"Bakersfield's best new jam band,"
"smart,
funky stuff"
"stellar group"
"a soulful set that included eclectic covers from
Tracy
Chapman to
Coldplay along with the band's own tunes,
which are upbeat enough to be this town's summer anthems for the
cargo-shorts-and-T-shirt crowd."
"funky song arrangement tricks,"
"Ericsson sounds... like an open-throated mix of
David
Gray. and
Michael Glabicki of
Rusted
Root."
"There's something poetic in watching Ericsson
twist his mouth in emphasis over a vocal line, then hearing Waterman
slip into one of his Jimmy Haslip-worthy bass solos."
---- CHRIS PAGE, The Bakersfield Californian From Soundcheck
June 13, 2003 (Full Article below)
"Bohemian rock"
"The songs flowed and grooved with a jazzy yet rock vibe,"
"the drums thundered a funk sound."
"...they did this cool, funny, story-playlike song."
----
TUCSON
TEX, The BLACKBOARD
VOL.3 #3 MARCH 20003
"a great band,.. a solid album"
"a soulful
sound, an ability to jam, a bit of folk, a bit of funk, a bit of
spoken-word, all knit together in an ear-catching brand of
acoustic-influenced rock."
"smooth,... variety...tight band."
"strong vocals"
"fun ride of emotions."
" "WordSpitter", "Badlands", and the reggae-influenced "Life
Soundtrack", as well as the bonus "Pirate Song" are probably the
funnest songs on the album."
" a wonderful treat.
" Get excited, get tearful and solemn, get sentimental, get
peaceful, get it all with Warwick Place."
---- MARK ANDREW ERICSSON, ME'S ALBUM REVIEWS (Full Article
below)
Band Bio
Warwick Place likes to call themselves a "funky,
soulful, acoustic, jazz-pop rock band." Here's something about each
of the players: Drummer Chris Heasley’s background lies in
polyrhythmic Latin percussion, and he’s a Carter Beauford fan (from
Dave Matthews Band). Bass player Scott Waterman creates music
incorporating tapping, harmonics, and his own unique ideas, often
using the bass as an instrument of harmony. Dan Bingham learned
guitar by along with Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, among other
bad boys of blues, and he has a great knack for songwriting.
Vocalist/Songwriter/Guitarist Stacey Ericsson takes vocal influence
from jazz, folk, soul, Mr. Rogers, and the sweet singing of
Ericsson's Mama and Grandma, and his guitar playing is influenced by
players as diverse as Tracy Chapman and Joao Gilberto. With
the live presence of a
performer, lyricism of a folk singer, rhythmic sensibility of a
rapper, and vocal influence of jazz, soul, and folk, Stacey sings
from the heart with a unique mixture of enthusiasm and melancholy.
Warwick Place is fun, thoughtful, and
improvisational.
