dmorris (The Cobbler) :
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The Cobbler's Musical Bio in a Pleasant Tabular Format
Rewind is a Seattle-area 80's cover band with whom I'm playing guitar. All the classic synth-pop you remember. Hungry Like the Wolf? We are, at a club near you.
Mike McAlpine and I comprise The Red Cats, an up-and-coming musical project formed from 50% of the ashes of Stinter. Join us on our journey of feline musical discovery.
I played bass with Careless Hearts (vintage Americana/rock) from 2005-2006, and on CH's self-titled debut album. Also sang a little backup and wrote one of the album tracks.
I played bass with The Sound Effect (pop covers, parties, weddings, etc.) from 2005-2006. Also sang a little backup, and some lead on songs the singer hated.
I played in an acoustic duo at Stanford from 2005-2006; as you can see we never got far enough to have a logo or a name. We did, however, rock Stanford with acoustic classics like “War Pigs” and “Larger Than Life”.
I played bass for The Greg Dunkailo Band (alternative pop) for a few shows in 2004.
I sang baritone/tenor/percussion for the Stanford Harmonics from 2000-2001, and on their 2001 album Phonoshop.
I played guitar for Stinter in high school (~1995). Stinter was - and remains - the legitimate worst band on the Internet.


Lessons

Covers: The Dan and Sachin Recordings

Original Music

All songs written and recorded by dmorris (The Cobbler), unless otherwise indicated...

  • Track 1 : Lincoln Tunnel (2:54)

    Written by Dan Morris, produced by Mike McAlpine
    Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano: Dan Morris
    Backing vocals, electric guitars, bass, drums, keyboards: Mike McAlpine

    Featured on “Opening Windows”, a compilation of selected music by Microsoft-affiliated artists, sold to benefit the United Way.

     MP3 - Lyrics
  • Track 2 : Why Should It Be You? (3:20)

    Written by Dan Morris, produced by Mike McAlpine
    Lead vocals, acoustic guitar: Dan Morris
    Backing vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass, drums, keyboards: Mike McAlpine

    Featured at garageband.com as the “track of the day” on Aug 11, 2007.

     MP3 - Lyrics
  • Track 5 : Another Thanks I'm Doing Fine (2:51)

    Written and recorded by Dan Morris, remastered by Mike McAlpine

     MP3 - Lyrics


Shows The Cobbler has played or will be playing...

Date Location Band
7/26/2008 Private Party, Seattle, WA Rewind
7/19/2008 Bite of Seattle Festival, Seattle, WA Rewind
6/22/2008 Meeker Days Festival, Puyallup, WA Rewind
5/18/2008 Fuel, Seattle, WA Rewind
12/31/2007 Goldie's on 45th, Seattle, WA Rewind
12/7/2007 Private party, Seattle, WA Rewind
11/23/2007 Goldie's on 45th, Seattle, WA Rewind
10/27/2007 Dante's, Seattle, WA Rewind
10/2/2007 El Corazon, Seattle, WA Rewind
9/22/2007 The Monkey Pub, Seattle, WA Rewind
8/6/2007 Dante's, Seattle, WA Rewind
Sometime in 2006 Stanford CS Geekapalooza Bass, hype guy, and backup vox for Monzy [video]
8/4/2006 Johhny V's, San Jose, CA Careless Hearts
7/29/2006 Private Party, Mountain View, CA The Sound Effect
7/27/2006 Naglee Park Garage, San Jose, CA Careless Hearts
7/19/2006 San Jose Tech Museum, San Jose, CA The Sound Effect
7/8/2006 Wedding, Monterey, CA The Sound Effect
7/6/2006 Annie's Social Club, San Francisco, CA Careless Hearts
6/16/2006 Johnny V's, San Jose, CA Careless Hearts
6/7/2006 Stanford Coffee House, Stanford, CA Solo
6/6/2006 Post-election rally, San Jose, CA Careless Hearts
6/2/2006 The Blank Club, San Jose, CA Careless Hearts
5/24/2006 Stanford Coffee House, Stanford, CA w/Sachin
5/17/2006 750 Pub, Stanford, CA w/Sachin
5/13/2006 The Quarter Note, Sunnyvale, CA Careless Hearts
5/10/2006 Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA The Sound Effect (jazz quartet)
4/28/2006 The Knockout, San Francisco, CA Careless Hearts
4/21/2006 Johnny V's, San Jose, CA Careless Hearts
4/8/2006 The Bank, Saratoga, CA The Sound Effect
4/6/2006 Annie's Social Club, San Francisco, CA Careless Hearts
2/1/2006 750 Pub, Stanford, CA w/Sachin
1/26/2006 Brookdale Lodge, Brookdale, CA Careless Hearts
12/16/2005 The Bank, Saratoga, CA The Sound Effect
12/17/2005 Johnny V's, San Jose, CA Careless Hearts
10/15/2005 The Bank, Saratoga, CA The Sound Effect
7/8/2005 The Cherry Bar, San Francisco, CA The Greg Dunkailo Band
6/15/2005 The Cherry Bar, San Francisco, CA The Greg Dunkailo Band
4/16/2005 The Cherry Bar, San Francisco, CA The Greg Dunkailo Band
4/6/2005 The Timeout, Concord, CA Seven Secrets


Transcriptions

On a loosely-related note, I have also submitted a few tabs to the On-Line Guitar Archive or similar web venues.