C.Gibbs

Incorporating pedal steel, layered acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica, wurlitzer, piano, mandolin, drums, bass (and the occasional cello), Christian Gibbs builds on eclectic influences to produce a singular, heartfelt sound that stands out in the increasingly cluttered soundscape of American Music.

Gibbs grew up on the West Coast and moved to London at the tender age of twenty where he lived in a squat before landing a job as a guitarist for a 4AD British band. He eventually moved to N.Y.C. forming the three-piece Morning Glories, which released three records on Headhunter/Cargo. He then released his first solo record under the moniker C.Gibbs Review and was signed to Atlantic Records.

With an exceptional band including Gerald Menke (who has played with Mercury Rev, Super Furry Animals, and more) on pedal steel, brother Dan Menke on drums, Lance Kruger on bass, and Quentin Jennings (The Dylans, Melomane) on keys, Gibbs and company manage to take listeners from airy minor chorded introspection into a Gibson growl that would make Neil Young proud, and back again. The result is the proverbial quiet storm capable of eliciting tears or shaking the walls with equal grace and abandon.