Seattle-based Garth Reeves’ songs are timeless. His voice can take you anywhere, his lyrics pull you in and tell you engaging stories that sound familiar, even if it’s the first time you’ve heard them. With songs of love and loss captured in heartfelt lyricism, these life lessons earn him his alt.country street cred and it all comes through in the layers of deep soul and beefy, glorious rock and roll. Think Kris Kristofferson meeting Jeff Tweedy in a bar one night, knocking back a shot of Wild Turkey, then heading into the studio, and you’d come close to describing the sound of Garth Reeves’ music.
Garth has opened for The Jayhawks, Bobby Bare Jr., and Chuck Prophet, building a loyal fan base and releasing two albums along the way. 2004 finds Garth in the studio recording his first solo record. And most recently, Garth performed at Farm Aid 2004 at the White River Amphitheatre, after having been selected out of hundreds of entrants, for one of only two spots by Talentmatch.com.
Similar Artists
Lucinda Williams,Kris Kristofferson,The Jayhawks
Influences
Bob Dylan, Wilco, Gillian Welch, Willie Nelson, Little Feat, Jackson Browne, The Who
Bio
Seattle-based Garth Reeves’ (Blue Spark, Goodness) songs are timeless. His voice can take you anywhere, his lyrics pull you in and tell you engaging stories that sound familiar, even if it’s the first time you’ve heard them. With songs of love and loss captured in heartfelt lyricism, these life lessons earn him his alt.country street cred and it all comes through in the layers of deep soul and beefy, glorious rock and roll. Think Kris Kristofferson meeting Jeff Tweedy in a bar one night, knocking back a shot of Wild Turkey, then heading into the studio, and you’d come close to describing the sound of Garth Reeves’ music.
From 1995-2000, Garth Reeves played in one of Seattle’s best live acts, a diehard local favorite- Goodness. Goodness signed to Lava/Atlantic Records in 1996, then later to Immortal/Epic Records, and they are currently re-formed and playing upcoming dates around the Pacific NW.
Formed in 1998, Blue Spark began as an outlet for Garth's voice and songs that took on a more rootsy tone than Goodness. Blue Spark has toured the Pacific NW tirelessly, opening for The Jayhawks, Bobby Bare Jr., and Chuck Prophet while releasing two albums along the way, 1998's "Transmitter" and 2002's "Venus, Meet the Moon". Blue Spark was nominated in the Americana/Roots category for the Seattle Weekly’s “Best of Seattle” issue in 2003.
2005 finds Garth in the studio recording his first solo record. Most recently, Garth performed at Farm Aid 2004 at the White River Amphitheatre, after having been selected from hundreds of applicants, for one of only two opening spots by Talentmatch.com.