Acoustic Spoken Groove

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#		Title	Length
1		Intro the Van	0:20	Play
2		Funk Infection	3:36	Play
3		Two Upstanding Americans	0:07	Play
4		Shake	3:33	Play
5		Gorilla Rock	0:12	Play
6		All So Cliche	3:42	Play
7		Chips	0:33	Play
8		The Flobgob	4:18	Play
9		Disclaimer	0:14	Play
10		Harley Girl	3:28	Play
11		Never a Lake of Fire	9:23	Play
12		No One Told Me	3:12	Play
13		George	5:03	Play
14		Deep Sea Creature	9:51	Play
15		Flow	3:53	Play
16		Wisconsin Funky	0:08	Play
17		Rashi & Me	4:30	Play
18		Mary Poppins	5:13	Play
19		Simon from A.I.	0:18	Play
20		Oklahoma Rock	3:28	Play
21		Fruit Stand Show	0:52	Play
22		#36	3:30	Play
23		Wilmore	3:57	Play
24		Descent of the Moon	3:10	Play
25		DOM Reprise	1:25	Play
26		In the Van	1:44	Play

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THE ACOUSTIC SPOKEN GROOVE STORY

Acoustic Spoken Groove. Its the best way to describe the unfettered energy produced by the unlikely combination of slam poet Peter Nevland and virtuoso guitarist Paul Finley. These two performers - theyre more than poets - have taken spoken word and the art of poetry slam to new heights, raves the Santa Fe Reporter. An explosion of words, is the quotation of choice for the Dallas Morning News, lifting his arms one minute and kicking his legs the next. Since September, 2002, Peter and Paul have completed 6 tours across the U.S. And Canada and played for just about every audience imaginable. From rock hungry students to fine art lovers, inner city kids to white-collar businessman, no one can get enough of their Acoustic Spoken Groove.

Of course the most interesting aspect to them isnt so much where theyve played, but how they ended up working together. Music and writing was the last thing on Peters mind when he came to the University of Texas in 1993 to study Mechanical Engineering. When he did start writing, his performance was so inventive, bands started asking if they could play music for him while he unleashed his Dr. Seuss took a walk through the ghetto and decided to become the white, jive king style. It wasnt long before he met one of the most amazing guitarists hed ever seen in 2000 at an Austin Arts Festival.

Wisconsin-reared Paul Finley had been hooked by the guitar the first time his fingers touched the strings. At the age of 16, he began teaching, getting a diploma in Guitar Performance from the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, and joining his talents with the indie band, Mas Optica. Hes played with symphonies, comedy troupes, rock stars and buskers in his journey from Wisconsin to Austin. It was the perfect preparation for the turn his life was about to take as he gave Peter his card and told him to call if he wanted to do anything with music.

They finally played together a year later, realizing something instant and magical in what they were creating. After countless cities, open doors, wowed audiences, bad jokes and 7 CDs later, theyre set to take off as the folk apostles of the most original, acoustic funk machine, spoken groove combo ever experienced.


CD Releases
2005 Peter & Pauls coming CD
14 Windows 2004 Pauls 2nd instrumental CD
Acoustic Spoken Groove 2003 Peter & Pauls 1st CD
Birth of the Spoken Groove 2003 The Peter Nevland Band
Just My Mouth 2003 Peters 2nd solo CD
Late Bloomer 2002 The Peter Nevland Band
Peter Nevland 2001 Peters 1st solo CD
A.D. 2001 Pauls 1st instrumental CD


