STEPHEN KELLOGG
''BLUNDERSTONE ROOKERY''
JUNE 18 2013
45:28
1 /Lost and Found
Kellogg/3:12
2 /The Brain is a Beautiful Thing
Karlson / Kellogg/3:08
3 /Forgive You, Forgive Me
Kellogg/3:21
4 /Men & Women
Karlson / Kellogg/3:26
5 /Crosses
Karlson / Kellogg/3:17
6 /I Don't Want To Die On the Road
Kellogg/3:38
7 /Good Ol' Days
Karlson / Kellogg/4:02
8 /Good Red Wine
Karlson / Kellogg/feat: Audra Mae/5:14
9 /The Best
Karlson / Kellogg/3:13
10 /Thanksgiving
Karlson / Kellogg/feat: University of Massachusetts Chorale/10:00
11 /Ingrid's Song
Kellogg/2:57
Rachel Beauregard /Vocals (Background)
Boots Factor /Banjo
Luke Brindley /Vocals (Background)
Annie Clements /Vocals (Background)
Bryan Dawley /Mandolin, Vocals (Background)
Ben Dean /Violin
Jerry DePizzo /Saxophone
Jessica Dickenson /Cello
Sam Getz /Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Vocals (Background)
Jocelyn Haversat /French Horn
Chip Johnson /Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Steve Johnson /Vocals (Background)
Stephen Kellogg /Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals, Voices
Kit Karlson /Bells, Choir Arrangement, Chord Organ, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Sounds, Tuba, Vocals (Background)
Jon Lawlor /Vocals (Background)
John Leonard /Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Audra Mae /Featured Artist, Vocals
Travis McNabb /Drums, Guiro, Percussion
Chris Moehringer /Trombone
Mike Mogis /Tambourine
Stephen Paparo /Choir Director
Adam Podd /String Arrangements
Matt Podd /String Arrangements
Chris Sanchez /Congas
University of Massachusetts Chorale /Featured Artist
Sean Watkins /Guitar
Sarah Whitney /Viola, Violin
REVIEW
by Steve Leggett
Deriving its title from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, Blunderstone Rookery is Stephen Kellogg's third solo album, and his first in some ten years. Kellogg's fine band, the Sixers, is on hiatus for this one, but there are several guests on hand, including Travis McNabb and Annie Clements of Sugarland, Jerry DePizzo from OAR, and Sean Watkins from Nickel Creek.
BIOGRAPHY
By Mark Deming
Stephen Kellogg claims that when he was growing up, his musical interests were divided between his father's record collection, devoted to '70s singer/songwriters like Jim Croce and Cat Stevens, and his sister's rock & roll discs, dominated by hair metal acts such as Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe. In a curious way, Kellogg's music represents a meeting point between these two styles, with songs that delve deep into the personal, but make room for a sense of fun, while the music, which is intelligent and intimate, is also full of passion and electricity. Kellogg was born in Westchester, PA, and he began playing music in high school, singing in a hard rock band known as Silent Treatment. After graduating from high school, Kellogg enrolled at the University of Massachusetts in 1995, where he studied communication and theater, but his passion for music traveled with him, and he began performing on weekends with friends Darian Cunning, Tim Edgar, and Tim Newton. Kellogg also began working on his songwriting during this period, writing and recording solo acoustic demos, and when he graduated from college, he found himself working at the Iron Horse Music Hall, a celebrated venue in Northampton, MA, which inspired him to take a serious shot at making music his career. Kellogg began playing gigs anywhere and everywhere he could, and in 2000 he self-released his first album, South of Stephen, financed by his day job selling newspaper advertising. A second album followed in 2002, Lucky 11, which boasted a more pop-oriented sound, and Kellogg's busy performing schedule was helping him make a name for himself in the Northeast. 
However, Kellogg's fortunes made their biggest change when he put together a band to accompany him on-stage; the Sixers, comprised of Brian Factor on drums, Keith Karlson on bass and keyboards, and Chris Soucy on guitar, added a new fire and enthusiasm to Kellogg's concerts, and they helped make his 2004 album, Bulletproof Heart, his breakthrough release. Thanks to heavy touring, Bulletproof Heart became a strong seller at shows and in independent record stores, and the band's growing fan base caught the attention of Universal Records, who signed the band to their Foundation imprint and released Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers in early 2005; early copies of the album were packaged with a bonus EP, One Night in Brooklyn, recorded during a 24-hour session with a handful of friends, including former Whiskeytown members Mike Daly and Caitlin Cary. While the self-titled album fared well with fans, Kellogg and the Sixers soon parted ways with Universal, and for their next studio album, 2007's Glassjaw Boxer, the group partnered with the independent label Everfine Records, best known as the home of popular jam band O.A.R.
