Hole In The Pocket Music

Joining an original (real) garage band at age 15 in 1968, gathering the roots of what would eventually become “hard rock”, Dave worked his way as a guitar slinger into a number of electric-guitar-based power trios and blues/rock ensembles. In other words: LOUD. Dave played in a number of bands in the late 60’s and 70’s, including “Sir Lance and the Lot”, “Copasetic”, “Foxfire”, “Wilder” and “Mocus”. 

This evolved into “pre-Americana” folk-rock situations, adding wooden instruments into an ever-increasing arsenal in the mix. High-decibel arena rock gave way to Laurel Canyon singer/songwriter influences as tastes in music evolved. 

Before long, the bands had to take a back seat to supporting a family on a 2nd shift schedule, but the foundations remained. As life marched on, it was easier to grab an acoustic guitar at home and figure out how to play and sing at the same time. This led to memorizing lyrics and chord progressions to the point where the notion of actually writing songs seemed plausible. The initial results were mixed and unsatisfactory, but repeated attempts led up a gradual slope. Still, the elements of a complete band were missing. 

Enter an 8-track cassette tape machine. It allowed for the multiple parts of a song idea to be played in sync long before DAW-based computer recording was possible. With a renewed interest in creating original music, tunes started to take shape and lyrics found their way into the basic instrumental tracks captured on the tape machines. That’s where Andy Reed comes in. Recommended by his own son Andy, he took one song idea to Reed Recording Company to flesh out an actual production. Along with Reed on various backing instruments, the Reed A-Team Accompanists, AKA “Andy Reed and the Basement Club” (Reed, Amy Petty, Donny Brown and Loren Kirker Kranz) put finishing touches on the emerging songs; It was a whole new level.

Encouraged by the results, an entire set’s worth of originals slowly developed and now the ability to take a show on the road to small listening rooms around Michigan’s Lower Peninsula became possible.  

What was once only an aspiration of youth, long gestating through life, was now a reality for a late bloomer. 

The music is Campfire Guitar Banger Americana with some old school 60’s protest DNA deposited here and there. The stories contained within offer some subtle (and not so subtle) messages, delivered “home spun” – many derived from actual events and personal experience. 

There is no long list of “name” places played; there is no extensive discography. There are only the songs and an honest attempt to deliver them in stripped-down vulnerability to verisimilitude. What you’ll find is someone telling you what’s on their mind, intertwined with imaginary and real-life characters that inspired a writer to write. 

Now it’s a “World Tour on a Small Town Budget”