Across The Bay - Music

Hailing From The Wisconsin Northwoods JJ Schultz Captures The Lonesome Middle-America Landscape With The Wry Clarity Of Nebraska Era Springsteen. Schultz’s Wavering Vibrato Captures The Snap Shots Of Everyday People Surviving The Life Of Rural America. The Dusty Barrooms The Front Porch Steps And Farmer's Fields Are Images Delivered With A Subtle Passion That's Balanced Between Sparse Guitar Picking And A Poignant Vocal Delivery That Is As Distinctive As Jay Farrar And Townes Van Zandt. His Second Solo Release Captures A Peak Career Performance That Most Artists Try To Capture Through Years Of Collaborations And Hardships. "Our Man Demonstrates What Americana Should Sound Like... By Showing He Is Capable Of Writing From The Point Of View Of The Father Who Is Leaving His Family Behind... Or Of The Man Takes His Own Life After Witnessing The Death Of His Girlfriend Schultz Proves He Should Be Ranked Among Today's Greatest Songwriters."- MazzMuzikaS Mastered By Michael Romanowski Pete Ham/Badfinger Ray’s Vast Basement And Including An Array Of The Finest Alt-Country Musicians From The Bay Area "something To Me" Cuts To The Chase In It’s Reflections. The Album Which Climbed To #12 On The Euroamericana Chart In November 2005 Exposes What’s Real In A Way That Can Only Be Done By An Experienced Storyteller. read less