Sean Costello
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Sean Costello is one of the most exciting singer and songwriter and guitarist. He traces his roots from Atlanta, Georgia and has since then playing blues, soul and rock music.
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About
Early Life
Born in 1979 in Philadelphia, Costello began playing guitar at age nine, about the time his family moved to Atlanta. He came of age early, appearing regularly in clubs before he could drive, much less gain legal admission, to them. At age 14, his winning performance in the finals of the Memphis Blues Society’s talent competition had career-changing effects. First, it netted him studio time to record his debut album, Call The Cops, a collection of 1940s and 1950s-style Chicago blues. The Memphis trip also marked the beginning of an important association with another finalist, as Costello put his solo aspirations on hold long enough to contribute indelibly memorable guitar tracks to Susan Tedeschi’s career breakthrough gold album, Just Won’t Burn and, with his band, to back her on the high-profile national tour in support of that record.
Musical Recordings
Smokin’ guitarist and singer Sean Costello went home to Atlanta to record his latest Delta Groove disc - We Can Get Together, and the result is an eclectic mix of styles that recalls two of his biggest inspirations, Muddy Waters’ guitarist Hubert Sumlin and the Band’s Levon Helm.
Like them, Costello ventures into all kinds of styles and grooves, from stormy Monday style swamp rock to southern fried funk and passionate gospel –but in the center of the swirling cyclone, the listener always grabs onto his rock solid voice and ticklish guitar playing.
“I wanted to bring in my best buddies and capture the Atlanta scene which is not well represented,” says the 28-year-old, who received some notoriety backing Susan Tedeschi on her break through disc Just Won’t Burn and collaborating with Amy and Levon Helm in the New York gospel blues scene.
“In Atlanta you can go to a club and hear this strange mix of soul tunes, country tunes, and blues tunes all done by the same band on he same night, and it doesn’t sound out of place. It’s a peculiarly Southern thing.”
A prodigy who began playing at the age of 9 and won the Memphis Blues Society’s New Talent Award when he was 14, Costello is a restless student of the blues tapping rich and often unexplored nooks and crannies for inspiration. He released his first disc in 1996 and has been touring and recording ever since.
A musical discussion with him is as likely to touch on Otis Clay, O. V. Wright, Eddie Hinton, Otis Redding, Bobby Womack, and Johnnie Taylor (his all-time favorite singer) as Otis Rush, Robert Lockwood Jr., Freddy King, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Jimmie Vaughan, or Lurrie Bell (his favorite contemporary guitarist). And then he’ll cite Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and Jerry Lee Lewis. You can hear it all on this disc and a lot more. (There’s even a chicken coop for percussion on one tune.)
Source: Official MySpace Site
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Tours & Concerts
February 2, 2008 Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Ln, Tallahassee, FL, 32309, US
February 7, 2008 The Little Bear Saloon, 28075 Main St., Evergreen, CO, 80437, US
February 8, 2008 The Little Bear Saloon, 28075 Main St., Evergreen, CO, 80437, US
February 9, 2008 Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, CO, 80540, US
February 10, 2008 Merlino's Belvedere, 1330 Elm Ave, Canon City, CO, 81212, US
February 13, 2008 The Upstage, 923 WASHINGTON ST, Port Townshend, WA, 98368-5721, US
February 14, 2008 The Yale Hotel, , Vancouver, BC, ?, CA
February 15, 2008 Highway 99 Blues Club, 1414 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA, 98101, US
February 16, 2008 Jazzbones, , Tacoma, WA, US
February 20, 2008 Biscuits & Blues, 401 Mason St., San Francisco, CA, 94102, US
Announcements
- Check out the complete tour listing for February 2008 at his MySpace.
Discography
Comprehensive list of the recordings made.
Albums
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Other artists
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Influences
Trivia
- Sean Costello started playing the guitar at age 9.
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External Links
Categories: Artist | Rock | Blues | Soul
