2008 Lineup : Martin Sexton

schedule & times subject to change.

Fri : 9:00 pm - 10:15 pm

Martin Sexton

A native of Syracuse, New York, Martin Sexton grew up on the timeless sounds of ‘70s radio, from Stevie Wonder to Led Zeppelin (who led him toward blues legends like Howlin Wolf and Willie Dixon). Sexton eventually migrated to Boston, where he began to build his following singing on the streets of Harvard Square and gradually working his way into the club scene. His 1992 collection of self-produced demo recordings, IN THE JOURNEY, was recorded on a old 8-track in a friend’s attic. He managed to sell 20,000 copies out of his guitar case busking. Sexton recalls, “All those one-dollar bills I saved to make that record was the best eight-hundred bucks I ever spent." His captivating performances led to a bounty of Boston Music Awards and the National Academy of Songwriters “Artist of the Year” award.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine raved about Sexton’s remarkable visceral live shows, calling the singer a “master of dynamics, reducing a room to silence with his blustering baritone, then teasing that silence with a fluttering falsetto.” Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that the singer/songwriter “jumps beyond standard fare on the strength of his voice, a blue-eyed soul man’s supple instrument,” adding that “his unpretentious heartiness helps him focus on every soul singer’s goal: to amplify the sound of the ordinary heart.” “Martin Sexton is ripe with … raw, expansive talent. His voice comes in a hundred impossible shades. His songs are sweet and spirited and soulful. His repertoire is like a cross-country tour of the American musical vernacular.” Boston Globe

Sexton tours in support of his seventh record, SEEDS, releasing April 2007, from the Nokia Theatre (NYC) to The Fillmore (San Francisco) and all points in between.

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