Carp and Bones (Rosavelt, 1997)
The album was recorded at the famed Suma Studios in Painesville, OH by Paul Haman. The engineer and the studio have recorded a laundry list of heavy hitters including Pere Ubu, The James Gang, The Black Keys and more. The album was released to much regional acclaim and put rosavelt on the map.
"In and ideal world, Allen's Late Great Singer (from Carp and Bones) would rule radio stations nationwide." - No Depression
* Voted "Best Local Album", 1997 Cleveland's Scene Magazine
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The new album ACETATE is finally done and on its way to the presses. Produced by Don Dixon, it is my third solo album. ACETATE will be released world-wide by Bug Music Digital the fall of 2010 to all digital outlets including iTunes, eMusic, Amazon and more.
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Upcoming Events
March 8: The Southside. Cleveland, OH. 10 pm.
March 11: The Happy Dog. 9:30 pm. BFCH.
March 13: Treehouse. Cleveland, OH. 9 pm.
March 15: The Southside. Cleveland, OH. 10 pm.
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March 11: The Happy Dog. 9:30 pm. BFCH.
March 13: Treehouse. Cleveland, OH. 9 pm.
March 15: The Southside. Cleveland, OH. 10 pm.
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The Making of Acetate
In late summer of 2010 I sat down with producer Don Dixon to play him a batch of songs I had written for a new album. Dixon's idea early on was to make the record more 'stylized' than ever before. What that meant was to forgo the usual formula: write songs...
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"If you miss the straight talking side of Jeff Tweedy as much as I do you'll want to get to know Chris Allen."
~ Paste Magazine
~ Paste Magazine
