Ocotber 23, 2008Martin Sexton - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
Martin Sexton's Official Website

Although this is not a local artist, he will be coming to the Bay Area soon & is sooo worth mentioning!

Martin Sexton is a one of a kind artist that I can't say enough good things about. You really just have to check him out for yourself!

I was introduced to Marty by a Bostonian fan 5 years ago and have been in love with his music ever since.

He performs solo or with a band and both types of his shows are fantastic!
Martin gets the whole crowd moving & singing along with him.

What impresses me most about him is he constantly reaches out to his fans. This last monday (9/15) he did his 2nd live webcast. During his webcasts, which so far have been broadcasted out of his home in the Adirondacks, he performs a few songs and does a live Q&A session.

If your a first timer going to his shows, there are some songs you NEED to know. Every one will be singing along and dancing!

1. Glory Bound
2. Beast In Me
3. Black Sheep
4. Angeline
5. Hallelujah

Die hard Marty fans may want to kick my butt for not adding some others, but that is a good enough list for a newbie to start with!

You can also check him out on MySpace at: http://www.myspace.com/martinsexton

Here is a quick blurb on him at Wikipedia;

"Martin Sexton began his career as a street performer in Boston's Harvard Square. With just a guitar and his multi-octave, jazz-inflected voice, he managed to sell 15,000 copies of his 1992 demo IN THE JOURNEY out of his guitar case. His strong live performances won him a Boston Music Award for "Best New Artist" and led to his being named "Artist of the Year" by the National Academy of Songwriters in 1994."
Following his departure from the major label, he formed his own independent label, Kitchen Table Records, and released 2002's LIVE WIDE OPEN, a two-disc live album. CAMP HOLIDAY, a seasonal album of Christmas standards, came out in 2005, and his latest original studio album is SEEDS, released in 2007.
That year, his song "Diner" reached a wide TV audience when it appeared in the Scrubs episode "My Night to Remember.""


Happy listening y'all!
Sly Cherry