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Vince Mtz. and The Great Blue ...

- Seattle, WA Folk / Americana / Contemporary Folk

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Members: Vince Martinez, Dean Moody, Mark Mulligan, Simon Martin and Chuck Weythman

Bio: Vince Mtz. & The Great Blue Yonder is a Seattle-based americana band led by singer/songwriter Vince Martinez. Originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Vince brings the spirit of the Southwest to the Northwest.

The band has been performing in and around Seattle over the past two years in venues incl... See Full Bio

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“It easy to like the style and voice of Vince Martinez. The first song ‘Sycamore’ is a great example of Vince's simplicity and focus on lyrics, with a few background instruments. ‘Sycamore’ and ‘The Oak’ are my favorites of the bunch. [...] Martinez and his band show a lot of promise, the style is comfortable, the songs are a reflection of his experiences—it’s always good to borrow perspective. ‘Forgotten Son (Wounded Man)’ sums up a serious theme that seems to underlie the whole collection—loss of youth or connection. ‘The Oak’ ends the CD with a nice guitar lick and an experience we can probably relate to—leave and come back to find that not much has changed. When you aren’t sure what to do, go with a tree song and go see Vince when he passes through.”

— Bob Riley, Victory Music Review

"On his new record – Vince Martinez & The Great Blue Yonder – [his songs] are more suited to the dusty trails in Nevada or New Mexico than they are the coffee house streets and rain of Seattle, but the themes Vince delivers on are pretty universal. Over straight ahead acoustic, violin and harmonica Vince (with support from Carla Brauer) sings of alienation, depression and the never ending desire to roam while constantly being called back home. The slight drawl in his voice adds some personality to the tracks and the 9-songs are easy to embrace.

— Bryan "Ack" Acker, herohill.com

“This is a really cool record, for reasons explainable on an "impressionist" level: Vince Martinez possesses a spirit and vision of America and its sounds such that this CD is infused with the ancient tones and soul-stirrings benchmarked by The Band. Every song evokes lifetimes of musical experiences, reaching back to primordial blues, jazz, country, and folk ballads. The music itself is spare and raw, and Martinez and duet partner Carla Brauer sing with the antique-y, unadorned intensity last heard on field recordings and 78s from the 1920s and 1930s: think Charlie Poole. Fortunately, modern recording technology and better instruments mean we do not have to strain through groove hiss to hear what's groovy. Several songs really do sound like what The Band's demos must have been like (two-man versions of great Americana), in particular "All I Need" and "Anchor." Again: very cool – a record to be experienced and absorbed, not just listened to.”

— Tom Petersen, Victory Music

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The Copper Gate
Seattle, WA, US | 8:00pm
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Kerry Leigh
Compelling, well-built compositions combined with well-executed perforrmance and production! Nice tracks -- Kerry

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