Bart Davenport

There’s a new Bart Davenport record in the works! In fact, I just finished tracking at Palomino Sound in Boyle Heights. Eleven solid slabs of song were tracked utilizing the indispensable crew of Jessica Espeleta (bass), Andres Renteria (drums, drum machines & percussion) and Wayne Faler (guitar) along with special guests Nedelle Torrisi (backing vocals) and Billy McShane (Saxophone). I also could not have done it without producer Aaron Olson (L.A. Takedown) whose arrangement skills and synth playing give the record an unusual feel unlike anything I’ve done before. Big thanks to Lovemonk Records for making it happen! Look for it sometime in early 2018!

Valentine’s Day show in Lincoln Heights featuring Bart D, Papercuts, Karina Denike, Nedelle Torrisi Love Advice and more!

The Bart Davenport Band will perform in Los Angeles soon at El Cid with L.A. Takedown and Michael Stasis….

Tickets available here: http://folkyeah.com/jrbigsur2016/

Back in December, I was invited by Estrella Galicia to do a session in their studio. I said yes, so long as I could record with LOS LIMBOOS, a fantastic group I saw the year before, backing up my pal Jack Rivera at Purple Weekend. Well, Estrella Galicia agreed as did the Limboos and the lovely results of that session have finally been posted! Be sure to check out me and the band performing ‘Pamela’! To see it on YouTube, CLICK HERE!

I’m off to Spain again soon! First to Punta Paloma (where the Incarnations record was tracked) for recording sessions with Pajaro Sunrise, a terrific singer songwriter who’s asked me to co-produce. Then, starting in Barcelona on December 18, there will be an acoustic tour of Spain finished off by a first time ever concert in Rome Italy! Check for dates, cities and other info on the ‘Tour’ page!

There will be several acoustic shows in August-September including the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco Sept 17. Also, the full band will perform in Los Angeles at Pehrspace with LA Takedown Aug 15. Checkout the ‘Tour’ page for more details!

It’s been lovely playing guitar for Nedelle Torrisi every Tuesday night for her residency in LA at Harvard & Stone. On June 23, I’ll play with Nedelle AND the Bart Davenport Band!

A few days later, I’ll be playing an intimate, acoustic show in San Francisco with Big Eagle (aka Robyn Miller) at a cool, little venue called The Lost Church. Seating will be limited and and advance tickets are way cheaper! I encourage you to buy them right HERE.

Last weekend in Big Sur, to my complete surprise we (Marc & The Casuals) performed ‘Sail On Sailor’ with Beach Boy, Al Jardine! Here he is with myself, Aaron Olson and Jessica Espeleta.

That same afternoon, the Bart Davenport Band played a tight set. Later that night, we played at our pal Miller Carr’s wedding. I’ll be up north again this Saturday to perform at Miller’s record release show at my beloved hometown pub, The Starry Plough! Guitar wizard, Matt Baldwin is opening the show and I’ll have a couple of local celebrity guests, Tom Ayres (Persephone’s Bees) and Adrianne DeLanda (Extra Classic)!

It’s an honor to be included in this year’s Hipnic lineup which includes such heavies as The Flamin’ Groovies, Nicki Bluhm, Jonathan Wilson and the great Al Jardine! I’ll perform twice on Sunday afternoon, May 17, first with the BD Band and later that day, a set with Marc & The Casuals. Pack up your tent and we’ll see you there!