Allen Stone
Tommy And The High Pilots, Zack DuPont
Wed, March 7, 2012
Doors: 9:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
Club Metronome
Burlington, VT
$7.00 - $10.00
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Allen Stone
From backwoods barbecues and community gatherings; Allen Stone emerges to share personal
melodies, telling his tales of life after just 24 years. Getting his start singing at his father's church in
small-town America; it wasn't until later when introduced to the greats of soul music (Marvin Gaye,
Aretha Franklin) and then to the confessional lyrical fashion of the 60's -70's singer/ songwriters, did
music begin to ignite intense passion, eventually carrying this boy to a musical home.
On his self-titled sophomore album - an independent self-release which hit digital shelves October 4,
Allen has pushed his sound and lyricism to a greater level of noted individuality. It touches upon a
range of styles and themes. Integrating classic soul, catchy pop hooks, r&b beats and folk roots with
lyrical matters of testimonial broken relationships, poisonous politics and the age-old topic of simple,
pure celebration. Stone's music is notable for his finely crafted evocative songs and a fresh, smooth,
soul-filled voice-one that certainly belies his age.
Allen Stone has shot up the R&B/Soul charts on iTunes, peaking at the number 2 spot, and hit #29 and
#62 on the Billboard Heatseekers and R&B/Hip Hop Album charts, respectively, and has garnered
national praise - USA Today called him a “pitch-perfect powerhouse” - all without any support of a
label, publisher, or publicist. He has sold-out tour dates in numerous markets under his belt
including Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Tour dates were announced with Jack’s Mannequin
for October 30 - November 5 following a performance on Conan October 26.
melodies, telling his tales of life after just 24 years. Getting his start singing at his father's church in
small-town America; it wasn't until later when introduced to the greats of soul music (Marvin Gaye,
Aretha Franklin) and then to the confessional lyrical fashion of the 60's -70's singer/ songwriters, did
music begin to ignite intense passion, eventually carrying this boy to a musical home.
On his self-titled sophomore album - an independent self-release which hit digital shelves October 4,
Allen has pushed his sound and lyricism to a greater level of noted individuality. It touches upon a
range of styles and themes. Integrating classic soul, catchy pop hooks, r&b beats and folk roots with
lyrical matters of testimonial broken relationships, poisonous politics and the age-old topic of simple,
pure celebration. Stone's music is notable for his finely crafted evocative songs and a fresh, smooth,
soul-filled voice-one that certainly belies his age.
Allen Stone has shot up the R&B/Soul charts on iTunes, peaking at the number 2 spot, and hit #29 and
#62 on the Billboard Heatseekers and R&B/Hip Hop Album charts, respectively, and has garnered
national praise - USA Today called him a “pitch-perfect powerhouse” - all without any support of a
label, publisher, or publicist. He has sold-out tour dates in numerous markets under his belt
including Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Tour dates were announced with Jack’s Mannequin
for October 30 - November 5 following a performance on Conan October 26.
Tommy And The High Pilots
Tommy & The High Pilots formed early 2008 in Santa Barbara,CA, gathering their throwback sound from a wide variety of classic rock, blues and country influences. They are firm believers in the powers of Rock N' Roll and touring as often as possible. They would truly appreciate your support in purchasing a copy of their debut effort "EVERYNIGHT" which is available at shows and on itunes. After that purchase is made they would like to thank you from the bottom of their little hearts. Tommy & The High Pilots consider their fanbase family and would love to see that family expand and grow as much as humanly possible in years to come!
Zack DuPont
The domination of pop culture amongst the masses has created a subterranean, "self sufficient", independent music scene. In this realm, the great songwriters of today dig deep into expression with a purpose. Zack duPont certainly falls into this category in more ways than one. In duPont's world, authenticity and truth are the core values that nourish the vulnerability of his song craft. He is not afraid to dwell in the most extreme of emotions, in fact he embraces them as they come.
"Simply put, duPont is an elite guitarist. Here and throughout the album, his attention to dynamic subtlety — in addition to immaculate technical polish and engaging melody lines — is remarkable."
"Similarly, duPont's vocal performance is intimate, nuanced and affecting. He appears to take as much care with his hushed delivery as he does with his impressively understated guitar work."
"Each of his talents works fully in concert with the others. Imagine M. Ward collaborating with Iron and Wine. The word you're looking for is "sublime."
-Dan Bolles, Seven Days VT
"Simply put, duPont is an elite guitarist. Here and throughout the album, his attention to dynamic subtlety — in addition to immaculate technical polish and engaging melody lines — is remarkable."
"Similarly, duPont's vocal performance is intimate, nuanced and affecting. He appears to take as much care with his hushed delivery as he does with his impressively understated guitar work."
"Each of his talents works fully in concert with the others. Imagine M. Ward collaborating with Iron and Wine. The word you're looking for is "sublime."
-Dan Bolles, Seven Days VT
