Chris Berardo
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States | Established. Jan 01, 1997 | SELF
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"Chris Berardo’s music sits to the mellow side of Reckless Kelly and the Gourds, but with more of an edge than John Mellancamp or Jackson Browne. On Ignoring All The Warning Signs, Berardo establishes his place in the lexicon of roots rock. With only one non-original tune (Jeff Tweedy’s “Passenger Side”) Berardo’s songwriting talents vie with his smoky voice as the star of the CD. Anyone who favors roots rock will immediately resonate with Ignoring All The Warning Signs.
Berardo delivers all the goods."
- Vintage Guitar Magazine - Vintage Guitar Magazine May, 2007
"One of America's brightest new roots / rock bands!"
... sparkling harmonies, rootsy picking and jangly electric guitars. More than a hint of twang seeps through Chris' songs of lost love and stand-your-ground refusal to go quietly into the night. They continue to tour the country to support PURE FAITH (as well as a pretty healthy beer drinking habit) while their converts and number of dark adventures continue to grow. Is it Country, Rock, Pop, Roots? Hell Yeah!"
- Americana Tonight!
Nashville, TN (11/05) - Americana Tonight
"One of America's brightest new roots / rock bands!"
... sparkling harmonies, rootsy picking and jangly electric guitars. More than a hint of twang seeps through Chris' songs of lost love and stand-your-ground refusal to go quietly into the night. They continue to tour the country to support PURE FAITH (as well as a pretty healthy beer drinking habit) while their converts and number of dark adventures continue to grow. Is it Country, Rock, Pop, Roots? Hell Yeah!"
- Americana Tonight!
Nashville, TN (11/05) - Americana Tonight
"Connecticut’s Chris Berardo conjures bracing roots-rock from the elements used by John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen before him: the open road, the broken heart, the dream of escape."
- The Nashville Scene Nashville, TN (11/12/05)
- The Nashville Scene
"Connecticut’s Chris Berardo conjures bracing roots-rock from the elements used by John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen before him: the open road, the broken heart, the dream of escape."
- The Nashville Scene Nashville, TN (11/12/05)
- The Nashville Scene
"Pure Faith is a surprisingly accessible piece of work. Everyone can sympathize with the touching lyrics contained in these songs, like the pining Look In Her Eyes and the free flowing of Still Waters. If you enjoy good music, then you will enjoy The DesBerardos. It's really as simple as that. Go see them!"
- The Music Scene
Houston, TX
March 2004 - The Music Scene
"Pure Faith is a surprisingly accessible piece of work. Everyone can sympathize with the touching lyrics contained in these songs, like the pining Look In Her Eyes and the free flowing of Still Waters. If you enjoy good music, then you will enjoy The DesBerardos. It's really as simple as that. Go see them!"
- The Music Scene
Houston, TX
March 2004 - The Music Scene
"Ignoring All The Warning Signs is as good a country-rock record as you will hear this year. Berardo & his buddies stir it up plenty on this slab of hillbilly propulsion, punctuated with wailing harmonica and churning electric guitar, not to mention the leader's impassioned vocal. A shouted "Woo-hoo" from this corner"
-Robert K. Oermann
Music Row magazine - Robert K. Oermann in Music Row Magazine
"Riding straight out of a tequila sunrise and into the arms of an adoring crowd of barroom regulars, this band hits all the right notes to appeal to Jackson Browne and Eagles fans everywhere ... There is a pervasive feel of West Coast rock heaven here, kicked up a notch or two with sizzling guitars and Berardo's winning voice.
-Bill Bentley
2/07 - The Studio City (CA) Sun
CT - based Chris Berardo & The DesBerardos are on an upward trajectory. One listen to "Ignoring All The Warning Signs" and you'll understand what the fuss is all about. Berardo craftes catchy, roots-rock tunes about small towns, barstools and hope. Blues- flavored guitar leads are prevalent, as are hooky mandolin lines and stomping drum beats. And if the music doesn't catch your attention, Berardo's lyrics surely will. "I guess if you're counting, I have lost more than I've found / But I still hold my head up in this town," he sings in the poignant "Forty Years." Berardo & The DesBerardos follow all the right signs with an album that you can't ignore." - Performing Songwriter Magazine
"Chris Berardo embodies everything I love about popular music - a pleasing voice, beautiful melodies and hooks, well crafted lyrics. Shades of The Eagles and Poco combine with a Southern rock sensibility, creating a fresh sound unlike the usual cookie cutter country-rock of today.
The rocking “Everybody Swings Around Here” is an immediate pick for my favorite track, but truth be told, I love the whole album, from the melodic “The One", to the top 40 country “hit waiting to happen,” “So Good So Far,” it’s all good.
