Off At 11

Description

"Here that record is- JD Simo, "Off at 11", a man playing like his life depends on it, fighting for his family, swinging from the vines of the future while chewing on the roots of American music. The album captures the transitional transcendence of this point in his artistry filtered thru the vintage PAF treble pickup of Ol'Red, JD's favorite 335, telling like it is, how it was and how it gonna be! Who's that psychedelic Chicago bluesman moved down to Nashville playing the chicken-pickin' with no chicken? JD Simo. - Luther DickinsonRolling Stone lauded, "J. D. Simo spins soulful psychedelic blues rock with an improvisational bent reminiscent of the Grateful Dead and Stevie Ray Vaughan". With influences as diverse as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Captain Beefheart, Miles Davis and the Allman Brothers to blues guitarists such as Lightnin' Hopkins and BB King, this young artist, is taking the listener on a musical journey using LOVE as the guideposts. He explains, "There's an underlying theme of LOVE that permeates the album. Both outward love but also inner and self-love. These days, everything is so heavy, but I just want to point out some joy, love and deep passion; in this world, we all share that spirit. Off At 11 does that." The album was recorded over a three day period this summer in JD's new hometown of Nashville. Recording took place during a brief break in touring from JD's first shows as a newly cultivated member of Phil Lesh and Friends. Produced by JD with his co-manager Michael Caplan, and due to be released this year, Off At 11 consists of 8 tracks that are laid out on the record like a musical journey through gifted guitar playing and singing, incredible rhythm section arrangements and lyrics that convey that "all the feels" momentum. JD, along with his band Simo, have gained a solid fan following from touring and opening for bands such as Blackberry Smoke, The Gregg Allman Band, Warren Haynes, Tommy Emmanuel, and others, and have played Bonnaroo, Warren Hayne's two festivals.