Virgil Shaw

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Virgil Shaw is an American singer-songwriter based in San Francisco. Shaw spent his early life in Fairfax, California. He released two country rock albums in the early 2000s, Quad Cities and Still Falling.

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Early career

He began his career in Arcata, California in the late 1980s as a member of the high energy speed-pop band Brent's T.V. He later moved to San Francisco where he played in the band Dieselhed from 1992 to 2000. [1] When Dieselhed disbanded in 2000, Shaw began to perform and record as a solo artist, sometimes with the help of his backing band that he named "The Killer Views". After a stint in New York City, in 2006, he moved to Portland, Oregon.

Recording albums

Shaw's first album, Quad Cities, was released in 2000 through Future Farmer Records. [2] In reviewing the album, AllMusic's Kieran McCarthy described Shaw as an "heir apparent to country-rock founder Gram Parsons", and awarded the album 4 out of 5 stars. [3] According to AllMusic's Stanton Swihart, Quad Cities is "loaded with amazingly rich, evocative songwriting". [4] Shaw's second album, Still Falling, was released in 2002 through Munich Records. [5] Swihart wrote of this album that "'[s]tunning' seems to be the word that has most attached itself to Still Falling, and with excellent reason", and awarded it 4.5 out of 5 stars. [4]

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References

  1. Wilson, Emily (June 7, 2018). "Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Artist: Alicia McCarthy's 2017 SECA Award". Cal Alumni Association. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  2. "Virgil Shaw Quad Cities: Releases". AllMusic . AllRovi . Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. McCarthy, Kieran. "Virgil Shaw Quad Cities: Overview". AllMusic . AllRovi . Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Swihart, Stanton. "Virgil Shaw Still Falling: Overview". AllMusic . AllRovi . Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  5. "Virgil Shaw Still Falling: Releases". AllMusic . AllRovi . Retrieved October 23, 2013.