P.J. Shapiro Bio
P.J. Shapiro is known for creating minimal, yet intricate puzzle-box lyrics,
accompanied by solid rhythmic grooves and addictive melodies. He has released two cds, I Know
What You’re Made Of, in 2001 and an EP titled approachavoidance
in
2000. He is currently at
work on a new cd, due out in 2006, give or take a few years.
His influences include Steely
Dan, Timbuk 3, Jonatha Brooke, and XTC.
P. J. has been seen at:
Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA Club
Passim, Cambridge, MA Cantab
Lounge, Cambridge, MA Hard
Rock Café, Boston, MA The Middle East, Cambridge, MA The
Sky Bar, Somerville, MA The Druid Pub, Cambridge, MA The Lucky
Dog Music Hall, Worcester, MA Charles
Playhouse Lounge, Boston, MA The
Acton Jazz Café, Acton, MA
The Center for Arts in Natick, Natick, MA Bar-B, NYC, NY
EPK™ at http://www.sonicbids.com/PJShapiro
Contact info:
email pjshapiro@pjshapiro.com
for full info
"PJ Shapiro’s art-rock songwriting is
literate, multi-leveled, and poetic in the best sense of the word. He
constructs unusual chord voicings and textures on his exotically tuned acoustic
guitar and welds to them ideas and language that penetrate the mind. His
“I Know What You’re Made Of”, “Constant”,
“Millie Plays Pretend” and the newer “The Rift” are
favorites of mine. The more I listen, the more I hear. His covers
of “Murder by Numbers” and “The Ballad of Serenity” are
also perennial crowd-pleasers. Plus, he rocks." ~
Geoff Bartley
“P.J. Shapiro is something of a maverick. He stands out in the
-Bill Copeland, Metronome Magazine
“A superlative and classy effort.”
-George Maida, WCVE-FM, describing I Knoww What You’re Made Of
"Not many can entertain so convincingly with just
guitar and voice however P.J. Shapiro is one of the few that does it
well. Good Stuff!"
-Doug Sloan, Metronome Magazine