Mercury Lounge

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Tue 5/27

$10

http://www.myspace.com/ryanbingham
Singer-songwriter Bingham is the proudest Texan this side of Hank Hill: He writes lyrics overflowing with border-town imagery that dances just to the edge of cowboy cliche; earns his sepia-toned album cover with a dusty wood-and-steel sound; and despite being twenty-five, sings like Steve Earle's dad. All the mood-setting can get tiresome but his best songs rock the hardest: the hand-clappy rave-up "Bread and Water" and the anti-war, pro-pot-growing cow-punk "Dollar a Day." -Rolling Stone

http://www.myspace.com/davidmcmillin
http://davidmcmillinmusic.com
There’s something rugged about David. It’s in his eyes, it’s in his soul. Though only twenty-two, he has experienced a lifetime of love and loss, of good times and heartbreak. He’s been quietly touring the country for over a year, steadily following the road that the original troubadours took. Some call his music folk or blues, others say it’s alt. country, but it deserves its own label: old-fashioned whiskey and cigarettes rock and roll.

With the release of Outlast The Day, David intends to prove that the power of the listener outweighs everything else. Just as he has done before, he will travel from city to city, playing shows and building a grassroots following, never stopping to look back. In a recent documentary, he told the interviewer, “the theme of my life is movement.” He touches on that same idea in the album’s title track, asking “When I turn twenty-three/Tell me where will I be?/What will I become?/What will I be runnin’ from?”

David’s voice is unmistakable: deep, powerful, and honest. His lyrics are introspective, heavy and profound, yet they manage to remain simple. He conveys complicated feelings in just a few effortless words. With a guitar and pen always nearby, David moves from place to place, always focused on how to improve his last song or how to begin his next song. Music permeates his life.