rich pagano & the sugarCane cups

FLASH: New York Drummer/Music Producer Steps Out For
First Solo Effort; Classic-Influenced Rock and Roll
Record to Feature a 'Who's Who' of Guest Artists,
Including Trey Anastasio and Ian Hunter

"...it won't change the inconvenient truth that Rich Pagano + the sugarcane cups
is among the best albums that you'll hear in 2009."
- Reverend Keith A. Gordon, Blurt Magazine

"...undeniably Pagano’s showcase, which goes to prove that yes indeed, great drummers
can also produce rock solid solo albums." - Kevin O'Hare, Masslive.com

"Rich Pagano is known as one of the coolest singing drummers
in the Tri-State area, but his first solo record shows he is also an
imaginative songwriter and gifted arranger..." - Kay Cordtz, Elmore Magazine

"...takes his Fab Faux magic and extends it to his first solo release...I love the songs"
- Ken Dashow, Legendary New York DJ, Q104 FM

"Music Mix pick of the day-You Want To Stay High"
- Simon Vozick-Levinson, EntertainmentWeekly.com

LIVE update:
RP+SCC were asked to be a special guest at the MUSIC of THE WHO
at Carnegie Hall on March 3rd in New York City along side
many special guests!
April 30th: full band show at City Winery in NYC
Sprng shows in Philadelphia, Long Island and New Jersey

After years of working behind the scenes to make extraordinary music for and
with some of the industry's most revered artists, Pagano decided it was time to work on a record
of his own. Pagano is known for his expertise in producing, recording or playing drums live, with
artists including Patti Smith, Rosanne Cash, Robbie Robertson, Ray Davies, Willie Nile,
gospel icon Marie Knight, Joan Osborne, Levon Helm, Mott The Hoople legend Ian
Hunter and of course The Fab Faux, among others. Now, he steps into the spotlight with his
solo debut 'Rich Pagano and the SugarCane Cups', a classic influenced rock and roll record
of angst and escapism that aims to, in his words, "take listeners along a journey of being
pissed off at politicians, moving on from comforts and codependencies, suicidal
thoughts, society's extreme need for distraction, love's transformations and religious freedom."
"These songs are a bloodletting. Some people find religion, join a racket club or
get divorced to save themselves. I decided to lock myself in a studio control room."
As Pagano experienced, a recording studio can be a magical place. His New Calcutta
Studio became a setting where rock and roll, blues and songwriting were the parameters
for everything coming in and going out. Suddenly all of Pagano's favorite musicians were on
hand to help out – in fact, the 12 songs on the record were for the most part
recorded when other sessions at the studio were just ending. It became commonplace for
Rich to ask the artists to stick around and put down a musical part for him...
and luckily, they all obliged. The CD features guest performances by Trey Anastasio,
Ian Hunter, Willie Nile and The Fab Faux.

Visit www.richpagano.com for more info.
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