Carmine Vates Sings A Soulful Tune of “Virginia”
Carmine Vates is the brainchild of Brooklyn based singer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Birk.. His newest song is called, “Virginia.” He wrote it in the Fall of 2013, influenced by the soul music of the late 1960’s and early 70’s, specifically by the sound that came out of Muscle Shoals. The lyric was inspired by a trip to rural Virginia, where pastoral, humid landscapes punctuated with monuments to Confederate leaders suggested an entrenched culture, where a certain topics are simply not discussed, and underlying tensions fester. That was the starting point, but the song is ultimately an expression of Birk’s own struggles with social interaction.
There’s Not “Enough” Love Coming Out of Richmond
Recent Articles Eric Althoff Richmonder Brian Penczak, who hits the drums for the group The J.O.B. [with new music coming Feb 8], decided that sitting idle during the pandemic wasn’t an option—it’s much better to rock out hard-core. This he has done with his new project, the B.E.N.I.S. COMPLEX, whose premiere album is called “Perspective.” […]
