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    • Hi, I’m Carsie. I write, perform, and record songs. My music is classic American pop, but people call it lots of things. Some call it folk, because of my “uncanny sense for lyric” (which isn’t actually mine, I got it from early exposure to John Prine, Loudon Wainwright III, and Patty Griffin). Some call it jazz, because I like 7th chords, and I sing behind the beat (which I learned from all the Billie Holiday and Nina Simone songs I covered as a teenager). Some call it rock, because I love the sound of a tight, nasty band with a giant pocket (a la The Band, Elvis Costello, or especially Ray Charles).

    More importantly, I believe that music is magic, and everybody needs it. That’s why I give mine away.

    I’m from Luray, Virginia, which is a small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains. I live in Philadelphia, which is the fifth-largest city in the United States. My favorite place in the world is New Orleans, which is a mythical land of music, oysters, and candy-colored houses. I love love, sex, and the stupid things people do for them both. I also love tattoos, jasmine tea, Vargas pinups, good books, and the Lindy Hop. Although I agree with Tom Waits (who agreed with Thomas Hobbes) about the nature of life, I still find it miraculous, awe-inspiring, and most of all, ridiculous.

    I have a brand new album that just came out on January 31st. It’s called Idiot Heart, and it was produced by Oliver Wood, who fronts my favorite living band, The Wood Brothers. Here are some things The Washington Post said about it. I’m pretty sure you’ll love it.

    I also love fan mail.

    • News & Updates

      • Idiot Heart comes out on Tuesday
        January 28, 2012 | 5:27 pm

        The brand new album, Idiot Heart, comes out this Tuesday, January 31st. It will be available in digital and physical form on the “music” page, and you’ll be able to pay what you please for either.

      • Release show tickets selling fast
        January 6, 2012 | 1:25 am

        Tickets are selling quickly for the Idiot Heart release shows later this month. Full band shows in DC, Phoenixville, Philly, Cambridge and NYC. Visit the shows page for more info. Purchase yours before they’re gone!

      • Paul Simon shows kicked butt
        December 1, 2011 | 9:05 pm

        Thanks to Paul Simon & his people for inviting me to open shows in Newark, NJ and Richmond, VA this week. They were excellent in every way. Thanks also to the concert-goers for buying over 450 CDs!

      • CD Release Tour, pre-release copies available
        November 23, 2011 | 4:22 pm

        I just posted the Idiot Heart release tour dates! They are up at www.carsieblanton.com/shows. Because the album doesn’t come out until post-holidays, I’m offering a special deal: If you buy six (or more) tickets to any of the release shows, I will send you one signed, pre-release copy of Idiot Heart.

        Here’s how to do it:

        • Buy your tickets online, in one big bunch.
        • After you buy them, send me an email with your “receipt”, along with your mailing address and any special signing instructions.
        • The sooner you send the email, the sooner I send the CDs. Tickets are on sale now!

      • New Album
        November 20, 2011 | 7:19 pm

        Carsie’s newest album, Idiot Heart (produced by Oliver Wood of the Wood Brothers), will be released on 1/31/12. Stay tuned for release details.

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