Chris Berardo is a very good songwriter with an obvious gift for crafting melody lines and home-spun lyrics and his vocal reminds me at times of a more controlled Drive By Truckers sound - familiar, but less garage band/Stones thrash. “Never The Same” is another memorable track, as is the infectious ”I Will Love Again", and the bluesy “Barstool", complete with a very cool a capella opening verse from Berardo.
Pedal steel, mandolin, banjo, fiddle and harp co-exist with acoustic and electric guitar in a beautiful tapestry of sound. Nowhere is it more evident than in the album’s final track, “September Prayer,” a beautiful new point of view on the 9/11 tragedy.
Berardo and his band have crafted a fine album that should garner lots of attention. We can only hope. It’s better than 90 percent of the music on today’s country radio." - Gritz Magazine
"One of the best roots rock bands in America" - Western Beat Nashville, TN
"Coountry rockers on the rise!" - Urge.com / MTV
"One of the best roots rock bands in America" - Western Beat Nashville, TN
Discography
American Dust - Greenhaven Records - 1997
Pure Faith - Lamon Records - 2003
Songs From Americana Street - Lamon Records compilation, 2004
Ignoring All The Warning Signs - Lamon Records - National Release, 2/27/07
Songs From Americana Street 3 - Lamon Records compilation, 2008
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The New CD "Ignoring All The Warning Signs"
"Ignoring All The Warning Signs is as good a country rock record as you will hear this year!"
- Roberrt K. Oreman, Music Row Magazine
#4 for two weeks at XM Radio ****Top 10 for 2 months at XM Radio ***** # 34 for the year of 2007 at XM Radio X Country Channel **** #49 on Radio & Records Americana Chart ... # 15 on Roots Music Report *** In rotation at over 90 stations around The U.S. ****
Silvermine, CTs Chris Berardo & The DesBerardos have spent the last several years touring much of the country, playing tours, multiple dates and hundreds of other shows with the likes of The Doobie Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band, Dickey Betts, David Allan Coe, America, Levon Helm, Little Feat, NRBQ, Molly Hatchet, Badfinger, Kevin Welch, Reckless Kelly, Blue Rodeo, Brave Combo and many others, as well as countless appearances as headliners everywhere from top-notch listening rooms to beer-soaked bar rooms.
A quick list includes top venues like B.B. Kings in NYC, The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC, The State Theater in Falls Church, VA, The Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport, CT, The Luckenbach (TX) Dance Hall, The Winchester Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, The Palace Theater in Greensburg, PA,The Tarrytown (NY) Music Hall, the legendary Gruene Hall in Gruene, TX, The Fairfield Theater in Fairfield, CT, The Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh, NC, Sloppy Joe's in Key West, FL, The Webster Theater in Hartford, CT, The Higher Ground Music Hall in Burlington, VT, Smiths Olde Bar in Atlanta, GA, The Saxon Pub in Austin, TX, The Turning Point in Piermont, NY, The Haw Stop Amphitheater in Houston, TX, The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC (Best Club Venue in America, Rolling Stone), The Acoustic Cafe in Bridgeport, CT, The Sutler in Nashville, TN, The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY, Douglas Corner Cafe in Nashville, TN, Poor Davids Pub in Dallas, TX, Harpers Ferry in Boston, MA, The Bitter End in NYC and many, many more
Their 2003 CD, Pure Faith (Lamon Records) burned up College, AAA and Americana radio, and also appeared on the year's Grammy Ballot for Best Rock Album.
The most recent Lamon Records release, "Ignoring All The Warning Signs", out on February 27, 2007, rose to # 49 on The national Americana Chart, # 15 on The Roots Music Report and was in rotation at over 90 stations in the U.S.
It also sat in the Top Ten at XM Radios X Country channel for two straight months, peaking at # 4 for two weeks, and appearing as the # 34 CD for the entire year of 2007.
No less an authority than Robert K. Oerman called it, as good a country rock record as you will hear this year! in Music Row Magazine.
It appeared on the 50th Annual Grammy ballot in the category of Best Contemporary Folk / Americana Album in 2008.
Cut over five days at dLab Studios in Charlotte, NC, the 10 Chris Berardo-penned originals (along with a version of one of the band's live staples, the Wilco chestnut "Passenger Side") are a representation of CB & The DB's fiery live performances, renowned among their fans for beautiful acoustic moments alongside the wild rockers and whiskey-laced jams.
Co-produced by two-time Grammy nominated Country/Bluegrass artist Dave Moody and Dick Neal, "Ignoring All The Warning Signs" is a collection for folks who refuse to be bound by useless categories ... Rock, Pop, Country? Hell Yeah!
For all business inquiries:
John Porter
Mood Indigo entertainment
John@Moodindigoentertainment.com
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Ann Henningsen
3Sixty, Inc.
Ann @3Sixtyinc.com
Website http://www.chrisberardo.com
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