March 3, 2013 - 4 - 6 pm Eric Kufs Concert in the Gallery

erkufs@gmail.com // 310-261-7222

Los Angeles–based singer/songwriter Eric Kufs is not the typical artist in a generation of independent recording artists concentrated on home recording techniques. He is first and foremost a live performer out of necessity. For the better part of the last seven years he has supported himself by busking in Southern California and across the world, as well as performing in clubs. One part crooner, one part protest singer, Kufs makes even the most unlikely pedestrian stop to listen, combining the lyrical poignancy of a Will Oldham with the dynamic voice of a Van Morrison and the passion of a Bruce Springsteen.
In 2005, he released an album of original songs recorded on the streets of Santa Monica. As the main songwriter for indie folk band Common Rotation, Kufs has released six full-length records and written nearly a thousand songs. With the group, he has recorded with the likes of They Might Be Giants and with his own songwriting hero and mentor, renowned singer/songwriter Dan Bern. But on his soon-to-be-released solo EP, he trades in the ironic folk element of his work with the band for a more sincere, soulful 70s pop sound.

Whatever the particular sonic backdrop, it is always best to experience him live. Whether out on the street corner or beneath the stage lights, his distinct voice can lull you with a soft tremble one moment and in the next, rise to stab you with a pointed lyric. In his own insightful songs or in any of his unique interpretations of songs from other artists, Kufs reaches out to his audience in the tradition of the many great troubadours. Armed with just his guitar and his voice he brings heart to the heady.

The Pattaconk 1850 Bar and Grille is offering 1/2 off an appetizer and $3.50 for a glass of wine or a beer, before or after the concerts.

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