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About me:Steve Barnes debut album Newspaper Ads is a refreshing movement toward what we all want singer/songwriters to be. From the low-fi feel to the flashback affect of his album title, evoking the image of newspapers, a now dyeing art, we think of a time when music was not about one-hit-wonder pop sensations or commercial appeal. Newspaper Ads is a throw back to a classic 90s singer songwriting-style, putting Steve Barnes into a category where the likes of Shannon Hoon and Jeff Buckley have already been. The simple sounds and classic feel of this alt-rock album are both poignant and refreshing. Steve Barnes gives us storytelling through classic rock sounds and these stories consist of a realized isolation, painting pictures of time, the drifting and waiting of our generation. His lyrics are perfectly prosaic and his simple harmonies work. Tracks like “Snowstorm” and “Roots” offer heated electric guitar solos while a track like “Alone In My Head” offers smooth melodies and definable lyrics. This album flows from one song to the next uninterrupted and creates the soundtrack of a modern man and his guitar, offering blues to country, while referencing some of the greats who have come before him such as Ryan Adams and Iggy Pop. Newspaper Ads makes you remember when things were simple, where life is a long trip and solitude not tormenting. You find yourself swept away to dusty roads and big skies, where life is spread out before you in all its charm, and beauty and desperation. The honesty and stability and soul that come from Steve Barnes Newspaper Ads can only be the product of a fresh Chicago alt-rocker, new to the scene and ready to make his mark.

Member Since:May 28, 2009

Last Login:May 28, 2009

Location:Elgin, IL

Birthday:February 21

Music means to me:Steve Barnes new debut album "Newspaper Ads," hits the heart and sends it home. With his raw emotion and true feeling. Steve Barnes seems express his love for playing guitar and writing lyrics straight from the soul. His music offers up some great acoustic, rock, roots music.

