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BILL MALLONEE BIO
Bill Mallonee/Vigilantes of Love
Athens, Ga.
Americana/Folk-Rock/Rock/Country
-Review Quotes-
Bill Mallonee: #65 in Paste Magazine's "100 Greatest Living Songwriter's" Poll
“The
poetry and intelligence of Bill Mallonee’s songs rivals Dylan’s, and
the spirituality and inspiration of them is like the timeless hymns.
He’s one of my favorite all time artist.” -Buddy Miller (No Depression
Magazine’s Artist of the Decade)
"...the best folk-rock act
nobody's ever hear of... The intelligence and intensity of Mallonee's
writing has elicited comparisons to Dylan from his loyal underground
admirers. Given the consistency and quality of Mallonee's work over
eight albums, he is arguably the first writer since John Prine to make
the comparison plausible." - New York Press
"Dylan-tinged vocal and introspective lyrics that spin out big-picture stories imbued with chilling small details." - Billboard
"Bill
Mallonee... [has] remained fascinated with the shadowy emotional toils
and struggles inherent in the American experience, compelling,
insightful, [he] continues to probe through Americana rock and roll
proving that sometimes the only story worth telling is that of the
journey." - Rolling Stone
"Mallonee's
songs give words to shadowy fears of intimacy, of it's loss, even of
the value of what he feels compelled to do." -USA Today
Paste
Music Magazine, in a 2006 poll conducted by both writers and artists,
listed Athens, Ga. musician Bill Mallonee as #65 in their "100 Best
Living Songwriters." Mallonee, the lyrical and musical source behind
the late Americana indie band Vigilantes of Love, started playing music
in the late 80's. His early work was inspired by the post-punk-pop of
XTC, Joy Division, the Clash, and Echo and the Bunnymen. Still, his
deeper love for Dylan, Neil Young and other artists and writers of the
"American experience" left an indelible mark on his writing and vocal
delivery.
"Being a son of the South, it's hard not to be surrounded
by the beauty of things fractured and incongruous...it's the stuff of
real songs...you learn a lot by doing 180 shows a year. From 1994 till
about 2002 we recorded, played and toured constantly...It was the best
way to 'find one's own voice'." With Vigilantes of Love behind him,
Bill is focusing on his solo artist career. He's 8 albums into his solo
work and back to being "just a guy from a college band from Athens,
GA." He tours and performs with his wife, keyboardist and vocalist,
Muriah Rose.
Mallonee has been privileged to play with many
great artists (see list below). He has toured extensively here in the
U.S. and in the United Kingdom where BBC Radio 2 has played much of his
work. His collaboration with Buddy Miller (Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle)
in 2000 produced "Audible Sigh," an Americana Top 5 in the UK in 2000.
Mallonee has had songs on various prime-time TV networks and digital
online services. Recently he toured with blue-eyed soul rocker Edwin
McCain who covered two of Bill's songs "Babylon" and "Welcome to
Struggleville" in 2006.
Mallonee, who has recorded 23 cds, has
garnered much critical acclaim. The independently produced "Permafrost"
was named among the top 100 cds of 2006 by Paste Magazine.
Artists Bill Mallonee has performed with:
Edwin McCain
Sean Mullins
Sufjan Stevens
John Mayer
Dwight Yokum
Emmylou Harris
REM
North Mississippi Allstars
Allejandro Escavado
Pierce Pettis
Pedro the Lion
Denison Witmer
Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket)
Peter Case
Peter Mulvey
Bruce Cockburn
Gin Blossoms
Derek Webb
To hear Bill Mallonee's music, go to:
http://www.myspace.com/billmallonee
Website: http://www.billmallonee.net/
Contact Info:
Bill Mallonee - volmail@aol.com
Muriah Rose - highhorsebooking@hotmail.com
P.O. Box 48094
Athens, Ga. 30604
706.201-9567
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