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Jacksonville, Florida (1964 – present)
Vic Chesnutt (born in 1964 Jacksonville, Florida) is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who currently resides in Athens, Georgia.
Around 1985, Chesnutt moved to Athens and joined the band, The La-Di-Da’s. After leaving that group he began performing solo on a regular basis at the 40 Watt Club; it was there that he was spotted by Michael Stipe of R.E.M.; Stipe produced Chesnutt’s first two albums, Little (1990) and West of Rome (1991).
In 1992 Chesnutt was the subject of a PBS documentary, Speed Racer. He also had a small role in the 1996 Billy Bob Thornton movie Sling Blade which he later described self-mockingly as a poor performance.
In 1996, Chesnutt was exposed to a wider audience with the release of the tribute album Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, the proceeds from which went to the Sweet Relief Fund. The album consisted of Chesnutt covers by famous musicians including Garbage, The Smashing Pumpkins (with Red Red Meat), Madonna, R.E.M. and Live.
He has several times recorded with other groups and artists. Most notably he has made two albums with a fellow Athens, GA group Widespread Panic, under the name of Brute. Chesnutt’s album The Salesman and Bernadette (1998) was recorded with alt-country group Lambchop as the backing band. The album Merriment was a collaborative effort between Chesnutt and Kelly and Nikki Keneipp, with Vic writing and singing the songs, and the Keneipps playing the music.
Around 1985, Chesnutt moved to Athens and joined the band, The La-Di-Da’s. After leaving that group he began performing solo on a regular basis at the 40 Watt Club; it was there that he was spotted by Michael Stipe of R.E.M.; Stipe produced Chesnutt’s first two albums, Little (1990) and West of Rome (1991).
In 1992 Chesnutt was the subject of a PBS documentary, Speed Racer. He also had a small role in the 1996 Billy Bob Thornton movie Sling Blade which he later described self-mockingly as a poor performance.
In 1996, Chesnutt was exposed to a wider audience with the release of the tribute album Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, the proceeds from which went to the Sweet Relief Fund. The album consisted of Chesnutt covers by famous musicians including Garbage, The Smashing Pumpkins (with Red Red Meat), Madonna, R.E.M. and Live.
He has several times recorded with other groups and artists. Most notably he has made two albums with a fellow Athens, GA group Widespread Panic, under the name of Brute. Chesnutt’s album The Salesman and Bernadette (1998) was recorded with alt-country group Lambchop as the backing band. The album Merriment was a collaborative effort between Chesnutt and Kelly and Nikki Keneipp, with Vic writing and singing the songs, and the Keneipps playing the music.
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North Star Deserter
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Ghetto Bells
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West of Rome
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Is the Actor Happy?
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Shoutbox
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Nicast wrote:
I love this guy! He makes me want to live.
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TheYardstick wrote:
At The Cut might just be better than North Star Deserter.
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gahoonisme wrote:
very cool about that.
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theleft wrote:
he had a nice interview on NPR today
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JoshCIVM wrote:
I started with the first album I was able to actually find, which was Is the Actor Happy. I love it.
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General_Tso wrote:
Drunk or West of Rome, Drew
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anakin45 wrote:
Vic Chesnutt - free sampler: http://atticawebzine.free.fr/blog/?p=1138
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laika333 wrote:
There are a crazy amount of literary references in At the Cut. I just now got the Metamorphosis one - "Father threw an apple / Into my carapace".
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TheHochhaus wrote:
the new one is pretty amazing: At the cut. I would listen to that first, and then continue with north star deserter of course. But it's good, if you start with any album of Vic anyway ;)
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DrewdaJew wrote:
best album to start?
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TheHochhaus wrote:
great tension, great music.
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pause wrote:
no opening set, and it's just a few members from silver mt. zion. don't let that stop you from seeing him though.
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KennyBoothby wrote:
Anybody see him on this tour yet? Maybe this is a silly question, but does SIlver Mt. Zion do an opening set, or only play as his backing band?
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danm1981 wrote:
I saw Vic in Chicago earlier on this year, it was absolutely breathtaking.
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Maroe wrote:
<3
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ghmanage wrote:
Has anyone heard the new Langhorne Slim record? Thoughts? Here is a live song from it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHN2BYvImK4
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Brett_J_Nelson wrote:
TheYardstick, if you like North Star Deserter, then make sure to listen to At the Cut, which is similar, but has a gentler, more varied sound. I actually like the new one more, simply because each track seems to have more a life of its own.
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TheYardstick wrote:
North Star Deserter is fantastic. Where should I go after that?
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artisuseless wrote:
New album is a bit meh imo... I found nothing epic in it. However, "Coward" is emotionally intense. Wish the whole album were like this.
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jaxolotl wrote:
beautiful music.
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