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Date Artist Venue Location

02/13/12 Mon Willie Nelson The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
02/13/12 Mon Lou Reed Carnegie Hall New York, NY
02/14/12 Tue Willie Nelson Johnny Mercer Theater Savannah, GA
02/15/12 Wed moe. First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
02/16/12 Thu moe. The Pageant St. Louis, MO
02/16/12 Thu Muddy Waters Muddy Waters Dallas, TX
02/17/12 Fri Ryan Adams Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA
02/17/12 Fri moe. The Cannery Nashville, TN
02/18/12 Sat Ryan Adams Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA
02/18/12 Sat moe. The Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
02/18/12 Sat Eddie Money House of Blues Atlantic City, NJ
02/20/12 Mon Death Cab for Cutie HQ Perth, AU
02/21/12 Tue Death Cab for Cutie The Palace Melbourne, AU
02/24/12 Fri Death Cab for Cutie Enmore Theatre Sydney, AU
02/24/12 Fri The Steepwater Band Martyr's Chicago, IL
02/24/12 Fri Molly Hatchet Historic Palace Theatre Lockport , NY
02/24/12 Fri Eric Clapton Apollo Theater New York, NY
02/25/12 Sat Ryan Adams Perth Concert Hall Perth, AU
02/25/12 Sat The Steepwater Band Chicago Street Pub Joliet, IL
02/25/12 Sat Molly Hatchet The Flying Monkey Plymouth, NH
02/27/12 Mon Death Cab for Cutie Tivoli Theatre Brisbane, AU
02/28/12 Tue Ryan Adams Sydney Opera House Sydney, AU
02/29/12 Wed Death Cab for Cutie Town Hall Wellington, NZ
03/01/12 Thu Eddie Money House Of Blues Cleveland, OH
03/01/12 Thu moe. Higher Ground (Ballroom) Burlington, VT
03/02/12 Fri moe. House of Blues Boston, MA
03/02/12 Fri Eddie Money Lumiere Place Casino and Hotel St. Louis, MO
03/02/12 Fri New Riders of The Purple Sage YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts Bay Shore, NY
03/02/12 Fri The Steepwater Band JB's Speakeasy La Crosse, WI
03/03/12 Sat Ryan Adams Regent Theatre Melbourne, AU
03/03/12 Sat Van Morrison Brighton Dome Brighton, GB
03/03/12 Sat Eddie Money Arcada Theatre St. Charles, IL
03/03/12 Sat New Riders of The Purple Sage The Stanhope House Stanhope, NJ
03/03/12 Sat moe. Palace Theatre Albany, NY
03/03/12 Sat Willie Nelson The Plaza Theatre El Paso, TX
03/03/12 Sat The Steepwater Band Malarkey's Pub Wausau, WI
03/04/12 Sun Van Morrison Bournemouth Pavilion Bournemouth, GB
03/04/12 Sun New Riders of The Purple Sage Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, MA
03/04/12 Sun moe. The Sherman Theater Stroudsburg, PA
03/04/12 Sun The Steepwater Band The Green Room Sheboygan, WI
03/06/12 Tue Willie Nelson Desert Diamond Casino Sahuarita, AZ
03/06/12 Tue moe. Mod Club Toronto, ON
03/06/12 Tue Travis Tritt Birchmere Alexandria, VA
03/07/12 Wed Willie Nelson Balboa Theatre San Diego, CA
03/07/12 Wed moe. The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
03/07/12 Wed New Riders of The Purple Sage The Westcott Theater Syracuse, NY
03/08/12 Thu Willie Nelson Chumash Casino Resort Santa Ynez, CA
03/08/12 Thu moe. Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
03/08/12 Thu New Riders of The Purple Sage River Street Jazz Cafe Wilkes Barre, PA
03/09/12 Fri Willie Nelson Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Indio, CA
03/09/12 Fri Travis Tritt Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, CT
03/09/12 Fri New Riders of The Purple Sage Iridium Jazz Club New York, NY
03/09/12 Fri moe. Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
03/10/12 Sat The Steepwater Band Tailgaters Bolingbrook, IL
03/10/12 Sat moe. Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
03/10/12 Sat New Riders of The Purple Sage Iridium Jazz Club New York, NY
03/12/12 Mon Willie Nelson Comerica Theatre (formerly Dodge Theatre) Phoenix, AZ
03/13/12 Tue Willie Nelson Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA
03/14/12 Wed moe. Melkweg Amsterdam, NL
03/15/12 Thu Willie Nelson Fox Theater Oakland, CA
03/15/12 Thu moe. Melkweg Amsterdam, NL
03/15/12 Thu The Steepwater Band Fassler Hall Tulsa, OK
03/16/12 Fri moe. Melkweg Amsterdam, NL
03/16/12 Fri Willie Nelson Silver Legacy Hotel Casino Reno, NV
03/16/12 Fri The Steepwater Band Belle Isle Brewery Oklahoma City, OK
03/17/12 Sat Little Feat Colonial Theater Sacramento, CA
03/17/12 Sat Travis Tritt Anderson Music Hall Hiawassee, GA
03/17/12 Sat Willie Nelson Silver Legacy Hotel Casino Reno, NV
03/18/12 Sun Little Feat Uptown Theatre Napa, CA
03/18/12 Sun moe. Harmonie Bonn, GER
03/18/12 Sun The Steepwater Band Headhunters Austin, TX
03/19/12 Mon moe. Islington Academy London, GB
03/19/12 Mon Bryan Adams Ahoy Hall Rotterdam, NL
03/20/12 Tue Bryan Adams Sportpaleis Antwerpen Antwerp, BEL
03/20/12 Tue moe. Le Bus Palladium Paris, FRA
03/20/12 Tue Little Feat Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
03/21/12 Wed Bryan Adams Lanxess Arena Cologne, GER
03/21/12 Wed Little Feat The Triple Door Seattle, WA
03/22/12 Thu moe. Fabrik Hamburg, GER
03/22/12 Thu Travis Tritt American Music Theatre Lancaster, PA
03/23/12 Fri moe. Malzhaus Plauen, GER
03/23/12 Fri New Riders of The Purple Sage Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
03/23/12 Fri The Steepwater Band Court Street Grill Pomeroy, OH
03/24/12 Sat New Riders of The Purple Sage The Hamilton Washington, DC
03/24/12 Sat moe. Musiktheater Rex Lorsch, GER
03/24/12 Sat Bryan Adams Arena Nurnberg Nurnberg, GER
03/24/12 Sat The Steepwater Band ZaZoo's Louisville, KY
03/24/12 Sat Travis Tritt Mark G Etess Arena Atlantic City, NJ
03/25/12 Sun moe. La Salumeria della Musica Milan, IT
03/25/12 Sun Travis Tritt Seneca Allegany Casino Salamanca, NY
03/27/12 Tue Bryan Adams Nuremberg Arena Nuremberg, GER
03/28/12 Wed Bryan Adams Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Stuttgart, GER
03/29/12 Thu Bryan Adams SAP Arena Mannheim, GER
03/30/12 Fri Travis Tritt The Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo Opp, AL
03/30/12 Fri Bryan Adams Olympiahalle Munich, GER
03/30/12 Fri The Steepwater Band Lucille's Griffith, IN
03/30/12 Fri Johnny Winter Mill Street Brews Southbridge, MA
03/31/12 Sat Travis Tritt The Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo Opp, AL
03/31/12 Sat Van Morrison Edinburgh Playhouse Edinburgh, GB
03/31/12 Sat The Steepwater Band Knickerbocker Lafayette, IN