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Steven is a musical songster living in San Dimas, California. His music ranges from the indie-rock of Jeff Tweedy, Stephen Malkmus, and Elliot Smith, to the Alt-pop of Maggie Rogers, Day Wave, and Hippo Campus.   As an artist, he has toured the country fronting Pushstart Wagon, Friction Bailey, and Steven and the Starlight. He also has three solo full-length releases: We Will All Be Lifted (2009),  And The Stars Will Guide Us Home (2010), and Hallelujah Heartbreak (2017). He is currently a member of the international recording group Dove Pilot (feat. Pedro Costa), the rock-instrumental band The Blanks (feat. Seth Littlefield), and indie rock buzzers The Future Kings of Denmark (feat. Amanda West). In 2018 Future Kings of Denmark released their first full-length, Fiery Ends. As a composer for film and television, Steven’s songs have been recently featured on CBS’s Blue Bloods, FOX’s The Mindy Project, and ABC’s Friday Night News Special, Back to the Beginning with Christiane Amanpour. Additional songs on Showtime, MTV, NBC, AMC, NPR, and more.

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NEW DEATHCAB TRIBUTE ALBUM FEATURING SWG!!

I am truly honored to be included in this amazing tribute to both DCFC’s amazing Transatlantacism album! Here is the link to my two cover: Title and Registration and Such Great Heights From the official website: ” Transatlantic Mail is a fan project celebrating the 20th anniversary of both Death Cab For Cutie‘s Transatlanticism and The Postal Service‘s Give Up by creating multi-artist tributes to both albums. Eleven artists got together and selected a song from each album to cover, resulting in a variety of genres and styles within each tribute. As a bonus for the listener (and not just because Give Up has 10 tracks and Transatlanticism has 11) we’ve

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25 Year Anniversary of Songs and Second Thoughts

Have you ever done, written, said, or sung something you look back on and CRINGE at? I love some records by artists who now say they HATE that recording. How is that possible you might ask? Well, I think I can understand that point of view.   TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO I released my first “solo” album. (Also much singing done by Joy). The album was titled Songs and Second Thoughts and features tracks that eventually evolved into the first Friction Bailey album, Tengo Yellow Pedal.   This album features artwork by my brother Dave and was mastered by the

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Me In A Nutshell – Live Performance – July 23, 2022 – Feat. Katie Dwyer

This song is a cornerstone of the themes on my new album, Transitions. This song was based on a four page journal entry that was condensed down to one page which was then condensed down to a paragraph. Then I wrote this song. This features the very talented musician/producer Katie Dwyer. Please also check out all of HER stuff because she makes every project she works on better.

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About

Steven is a musical jack-of-all-trades living in San Dimas, California (home to Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures).

His music ranges from the indie-folk of Sufjan Stevens, Elliot Smith, and Bon Iver to the garage rock swagger of The White Stripes, The Strokes, and The Black Keys.

As an artist, he has toured the country fronting Pushstart Wagon, Friction Bailey, and Steven and the Starlight. He also has three solo full-length releases: We Will All Be Lifted (2009),  And The Stars Will Guide Us Home (2010), and Hallelujah Heartbreak (2017).

His latest project is Transitions (2021) Check it out here. 

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