Zach Caruso
  • Promised Land
  • I Am David
  • White Rabbit
  • Cali
  • Shades of Blue
  • Clarity
  • When You're Gone
  • Deep Blue Sea
  • The State I'm In
  • Come Now My Enemy
  • Blanket of Snow
  • Let Down
  • Better Off Alone
  • Jesus Walks
  • Jet Plane
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Zach Caruso- New Album Body And Soul
Guitarist/singer/songwriter Zach Caruso will be launching his new website which will offer viewers a variety of information about the new, young artist. The site, http://www.zachcaruso.com, includes a biography and news updates, photos, video, and listings of upcoming performances, as well as streaming audio clips of Zach’s music. In addition, the site will also feature merchandise including t-shirts and stickers.
Viewers can also visit Zachs MySpace page for more information at http://www.myspace.com/zachcarusomusic.
The 22-year-old south Jersey native began playing and writing music at an early age, and pulls from a wide-range of influences to create his own eclectic style. His passion for music and penchant for variety has led him to incorporate acoustic, electric, and slide guitar-infused melodies with strong vocals and mature songwriting to produce a sound that stands out among his peers.
The site will be updated regularly, with new photos being added, as well as information on where and when Zach will be playing live shows in the area. Zach also just wrapped up the recording of five new songs. These five tracks, plus four more songs recorded in late 2007, will appear on his new album Body and Soul, slated for release in October of this year. The album will be on sale at http://www.zachcaruso.com .
The nine songs comprising Body and Soul will also be available for individual download on iTunes and MSN Rhapsody, as well as http://cdbaby.com/cd/zachcaruso
In addition, Zach recently wrapped up filming on the music video for his single Jesus Walks, a controversial song that is a call to action for all listeners, and deals with the record-breaking murder rates in Philadelphia, PA. The video should be completed and available to view on his website, http://www.zachcaruso.com, as well as youtube.com, by early 2009.
Contact:
Zach Caruso
zach@zachcaruso.com

Zach Caruso, Shades of Blue July 12, 2013 By Skope
It shouldn’t be shocking that Zach Caruso has a good grasp on lyrical composition: the man’s earned a Bachelor’s in Journalism and a Master’s in Writing. Some might say he has an unofficial degree in Guitar.

He also has considerable real-world experience, a full decade in fact, during which time he has opened for Grammy-nominated acts at several big-city venues along the East Coast.

Now comes the album Shades Of Blue: “an eclectic mix of sounds, drawing on blues-rock and folk-based styles.”

“Promised Land” is an energetically played acoustic track, in which the speaker sure seems to be having a crisis of the soul:

“I turned my back on my closest friends / I set my life ablaze then played a fiddle as I watched it end / If there’s a Jesus, sure as hell he has forsaken me.”

“I Am David”
http://youtu.be/zd_lUTrnHWs

The electric guitar (and the distortion) is plugged in for the following track “I Am David.” The lyrics here also seem a tad formidable: “I am David / Life’s Goliath.” About 60% of the way through this track, we finally get a taste of a Caruso guitar solo; appetite whetted.

“Come Now, My Enemy” has some violent imagery and gloomy acoustic guitar reminiscent of the slower, brooding offerings from Stone Temple Pilots or Alice In Chains. Caruso lets loose on the vocals during this chorus.

“Ain’t No Sunshine” offers an earnest alt-rock melancholy. Two-thirds of the way through, there arrives this fine, brief sludge-rock guitar solo. I kinda wish Caruso would tear it up for a longer period of time.

“Blanket Of Snow” has the most melodic intro so far. There’s something wistfully romantic about this piece.

“The State I’m In” springs back to life with a spirited intro, and this rockin’ bounce sustains itself for quite some time, navigating through emphatic guitar chords and crashing cymbals.

The title track is my personal favorite. The adjectives “sincere” and “soulful” come to mind. Caruso’s voice is well-suited to this type of music. Also dig the rhythm guitar. And, yes, at last we get a full-length solo!

So how many “shades of blue” exist? Find out at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/zachcaruso2

Or perhaps the answer lurks at: http://www.zachcaruso.com/index/

Ray Cavanaugh – owleyesgatsby@yahoo.com

- See more at: http://www.skopemag.com/2013/07/12/zach-caruso-shades-of-blue#sthash.9UtfEJvd.dpuf

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Review: Zach Caruso – Shades Of Blue

Zach Caruso – Shades Of Blue (Independent)

Since his debut album “Body & Soul” was released in early 2008, Zach Caruso has been touring his socks off, recorded a second album in 2010 (“Neon Lights”), earned a Master's degree in journalism and continues to hone his craft. A native of New Jersey, he displays all the musical traits you’d expect, an earthy, soulful approach to his performance and although he’s an accomplished guitarist, the songs invariably takes centre stage.

