Casey Abrams, a hyper-literate, generation-hopping songwriter and musician calls his performances “tramp art music”.
Like the Depression-era Tramp Artists who created unique works of art from found and cast-off objects, Abrams crafts inspired, uncategorizable songs from a hundred years-worth of records, books and various what-have-yous found in dusty attics and roadside shops. His sophisticated songs have their roots in Americana, jazz, and the classic singer-songwriter tradition. The idiosyncratic performer is known for infusing ragtime, folk, country blues fingerpicking and jazz chops into a repertoire that ranges from Fats Waller to ELO, and from Stephen Foster to Todd Rundgren.
“Oh, You Kid!” calls upon the aid of producer John Simon (The Band, Paul Simon, Janis Joplin, Steve Forbert, John Hartford, et al) and Adam Levy from Minneapolis heavyweights The Honeydogs. It also features the debut of his backing band The Mysterious Strangers- Jaime Chan (drums) Sven Larson (bass) Matthew Tobin (violin) and Mike Litronik (keyboards) as well as Bob Metzger on pedal steel guitar (Leonard Cohen, Steve Winwood, Don McLean, et al).
The result is a brilliant batch of songs and stories directed straight at the ears of music-heads, lovers of adventurous songwriting and forward/backward-looking art.
Abrams, no stranger to the concert stage, has performed in countless clubs, festivals and coffeehouses, including dates with the Joan Baez, Eric Burden, and Richie Havens, among others. Look for nation-wide promotional dates from Casey Abrams and The Mysterious Strangers in upcoming months.
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Casey Abrams, a hyper-literate, generation-hopping songwriter and musician calls his performances “tramp art music”.
Like the Depression-era Tramp Artists who created unique works of art from found and cast-off objects, Abrams crafts inspired, uncategorizable songs from a hundred years-worth of records, books and various what-have-yous found in dusty attics and roadside shops. His sophisticated songs have their roots in Americana, jazz, and the classic singer-songwriter tradition. The idiosyncratic performer is known for infusing ragtime, folk, country blues fingerpicking and jazz chops into a repertoire that ranges from Fats Waller to ELO, and from Stephen Foster to Todd Rundgren.
“Oh, You Kid!” calls upon the aid of producer John Simon (The Band, Paul Simon, Janis Joplin, Steve Forbert, John Hartford, et al) and Adam Levy from Minneapolis heavyweights The Honeydogs. It also features the debut of his backing band The Mysterious Strangers- Jaime Chan (drums) Sven Larson (bass) Matthew Tobin (violin) and Mike Litronik (keyboards) as well as Bob Metzger on pedal steel guitar (Leonard Cohen, Steve Winwood, Don McLean, et al).
The result is a brilliant batch of songs and stories directed straight at the ears of music-heads, lovers of adventurous songwriting and forward/backward-looking art.
Abrams, no stranger to the concert stage, has performed in countless clubs, festivals and coffeehouses, including dates with the Joan Baez, Eric Burden, and Richie Havens, among others. Look for nation-wide promotional dates from Casey Abrams and The Mysterious Strangers in upcoming months.