Singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist Steve Palmer creates music sure to delight aficionados of intelligent, big-hearted, hook-filled American music. He is backed by a crew of seasoned players with a collective century of studio and concert experience: background vocalist Vicki Hampton, bassist Anthony Setola, lead guitarist Bryan Ewald, drummer Tony Morro and Hammond B-3 organist/pianist Larry Hall. Apparition was recorded live off the floor with minimal overdubs at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios, the ground zero recording facility for the city’s rock community thanks to fellow habitués like Kings of Leon and Jack White. It was co-produced by SPB and producer, songwriter and drummer David Huff (a former member of the group Giant) and mixed by recording veteran Jim Ebert (Butch Walker, Jason Falkner, Cowboy Mouth, SR 71).
The Denver-born Palmer has nurtured his dream of recording and performing a new yet lasting rock sound since he first started playing guitar and writing songs while growing up in Connecticut. Following one of his first recording sessions at age 17 in Plymouth, England, he has honed a sound that transcends genres and organically takes his influences to next stage. “I draw from the music I know and love,” he explains. “I grew up with bands like Kansas and such rockers as Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, and also all the solo artists who were writers: Joni Mitchell, Dan Fogelberg, Bob Dylan, James Taylor and Cat Stevens.” With SPB, he matches such inspirations with the punch of modern-day heavyweights like Pearl Jam and 3 Doors Down as well as the fluid improvisational virtuosity of the Dave Matthews Band.
Palmer wrote a now 200-song strong catalog and perfected his creative vision recording in top studios in the Chicago area, Indiana, Connecticut (with first-call New York City session players) and in and around the Washington, D.C. capital region. “Music was always in the forefront of my brain and what drove me through life,” he says. “I had to keep recording and writing because it was something I love.” He wrapped up a professional career in 2002 to pursue music 24/7, and ultimately found in Nashville the players to unite behind a common purpose and a place to make the recordings he envisioned.
Since moving to Music City last summer, Palmer has forged an inspiring creative union with SPB’s members that not only yielded Apparition but also a country-rock leaning second album, Stuck in a U-Haul. The group also recently filmed a full concert at Soundcheck Nashville as well as a live music video at Blackbird for their debut CD’s title track.
A four-song teaser EP will be serviced to radio and available on the Steve Palmer Band’s tour dates prior to the full album’s April 20 street date. With SPB now in it together for the long haul, the band has leased headquarters space in Nashville’s Marathon Village, where they’ve set up a rehearsal studio that will double as a tracking facility. The release of Apparition will be followed by intensive cross-country touring throughout 2010.
"Getting this CD out to the public is my lifelong dream,” Palmer says. “I am very happy with it and thrilled to try to get our sound out there and finally play in front of people."
For more information and future tour dates, go to www.stevepalmerband.com.
SPB tour dates:
Opening for Bob Schneider
3/24 Blueberry Hill St. Louis, MO
3/25 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
3/26 Jim Porter's Good Time Emporium Louisville, KY
3/27 Magic Bag Ferndale, MI
3/28 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
3/29 Ram's Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
3/30 Birchmere Alexandria, VA
3/31 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA
4/1 Harper's Ferry Boston, MA
4/2 The Linda Albany, NY
4/3 The Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
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