“Tonight's performance is proof positive that San Francisco's live music scene is alive and well — and even more to the point, that there are still a few brilliant singer-songwriters lurking around, if you know where to look. Chris Porro is one of the city's undiscovered gems, with a richly melodic style in the tradition of the Beatles, David Bowie, Archer Prewitt, and Richard Davies. Singing dreamlike songs of love, loss, and corporate lackeydom...
...Porro puts on one of the most melodically and emotionally satisfying shows in town…” (Review from flavorpill SF, http://sf.flavorpill.net/mailer/issue24/index.html#porro for a tongue and groove show)
“I had this romantic idea of moving to San Francisco, starting a band, and doing something fresh”, explains Porro on his project’s beginnings. After limited success putting together a stable band Porro opted to work with musicians as they were available. “I pretty much had a revolving door with other musicians. I’d meet a cool trumpet p
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“Tonight's performance is proof positive that San Francisco's live music scene is alive and well — and even more to the point, that there are still a few brilliant singer-songwriters lurking around, if you know where to look. Chris Porro is one of the city's undiscovered gems, with a richly melodic style in the tradition of the Beatles, David Bowie, Archer Prewitt, and Richard Davies. Singing dreamlike songs of love, loss, and corporate lackeydom...
...Porro puts on one of the most melodically and emotionally satisfying shows in town…” (Review from flavorpill SF, http://sf.flavorpill.net/mailer/issue24/index.html#porro for a tongue and groove show)
“I had this romantic idea of moving to San Francisco, starting a band, and doing something fresh”, explains Porro on his project’s beginnings. After limited success putting together a stable band Porro opted to work with musicians as they were available. “I pretty much had a revolving door with other musicians. I’d meet a cool trumpet player, record with him, and then he’d move to NYC next month.” Fast forward two years, two drummers, two trumpet players, two bassist, one cellist, and one producer later and Porro has finished his first full length album, Lampreys and Gigolos.
The music is modern melodic songwriting off the beaten path of mainstream pop and rock with themes ranging from life in San Francisco to childhood demons to Lamprey (a parasitic jawless fish). Porro’s music draws comparisons to: Beck, Elliot Smith, Pete York, David Gray, Rufus Wainwright, Radiohead, Michael Penn, Ben Folds, David Bowie, Cat Stevens, the Beatles, John Lennon, Folk Implosion, Sebadoh, Lou Barlow, and Harry Nilsson.
In 1997 Porro was guitarist and primary writer for Plus, Tucson’s up and coming post modern rock band (runner up “best up and coming band” 1997 Tucson Area Music Awards). The Band recorded three demos, opened for national touring acts Fat and Citizen King and played dates in Tucson and Phoenix. In 1998 Porro was brought onboard Annie Hawking’s Band (1998 Tucson Area Music Awards winner for pop) as a second guitar to help faithfully reproduce the sound of Annie’s 3rd full length CD (Sex Master). Several live dates were played with the new lineup including the annual Tucson Club Crawl Festival and various dates in Phoenix and Flagstaff. After plans for a 1999 Southwest U.S. summer tour were cancelled Porro moved to San Francisco.