BIO
Buffalo, NY
artist
ROB FALGIANO
lives under
the Big Singer-Songwriter Tent, with
eclectic musical influences: jazz, funk, 1950s rock &
country, bossa nova, 70s folk, 80s new wave, R&B, electronica,
and the Great American Songbook. His latest CD is
Little Vision. Falgiano
has drawn comparisons to alternative / pop artists like
Elvis Costello, The Postal Service, John Mayer, Robert Glasper
Experiment, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, David Byrne,
Jamiroquai, James Taylor, & The Smiths.
His music has
been heard on many TV shows:
'Friday Night Lights' (NBC),
'Felicity' (WB),
'The Black Donnellys' (NBC),
'Everwood' (CW-ABC Family),
'Dude I Just Want My Pants Back' (MTV), and
'General Hospital' (ABC). Opening slots for more than a dozen national artists
include:
Jakob
Dylan
(The Wallflowers),
Nickel Creek,
Ingrid Michaelson, Three Dog Night, Glen
Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket), Matthew Good, Nellie McKay,
and Chris Trapper.
Falgiano's first book,
God Laughs at Dirty Jokes,
was released in the fall of 2014.
'...an opening set by singer/ songwriter Rob Falgiano, whose
remarkable vocal range turned some heads.' -
Joe Sweeney,
Buffalo News (Ingrid Michaelson concert review)
'Funk-rock band grooves with hints of soul and jazz,
influenced by groups like Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and the
Robert Glasper Experiment.' -
Cory Perla, The
Public
'His use of digital blips and beats as flourishes sound
something like Elvis Costello singing with the Postal Service.'
-
Peter Vullo,
Artvoice
'Rob Falgiano took to the stage first. In a way, he was both
Simon and Garfunkel. His stature and guitar skills invoked the
former while his vocals recalled the latter.'
– Mackenzie
Lambert, Buffalo Rising (Ingrid Michaelson concert review)
'His (opening set) presented the audience with a mosaic of
influences that conjure up a likable & sometimes funky sound.
His work vaguely resembles that of John Mayer’s earlier soft pop
rock albums.' -
Allison Eck,
Buffalo News (Three Dog Night concert review)
'His strongest, most finely detailed and compelling
collection to date.'
– Jeff Miers,
Buffalo News
'Daring and
delicately understated.' -
Donny Kutzbach, Artvoice
'The album
is gorgeous. His music smacks of a hard-won humanism, tempered
by a clearly blossoming songwriting talent.' -
The
Buffalo News
'What's
impressive about your work is your unwillingness to settle for
the obvious. More challenging than simply crafting a pop tune,
but when you put the elements together properly the sky's the
limit.' - Taxi.com
'Falgiano is
more interested in making an album of value instead of writing
one for the casual crowd.' -
SoundtheSirens.com
'Many will be won over by Rob's voice
alone, Neil Finn-like on the opener and sporting a mellow-soul
falsetto.' - Muse's Muse
DISCOGRAPHY:
'Little Vision' (2017)
'Nice Mouth' (2013)
'All Star
Heart' (2010)
'Red'
(2005)
'Things I Used to Know'
(2003)
'The Contortionists Get Sweet For You'
(2001) - with The Contortionists
'Down The Long Lonely' (1997)
'Pop
Revolution' (1997) - with Plaster Sandals
'Two Steps Left of Hip' (1993) - with
Plaster Sandals
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