New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Aaron Comess Official Website) Consistently favorable coverage continues to run for drummer/guitarist/composer/producer
Aaron Comess' powerful new CD, 'Beautiful Mistake'. TIME OUT NY described it as a "cool new disc of jammy, atmospheric instrumentals," and, in a thoughtful interview, writer Chris
Junior delved into the career of Comess for his Medleyville.us feature. In BLOGCRITICS, veteran writer Jack Goodstein praised, "This may be instrumental rock at its base, but if it is, it clearly demonstrates the creative variety skilled musicians can build on that base." More recent coverage follows below.
Comess celebrated the release of the CD with a jam-packed NYC concert last month - here are some clips from the performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7hrxz3wnO4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsl5Ovlv_T4&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKB08rM-kZg&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPewGUmwTqM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly_ehUFD9dw&feature=related
For Comess, who wrote and produced the album, 'Beautiful Mistake' marks an opportunity to step out of the shadows of his many notable collaborative efforts, and into the spotlight. He deftly creates sweeping songs that are emotive without words, leaving his commanding drum work and the 'voice' of his band's electric guitar (Teddy Kumpel) and bass (Richard Hammond) to weave a dramatic soundscape. Listen to streaming samples, here: https://aaroncomess.com/music.htm
Comess is the drummer and a founding member of the multi-platinum-selling SPIN DOCTORS, and is currently on a U.S. tour with the band, having recently wrapped up a major round of European concerts. Look for more Spin Doctors dates to be announced for this Summer and Fall, as the band celebrates the 20th Anniversary of their smash CD 'Pocket Full of Kryptonite' with an 8/30 double-CD release. Comess recently worked on Joan Osborne's new CD, as well as Edie Brickell's - He is a musician's musician, long respected as a collaborator who has played on, co-written and/or produced over two hundred albums with an acclaimed and diverse roster of artists including Osborne, Isaac Hayes, Marc Cohn, Bilal, Rachael Yamagata, James Maddock and more. In addition to the Brickell CD, other upcoming and/or recent work includes Phil Ramone, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Malcolm Burn and Natasha Bedingfield. Comess is active in the local NYC rock, jazz, experimental music scenes and singer songwriter circuits, and records and produces at his 'His House Studio' in the East Village. As a member of the band New York Electric Piano, Comess recently had a Top 10 CD on the CMJ charts.
TIME OUT NY Preview - "Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess fetes Beautiful Mistake, a cool new disc of jammy, atmospheric instrumentals."
https://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/music/1610187/aaron-comess
MEDLEYVILLE - Interview Feature, by Chris Junior 6/11:
https://www.medleyville.us/2011/06/in_a_good_groove.html#more
THE RECORD JOURNAL - CT CD review/show preview
By Jim Pasinski, 6/11
https://jpsmusicblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/cd-review-spin-doctors-drummer-releases.html
THE CELEBRITY CAFE
https://thecelebritycafe.com/reviews/aaron-comess-releases-instrumentals-beautiful-mistake-06-05-2011
Aaron Comess Releases Instrumentals in 'Beautiful Mistake'
6/5/2011 By May Chan
Beautiful melodies? Yes. Mistake? Hardly.
PROGGNOSIS CD REVIEW:
6/11/11
https://www.proggnosis.com/PGRelease.asp?RID=34652
JAMBANDS - Preview:
6/29/11
https://www.jambands.com/news/2011/06/29/aaron-comess-makes-a-beautiful-mistake
More recent reviews:
BLOGCRITICS - CD Review
5/12/11 BY JACK GOODSTEIN
https://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-aaron-comess-beautiful-mistake/
https://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Music-Review-Aaron-Comess-Beautiful-Mistake-1376944.php
SOMETHINGELSEREVIEWS.com - SNEAK PEEK TRACK
May 22, 2011 By Nick DeRiso
https://somethingelsereviews.com/2011/05/11/something-else-sneak-peek-aaron-comess-"past-present-and-future"-2011/
WILDYSWORLD - CD Review
By Wildy Haskell, May 27, 2011
https://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2011/05/aaron-comess-big-mistake.html
The key Alt weekly in Rochester, FREE TIMES, highlighted Comess and Beautiful Mistake preview column for a recent Joan Osborne appearance:
https://www.freetime.com/?q=content/columns/congratulations-fundraisers-band-news
Visit Comess' impressive and eclectic Discography to get a sense of the wide range of projects he's been involved with over the years, from Chris Whitley's final album to Joan Osborne's 'Righteous Love' to a dozen releases as a member of Spin Doctors: https://www.aaroncomess.com/discography.htm
Aaron Comess Tour Schedule:
July 16 - James Maddock - Great South Bay Fest - Long Island, NY
July 22 - Spin Doctors - Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater - East Meadow, NY
July 25 - James Maddock - Bowery Ballroom - NYC
July 29 - Spin Doctors - California Mid-State Fair - Paso Robles, CA
July 30 - Spin Doctors - The Bite and Brew - Salem, OR
Aug 5 - Spin Doctors - Sheboygan Brat Days - Sheboygan, WI
Aug 11 - James Maddock - World Financial Ctr Fest - New York, NY
Aug 13 - Spin Doctors - Royal Kona Resort - Kona, HI
Aug 20 - Spin Doctors - Royal Lahaina Resort - Maui, HI
Aug 23 - Spin Doctors - Foxwoods Resort - Mashantucket, CT
Aug 25 - Spin Doctors - Hard Rock Hotel - Orlando, FL
All upcoming dates, here: https://www.aaroncomess.com/calendar.htm
Visit: www.aaroncomess.com
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