Genre-defying guitarist Eric McFadden – Pain By Numbers (Whiskey Bayou Records)

Genre-defying guitarist Eric McFadden,supporting his latest album Pain By Numbers (Whiskey Bayou Records), and currently touring, performs locally at Bogie’s Lounge, 32001 Agoura Rd., Tuesday, February 19. Showtime: 7:30pm. Tickets: $15. Info: (818) 889-2394 or visit https://www.bogies-bar.com.

McFadden just concluded a month-long January residency with Queen delphine at famed L.A. venue The Mint that featured musical guests Doug Wimbish (Living Colour), Angelo Moore (Fishbone), Curt ‘Kirkee B’ Bisquera (Morris Day, Sara McLachlin), Marcus Jones (Erykah Badu), and more, plus tributes to Pj Harvey, The Ramones, and Leonard Cohen.

The prolific, always-in-motion McFadden capped a great 2018 with anL.A. Music Critic Awards nomination in the “Best Rock Artist” category as well as a nod from Rockwired Magazine as one of “20 Bands & Artists Who Made 2018 Rock!” Eric’s new video, ‘While You Was Gone,’ “packs so much power into a few brief moments, one would want it to loop over and over just so you can experience the rush forever,” raves Indie Pulse Music.

Guitar Player Magazine writes, “If San Francisco is home to anyone approaching the abilities of a modern Jimi Hendrix, it’s Eric McFadden.” Produced by famed musician (and Whiskey Bayou Records co-owner) Tab Benoit, “Pain by Numbers” is twelve tracks of dark gospel, compelling rock, and dirty blues. His command of so many genres is accentuated with meticulously-crafted songs.

Encompassing three decades of recording and performing live, McFadden has created his own original style. His music is dirty, his guitar is dirty, and his attitude is dirty. Not in a “screw you” way but in the gut-wrenching, no-holds-barred, breaking-all-the-rules way. This all brings an unleashed passion to his song writing, guitar playing, and his endless, creative Pain By Numbers journey.

McFadden enlists some renowned musicians on Pain By Numbers: Doug Wimbish (from legendary rock band Living Color) on bass; Terrence Higgins (Warren Haynes, Ani DiFranco) on drums; and the aforementioned Tab Benoit on keyboards. Pain By Numbers represents an artist exposing his own vulnerability with unmatched expression, style, delivery, and above all, originality. Who can say what Blues really is when the music and lyrics gush out like a river of pain from one’s personal experiences? The Blues comes in many shapes and sizes. We often try to put our finger on it but it easily slips into another form keeping the music relevant and forever alive. While delivering the goods with the same energy as the Clash and the Ramones, Eric McFadden’s Blues seek its own musical footprint on Pain By Numbers

McFadden is a member of the supergroup, T.E.N., alongside Thomas Pridgen (Mars Volta) and Norwood Fisher (Fishbone). Eric has also collaborated with Fishbone front man, Angelo Moore and Queen delphine on a project called Tasty Face. In the past, McFadden toured extensively with the Eric McFadden Trio (EMT), which featured bass phenom James Whiton (Tom Waits) and the great Paulo Baldi (Cake, Les Claypool). Eric was also a member of the all-star band, Stockholm Syndrome, which included notable players such as Dave Schools (Widespread Panic), Jerry Joseph (Jack Mormons), Wally Ingram (Sheryl Crow) and Danny Louis (Govt. Mule)

The Eric McFadden discography includes several independently- produced solo and band albums on such labels as Terminus (Atlanta), Fortune (San Francisco), Bad Reputation (Paris), Response (USA) and phYne Entertainment (USA), many regarded as undeground classics by critics and fans alike. McFadden’s 2011 release Bluebird on Fire received much acclaim, including a 5-Star review in Crossroads Magazine.

Link To Eric McFadden “While You Was Gone” (New Video – Released Jan, 2019)