A FEW PLACES PETER & PAUL HAVE PLAYED

Soul Survivor, 2005 '" Shepton Mallet, England
New York, NY '" New York Stock Exchange, Times Square, MTV Studios, The Bitter End,
Freedom Arts Festival, Port Arthur, TX '"2002, 2003 (FeaturedArtists)
Hope Arts Festival, Austin, TX '" July, 2001 (Featured Artists)
Ichthus Music Festival 2003 '" Wilmore, KY
Austin, TX '" Flamingo Cantina, Momos, Steamboat, Spider House, Flipnotics, the Vibe,
Cheapo Records, Ruta Mayas, Egos, Caf Mundi, 5X Austin Poetry Slam Champion
Beaumont, TX '" Logon Caf
Dallas, TX '" Deep Ellum Live, Club Clearview, Galaxy Club, SMU, Insomnia, Youth Specialties
Fayetteville, AR '" The University of Arkansas, Kennedy Coffee
San Diego, CA '" The Emergent Convention
Los Angeles, CA '" Verge, The Bridge
San Francisco, CA '" Merge, Highway Community
Atwater, CA '" Seraphim Caf
Durango, CO - Steamworks Brewing Co.
Colorado Springs, CO '" 32 Bleu
Hamden, CT '" The Space
Washington, D.C. '" Teaism (D.C. slam feature)
West Palm Beach, FL '" PBA University, Club Dada, Alligator Alley
Milledgeville, GA '" Georgia College & State University
Hinesville, GA '" Over Coffee
Savannah, GA '" Savannah College of Art & Design, 180
Evansville, IN '" Club Rev
Georgetown, KY '" Georgetown College
Morehead, KY '" Rowan County High School
Owensboro, KY '" Beyond the Brim, Common Ground
Baltimore, MD '" XandO (Baltimore slam feature)
Albion, MI '" Albion College
Ann Arbor, MI '" The University of Michigan
Petoskey, MI '" The Bridge
Grand Rapids, MI '" Calvin College, Schullers Books, 4 Friends Coffee, Billys Bar
Minneapolis, MN '" The Quest, Solomons Porch
Springfield, MO '" Drury University
Joplin, MO '" Dioko Coffee Co.
Chapel Hill, NC '" The Cave
Albuquerque, NM '" Atomic Cantina
Santa Fe, NM '" Bar B
Columbus, OH '" Oldfields on High, Vineyard Cafe
Oklahoma City, OK '" The Backroom, Galileos
Stratford, ON '" Club Tango, Falstaffs, Bistro 32
Corvallis, OR '" Oregon State University
Pittsburgh, PA '" Club Caf, Quiet Storm, Shadow Lounge, The Copper Dog
Nashville, TN '" Lipscomb University, The Emergent Convention
Kingston, TN '" Common Ground
Price, UT '" College of Eastern Utah


WHERE YOU'VE HEARD THEM ON THE RADIO

Tuscaloosa, AL '" WVUA 90.7FM
Durango, CO '" KDUR 91.9FM
Rolla, MO '" KUMR (an NPR affiliate) morning show, KMNR college radio
Springfield, MO '" KDRU 98.1FM
Oklahoma City, OK '" KTOK with Sonya Vaughan and Scott Lewis
Cleveland, OH '" WCSB 89.3 FM, The True Unda-Ground Show
Columbus, OH '" CD101 New Band Showcase
Stratford, ON '" CJCS 1240
Austin, TX '" KLBJ Local Licks Live with Loris Lowe, Power FM 106.7
Price, UT '" KCEU 91.1FM


WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"It's a wild trippin' psycho funkedelic roller coaster ride that taps into the unexplored depths of the unknown."
- HM Magazine

...an explosion of words.
- The Dallas Morning News

...hearing Peter perform is like ... taking a running leap off the rim of the Grand Canyon with your hands tied behind your back so that the only way to pull the parachute's ripcord is with your toes.
- Roy Williams, Best selling author, President, Williams Marketing,
Buda, TX

These two performers - theyre more than poets - have taken spoken word and the art of poetry slam to new heights.
- Santa Fe Reporter

Im always amazed by your work, Peter. Youre doing things that no one else on the slam scene is doing.
- Matthew John Conley, 2002 Austin Poetry Slam Champion

Paul, hiding behind Everyman, black-rimmed glasses, is a virtuoso on the guitar. He combines the naivete of a child with the graininess of Black Sabbath The man does not hide behind his guitar, he rides it.
- David Taylor - Coordinator, Hope Arts Festival, Austin, TX

Wow, its really cool! I hope youre not offended by this, but its like Scooby Doo, funk, jazzstuff.
- The doorman - Next Door, Dallas, TX

You guys are the king of funny and the king of weird!
- Bailey McNally - 5 yrs. old, Fredericksburg, VA