''BLUNDERSTONE ROOKERY''
JUNE 18 2013
45:28
1 /Lost and Found
Kellogg/3:12
2 /The Brain is a Beautiful Thing
Karlson / Kellogg/3:08
3 /Forgive You, Forgive Me
Kellogg/3:21
4 /Men & Women
Karlson / Kellogg/3:26
5 /Crosses
Karlson / Kellogg/3:17
6 /I Don't Want To Die On the Road
Kellogg/3:38
7 /Good Ol' Days
Karlson / Kellogg/4:02
8 /Good Red Wine
Karlson / Kellogg/feat: Audra Mae/5:14
9 /The Best
Karlson / Kellogg/3:13
10 /Thanksgiving
Karlson / Kellogg/feat: University of Massachusetts Chorale/10:00
11 /Ingrid's Song
Kellogg/2:57
Rachel Beauregard /Vocals (Background)
Boots Factor /Banjo
Luke Brindley /Vocals (Background)
Annie Clements /Vocals (Background)
Bryan Dawley /Mandolin, Vocals (Background)
Ben Dean /Violin
Jerry DePizzo /Saxophone
Jessica Dickenson /Cello
Sam Getz /Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, Vocals (Background)
Jocelyn Haversat /French Horn
Chip Johnson /Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Steve Johnson /Vocals (Background)
Stephen Kellogg /Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Vocals, Voices
Kit Karlson /Bells, Choir Arrangement, Chord Organ, Drums, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Sounds, Tuba, Vocals (Background)
Jon Lawlor /Vocals (Background)
John Leonard /Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Audra Mae /Featured Artist, Vocals
Travis McNabb /Drums, Guiro, Percussion
Chris Moehringer /Trombone
Mike Mogis /Tambourine
Stephen Paparo /Choir Director
Adam Podd /String Arrangements
Matt Podd /String Arrangements
Chris Sanchez /Congas
University of Massachusetts Chorale /Featured Artist
Sean Watkins /Guitar
Sarah Whitney /Viola, Violin
REVIEW
by Steve Leggett
Deriving its title from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, Blunderstone Rookery is Stephen Kellogg's third solo album, and his first in some ten years. Kellogg's fine band, the Sixers, is on hiatus for this one, but there are several guests on hand, including Travis McNabb and Annie Clements of Sugarland, Jerry DePizzo from OAR, and Sean Watkins from Nickel Creek.
BIOGRAPHY
By Mark Deming
Stephen Kellogg claims that when he was growing up, his musical interests were divided between his father's record collection, devoted to '70s singer/songwriters like Jim Croce and Cat Stevens, and his sister's rock & roll discs, dominated by hair metal acts such as Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe. In a curious way, Kellogg's music represents a meeting point between these two styles, with songs that delve deep into the personal, but make room for a sense of fun, while the music, which is intelligent and intimate, is also full of passion and electricity. Kellogg was born in Westchester, PA, and he began playing music in high school, singing in a hard rock band known as Silent Treatment. After graduating from high school, Kellogg enrolled at the University of Massachusetts in 1995, where he studied communication and theater, but his passion for music traveled with him, and he began performing on weekends with friends Darian Cunning, Tim Edgar, and Tim Newton. Kellogg also began working on his songwriting during this period, writing and recording solo acoustic demos, and when he graduated from college, he found himself working at the Iron Horse Music Hall, a celebrated venue in Northampton, MA, which inspired him to take a serious shot at making music his career. Kellogg began playing gigs anywhere and everywhere he could, and in 2000 he self-released his first album, South of Stephen, financed by his day job selling newspaper advertising. A second album followed in 2002, Lucky 11, which boasted a more pop-oriented sound, and Kellogg's busy performing schedule was helping him make a name for himself in the Northeast.
However, Kellogg's fortunes made their biggest change when he put together a band to accompany him on-stage; the Sixers, comprised of Brian Factor on drums, Keith Karlson on bass and keyboards, and Chris Soucy on guitar, added a new fire and enthusiasm to Kellogg's concerts, and they helped make his 2004 album, Bulletproof Heart, his breakthrough release. Thanks to heavy touring, Bulletproof Heart became a strong seller at shows and in independent record stores, and the band's growing fan base caught the attention of Universal Records, who signed the band to their Foundation imprint and released Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers in early 2005; early copies of the album were packaged with a bonus EP, One Night in Brooklyn, recorded during a 24-hour session with a handful of friends, including former Whiskeytown members Mike Daly and Caitlin Cary. While the self-titled album fared well with fans, Kellogg and the Sixers soon parted ways with Universal, and for their next studio album, 2007's Glassjaw Boxer, the group partnered with the independent label Everfine Records, best known as the home of popular jam band O.A.R.
