: Paul Sprawl, Rainer Werner Fassbinderr, Mike Davis, Jean-Luc Godard, Jim Jarmusch

Label: Blue Moon Scarecrow

Manager: paulsprawl

Bio: Paul Sprawl has owned and operated his own full-time music career since Sept. 1997. He plays all over North America and several countries in Europe. He's got nine full-length recordings of his own songs (so far), the first on a German label and the rest on his own. He's also produced three full-l... See Full Bio

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: Last night at the Blue Light Loft in La Crosse, WI http://t.co/uLq8E4YI2B

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“Paul Sprawl walked into an open mic I was hosting in Black Mountain, NC about 10 years ago and after playing 3 songs proceeded to sell every person in the room a cd. This guy is a prodigy. One of the best I've seen. There are no loops, no backing tracks, just Paul Sprawl using his voice, his hands, a guitar, a slide and a harmonica. And he's a road warrior too. In fact, he was living out of his van when I met him.”

— Ed Anderson, Bloomington Rock School Facebook Page

“His vocal delivery had me leaning forward. His guitar accompaniment combining slide, picking, strumming and percussion simultaneously had the small audience slack-jawed... Wildfires like Paul need but a slight breeze to spread. Local musicians take note. Music fans, have a listen. No need to step up your game. This ain’t no contest. This is American literature. ”

— Tom Ryan, Crossroads Currents

“Gorgeously laid out melodies and floating solo lines... ”

— Westward Blogs

“I don't make this distinction often, but I have encountered what appears to be the "BEST" guitarist I've ever seen. Paul Sprawl uses open tunings and percussive playing to present an entirely unique style”

— Raffi Wartanian , Raffi's Blog

“One spectator who drove all the way from Brownsville, commented on his performance, "That was unique in the way that he thumped away at the body of his guitar to produce his own rhythm section."”

— Charlie Hunter, The Siskiyou

“...the guy who turned del Bueno on to the biodiesel movement is Paul Sprawl, the winner of last year's Eddie's Attic Open-Mic Shootout. Sprawl, a blues/folk musician from California, won a thousand bucks cash and two days of free recording at Zero Return Studios. ”

— Michael Wall, Creative Loafing Oct. 3, 2003

"Paul Sprawl's approach to guitar is beyond musicianship, it is performance art. His hands dance across the guitar with abandonment, from body to neck, drawing out rhythms and beats that fuse with mesmerizing harmonies. There is no one else like Paul."

— Tim Piazza , Indiana House Concert Presenter

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Blue Suitcase

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LA 58

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Lo-Tide Motel

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Leralee

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Jun 15

Artsplash Art Fair
N. Mankato, MN, US | 2:00pm
Artsplash Art Fair
N. Mankato, MN, US
Sat Jun 15 2:00pm
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Solo show to raise money for the North Mankato Library and the Blue Earth Nicollet County Humane Society.
Wed
Jun 19

el Bait Shop
Des Moines, IA, US | 8:00pm
el Bait Shop
Des Moines, IA, US
Wed Jun 19 8:00pm
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Paul Sprawl from 8 until 11.
Wed
Jul 3

Shadow House Concerts
Wadena, SK, CA | 8:00pm
Shadow House Concerts
Wadena, SK, CA
Wed Jul 03 8:00pm
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This is a solo show. More details tba soon.
Fri
Jul 5

Di's House of Tunes
Edmonton, ALBER, CA | 8:00pm
Di's House of Tunes
Edmonton, ALBER, CA
Fri Jul 05 8:00pm
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Sat
Jul 6

Dave and Leona's House …
Edmonton, ALBER, CA | 8:00pm
Dave and Leona's House Conc...
Edmonton, ALBER, CA
Sat Jul 06 8:00pm
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Karen Rae Anderson-S...
Awesome!!!
Tyrone Smith
Work hard, play harder. Stay humble. + Keep Doin' Your Thing! & Continue to Strive! http://facebook.com/OfficialTyroneSmith
CIRCUS LIBERTY MUSIC
nice material
The Blue Mountain Pr...
Enjoyed listening, keep on groovin!!! Greetings from Bavaria. Best wishes :)
Shiong On Jay
Amazing sounds! Very creative writing in chords progression. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Echo Raynes
Brilliant!