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Marc Solomon (aka
Solly) knows how to keep himself occupied. Since 1990 he
has consistently thrown himself in to his song-writing and performing with
enough passion and energy to counteract the collective “whatever” shrug of
the decade. After graduating from the famous Booker T. Washington High
School for the Performing Arts in Dallas, and gigging in clubs in which he
could not drink, he did what any self respecting rock n’ roller trapped in
Texas would. He packed his bags and moved to Austin. Once there he wasted
no time in rounding up his talented friends , Eddie Muñoz (Plimsouls)
and
founding one of Austin’s most beloved, if underrated gems, The Clowns.
The inherent wanderlust of his trade led him to relocate to LA in 1994. The Clowns officially quit their clowning, much to the dismay of their small but ardent circle of admirers. In 1995 Marc joined Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Bash N Pop) and Gersh, in starting a new band sardonically christened, Perfect. In 1996 they released the When Squirrels Play Chicken EP which was produced by the venerable Don Smith, on Peter Jesperson's Medium Cool label. In 1998 when parent label Restless shelved their Jim Dickinson produced LP due to corporate restructuring, Perfect called it a day.
True to form, Marc had stayed very busy, fronting his own band even while
playing guitar in Perfect. The “side project” , named Clumsy,
consisted of a disparate bunch of moonlighters including
Robert Cooper (Perfect, Pete Droge)
on bass,
and drummer Mike Malinin (Goo Goo Dolls) . The one thing these notable
side men had in common was
a respect for Marc’s songs. As much
fun as Clumsy was, Marc moved to N.Y., and eventually back to Dallas in 1999.
Clumsy was revived with the help of
Michael Brien and
Kinley Woolfe (The
Cult), and the release of the Center of Attention Deficit Disorder LP
on Idol Records. Once again the reviews were glowing.
Line-up changes marked the end of Clumsy. Meanwhile, Marc spent the
next few years writing and recording as he also established himself as
an adored music teacher in Dallas, building a lucrative business, and
eventually founding his own "school of rock." 2004 saw the release of
the long anticipated and somewhat mythic Perfect record Once,
Twice, Three Times a Maybe on Rykodisc.
Solly is Marc's latest project, and by far his best. Solly has placed Marc in the pantheon of great Texas musicians. With the capable help of drummer David Mabry (End Over End, Pleasant Grove), Chad Stockslager on keys, Robert Cooper and producer Casey Diiorio, Solly’s debut LP Get It Wrong, It’s Alright magnificently showcases a truly original singer, songwriter and performer in a great rock n’ roll band. Set to be released in March of 2005 on Marc's own Zounds Sounds label, Get It Wrong It's Alright is sure to bring more rave reviews to this truly independent artist.
