New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Aaron Comess Official Website) Rave early reviews have preceded the June 14th release of drummer/ guitarist/ composer/ producer
Aaron Comess' powerful new CD, 'Beautiful Mistake'. Veteran writer Jack Goodstein praises via BLOGCRITICS, "This may be instrumental rock at its base, but if it is, it clearly demonstrates the creative variety skilled musicians can build on that base." In recent weeks, critics have described the music as "engagingly dramatic, wildly entertaining," as having "a complicated, concurrent brilliance," and have focused on specific tracks as building "in intensity and style, adding funk and volume until it's ready to blow out the top." The track "Past, Present and Future"...quite literally, comes crashing down in a heap of feedback, cymbal bashing and shuddering reverb. It's one of the loudest, best things on a very interesting record." Comess will celebrate the release of the album with a June 30th concert at Rockwood
Music Hall in New York City.
For Comess, who wrote and produced the album, 'Beautiful Mistake' marks an opportunity to step out of the shadows of his many notable collaborative efforts, and into the spotlight. He deftly creates sweeping songs that are emotive without words, leaving his commanding drum work and the 'voice' of his band's electric guitar (Teddy Kumpel) and bass (Richard Hammond) to weave a dramatic soundscape. Listen to streaming samples, here: https://aaroncomess.com/music.htm
Comess is the drummer and a founding member of the multi-platinum-selling SPIN DOCTORS, and is currently on a U.S. tour with the band, having recently wrapped up a major round of European concerts. Look for more Spin Doctors dates to be announced for this Summer and Fall, as the band celebrates the 20th Anniversary of their smash CD 'Pocket Full of Kryptonite'. Comess will soon head into the studio to work on Joan Osborne's new CD, as well as Edie Brickell's. He is a musician's musician, long respected as a collaborator who has played on, co-written and/or produced over two hundred albums with an acclaimed and diverse roster of artists including Osborne, Isaac Hayes, Marc Cohn, Bilal, Rachael Yamagata, James Maddock and more. In addition to the Brickell CD, other upcoming and/or recent work includes Phil Ramone, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Malcolm Burn and Natasha Bedingfield. Comess is active in the local NYC rock, jazz, experimental music scenes and singer songwriter circuits, and records and produces at his 'His House Studio' in the East Village. As a member of the band New York Electric Piano, Comess recently had a Top 10 CD on the CMJ charts.
Upcoming coverage of 'Beautiful Mistake' will include Relix Magazine, Modern Drummer and more.
Recent reviews:
BLOGCRITICS - CD Review
5/12/11 BY JACK GOODSTEIN
https://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-aaron-comess-beautiful-mistake/
https://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Music-Review-Aaron-Comess-Beautiful-Mistake-1376944.php
SOMETHINGELSEREVIEWS.com - SNEAK PEEK TRACK
May 22, 2011 By Nick DeRiso
https://somethingelsereviews.com/2011/05/11/something-else-sneak-peek-aaron-comess-"past-present-and-future"-2011/
WILDYSWORLD - CD Review
By Wildy Haskell, May 27, 2011
https://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2011/05/aaron-comess-big-mistake.html
Visit Comess' impressive and eclectic Discography to get a sense of the wide range of projects he's been involved with over the years, from Chris Whitley's final album to Joan Osborne's 'Righteous Love' to a dozen releases as a member of Spin Doctors: https://www.aaroncomess.com/discography.htm
Aaron Comess Tour Schedule:
June 4 - Spin Doctors - Tupelo Festival - Tupelo, MS
June 5-10 - Edie Brickell - Recording Session - NYC
June 17 - Paula Valstein - Rockwood Stage 2 - NYC
June 18-21 - Joan Osborne - Recording Session - NYC
June 22 - Joan Osborne - Woodland Park - Seattle, WA
June 23 - Joan Osborne - Oregon Zoo - Portland, OR
June 24 & 28 - James Maddock Record Release Show - Rockwood Stage 2 - NYC
June 30 - AARON COMESS RECORD RELEASE SHOW - Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2 - NYC
July 3 - Spin Doctors - Riverfest-Riverside Park - La Crosse, WI
July 9 - Spin Doctors - TBA - Jakarta, Indonesia
July 12 - Luke Dick - Rockwood Stage1 - NYC
July 16 - James Maddock - Great South Bay Fest - Long Island, NY
July 25 - James Maddock - Bowery Ballroom - NYC
Aug 5 - Spin Doctors - Sheboygan Brat Days - Sheboygan, WI
Aug 11 - James Maddock - World Financial Ctr Fest - New York, NY
Aug 13 - Spin Doctors - Royal Kona Resort - Kona, HI
Aug 20 - Spin Doctors - Royal Lahaina Resort - Maui, HI
Aug 23 - Spin Doctors - Foxwoods Resort - Mashantucket, CT
Aug 25 - Spin Doctors - Hard Rock Hotel - Orlando, FL
All upcoming dates, here: https://www.aaroncomess.com/calendar.htm
Visit: www.aaroncomess.com
