Johnny Nash EP Release with Julian Müller (($10 before/$15 day of show))
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I’m frequently asked what kind of music I play, or what are my songs like? These are awkward conversations. It’s like trying to describe a color. “Bluesy folk” or “urban jazzy indie” no adjectives really get you there. I may as well say something like “where red meets orange”, or “a cross between Paul Simon and Christopher Walken." or "the love child of Leonard Cohen and Mark Knopfler." I can say something about what my songs are about, though. In a word, they’re about Grace. An exploration of force and flow and patience.
It seems to me the deep truths are bound in paradox, and when you inquire enough, you arrive at a place where all you can do is behold two opposing truths. And this seems connected to those moments when I realize that what I thought I knew about something, or someone, was wrong. It feels right to trust my judgments less and less - I’ve been so wrong about so much, and the slightest change in lighting changes the appearance of things. Hafiz wrote a poem about blind men trying to describe an elephant. On to the limits of epistemology - cultivating some measure of humility in the face of how much I don’t know, especially about what I don’t know.
Julian Müller
Julian Müller made his mark as a regular on the singer-songwriter circuit in Dublin, Ireland before moving out to San Francisco. Here, he recorded his debut with acoustic roots trio Quiles & Cloud and 5-time Grammy nominated producer Cookie Marenco. He consistently charms his audience with atmospheric and expertly crafted tunes, drawing influences from recent Irish exports such as Damien Rice and Glen Hansard and adding a hint of English folk roots."
Johnny Nash
I’m frequently asked what kind of music I play, or what are my songs like? These are awkward conversations. It’s like trying to describe a color. “Bluesy folk” or “urban jazzy indie” no adjectives really get you there. I may as well say something like “where red meets orange”, or “a cross between Paul Simon and Christopher Walken." or "the love child of Leonard Cohen and Mark Knopfler." I can say something about what my songs are about, though. In a word, they’re about Grace. An exploration of force and flow and patience.
It seems to me the deep truths are bound in paradox, and when you inquire enough, you arrive at a place where all you can do is behold two opposing truths. And this seems connected to those moments when I realize that what I thought I knew about something, or someone, was wrong. It feels right to trust my judgments less and less - I’ve been so wrong about so much, and the slightest change in lighting changes the appearance of things. Hafiz wrote a poem about blind men trying to describe an elephant. On to the limits of epistemology - cultivating some measure of humility in the face of how much I don’t know, especially about what I don’t know.
Julian Müller
Julian Müller made his mark as a regular on the singer-songwriter circuit in Dublin, Ireland before moving out to San Francisco. Here, he recorded his debut with acoustic roots trio Quiles & Cloud and 5-time Grammy nominated producer Cookie Marenco. He consistently charms his audience with atmospheric and expertly crafted tunes, drawing influences from recent Irish exports such as Damien Rice and Glen Hansard and adding a hint of English folk roots."
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