Martin Sexton Fall Like Rain Tour

The Center for the Arts presents
Wednesday, February 1
with Adam Gontier opening
7:30PM, $25 members, $28 non-member

“The real thing, people, a star with potential to permanently affect the musical landscape and keep us entertained for years to come.”  – Billboard

“The best live performer I’ve ever seen.” – John Mayer

“Martin Sexton is ripe with raw, expansive talent. His voice comes in a hundred impossible shades. His songs are sweet and spirited and soulful. His repertoire is like a cross-country tour of the American musical vernacular.” - Boston Globe

“…jumps beyond standard fare on the strength of his voice, a blue-eyed soul man’s supple instrument… …his unpretentious heartiness helps him focus on every soul singer’s goal: to amplify the sound of the ordinary heart.”  – The New York Times

Martin’s brand new EP finds him again asking relevant questions and challenging the status quo. His “soul-marinated voice” (Rolling Stone) shimmers on the soaring falsetto on the title track: “I want to feel I want to fall like rain without the shelter so I can see which way the wind is blowing today.” In a gospel-tinged “One Voice Together” he calls for unity … “In a world of warfare, peace is bad for business, there’s no money to be made in forgiveness.” The fourth track is an intimate, yet playful “Happy Anniversary (Six Years)” and Martin pulls out the melodian,12-string, and bass for a haunting trek back home on “Burlington.” Plus a timely, acoustic rendition of Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” reminds us it’s time to “Stop, say, what’s that sound, everybody look what’s going down” and finishes off this passionate, entertaining and inspirational collection. Why an EP Martin? ”These songs are relevant today and I didn’t want to wait to release a full-length album. And in a down economy, we’re getting new music to people for the price of a soy latte.”

A native of Syracuse, New York, Martin Sexton grew up in the 80′s, uninterested in the sounds of the day, and fueled his dreams on the timeless sounds of classic rock and roll. Sexton eventually migrated to Boston, where he began to build his following singing on the streets of Harvard Square and gradually working his way through the scene.

His 1992 collection of self-produced demo recordings, In The Journey, was recorded on an old 8-track in a friend’s attic. He managed to sell 20,000 copies out of his guitar case busking. 1996-2002 Sexton released Black Sheep, The American, Wonder Bar and Live Wide Open (mixed by Jon Alagia – Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer). The activity and worldwide touring behind these records laid the foundation for the career he enjoys today with an uncommonly loyal fan base, selling out venues from Nokia Theatre (NY) to LA’s House of Blues.

Happily and fiercely independent, Martin Sexton launched his own label KTR (2002). Since then, his continual success through his diversity infiltrates many musical worlds – ranging everywhere from Jam Cruise to Denver’s Mile High Fest to Mayercraft Carrier to Carnegie Hall. His songs are featured in film and television including recent placements on NBC’s Scrubs and Showtime’s hit series Brotherhood.

In 2007/08 Sexton logged his most successful years to date with the release of, Seeds. The album debuted at #6 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. On the heels of Seeds, the cd/dvd set Solo released October 08. Documenting a series of recent unaccompanied live appearances, the album captures Martin’s critically acclaimed incendiary live set in theatres coast-to-coast. His latest studio release, Sugarcoating, finds this one-of-a-kind-troubadour doing what he does best: locating larger truths within the specific details of the life he’s living.

www.martinsexton.com