The one cover, Bill Wither’s “Ain’t No Sunshine” is muscular and burly, but doesn’t diminish the song in any way, and also provides a central point for the seven-track (38 min.) collection. As you can see, Caruso isn’t in any hurry and his songs benefit from the extended mixes. “Promised Land” is a fine opening cut, with its biblical references and driving rhythm, and “I Am David” is just as forceful and eloquent, and showcases his compelling guitar playing. “Come Now, My Enemy” calms the storm, and “Blanket Of Snow” is almost delicate compared to the earlier tracks. Although “The State I'm In” goes some way to redress the balance, before the concluding title track brings things to an unruffled climax, that is, until Caruso blows away any remaining cobwebs with an extended, and quite brilliant, solo.
www.zachcaruso.com
www.facebook.com/ZachCaruso
Rob F.

Joe Bonamassa - Other Artists
Last night I saw this new band as a warm-up for Johnny A. Its a trio with Zach Caruso on guitar. Zach is currently a student working on his PhD and the bass player is a college Music major. This was only their second gig as a band and they only had been asked to be Johnny’s warm-up a week an a half ago, just as they were planning on going to the studio to record their first CD.
Zach was kinda’ nervous a little, making conversation and saying how he had been reading about Johnny A since he was 15 in guitar magazines etc. and what a thrill it was to be playing before him.

Then, before the 3rd song, Zach says to the audience at the World Cafe, I got to ask you something, “Have any of you ever heard of Joe Bonamassa”??? I’m in the front waving my hand, I had already established the guy to my left was a Joe fan (a physician by day and blues guitarist by night in a band) so, I’m not sure how many people were waving their hands. BUT then, my husband taps me and says…stand up and show him your shirt!! Yeah, Zach was really surprised with that…its a small world after all.. You had to be there to feel the vibe, but before the show opened, the table I was sitting at was a buzz about Joe.

So, Zach is really quite good and he writes his own music and is local to the Philly area. I haven’t totally checked out all of his songs on myspace, but I would defintitely go see him again and I will buy his CD when its ready. I noticed on his myspace he lists Joe as one of his influences.

Aspiring musicians and general local music lovers, check this guy out.
I interviewed guitarist/singer/songwriter/Rowan student/extraordinaire Zach Caruso for Rowan University’s newspaper, The Whit. He’s got a really unique, fresh new sound, and he uses several different guitars in his music. I had a great response from Zach, over 2000 words, but I had to cut the Q&A down to 600, which I was really bummed about. His answers are really interesting. Here is the uncut version of the interview.

Check out his music and upcoming gigs at www.ZachCaruso.com



1. Your site says that Green Day and The Black Crowes sparked your interest on the guitar, and that you’re self-taught. Did you start by learning to play their songs by ear? What I am wondering is how you started writing your own music.

I remember at the age of 3 or 4, my parents would crank up music in our living room. Stuff like Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Mellencamp, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Stevie Ray Vaughan. So those bands really introduced me to music. I even got to see acts like Ray Charles, Huey Lewis and The News, Bonnie Raitt, Al Jarreau, all in concert when I was a kid. Green Day was the first band to really make me want to play guitar. I still remember when “Time of Your Life” came out and it was huge. I was in grade school, probably 7th grade or so, and I was totally captivated by it. My goal was to play that song on guitar. So I ran out and bought the album that song was on, Nimrod,and listened to it start to finish, mesmerized by the energy and power they had going. The first song I learned on guitar was “Brainstew.” I sat on my bed and worked out that riff and thought I was the man! From then on, I was hooked on punk music, bands like Operation Ivy, Rancid, and so on. I’m self-taught, mainly because I liked figuring things out on my own, and I didn’t feel like going to lessons! There’s this great sense of accomplishment when you work something out for yourself, so I would just sit with my guitar in my lap and listen, try to play along, rewind, and do it all over again until I could make it through the song start to finish. To this day I still can’t read music or anything! The Black Crowes opened my eyes to styles outside of punk because they were the first group that I felt had the same power and energy as Green Day, but they also had a really cool swagger and edge to their music, and I really dug the blues aspect of it. Eventually, there just came a time when I felt like, “Ok, I’m just playing everyone else’s stuff. I have a voice and I have things I want to say, I should give writing my own music a shot.”

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ZACH CARUSO, THE MAN WITH A PROMISING SINGING CAREER
I interviewed guitarist/singer/songwriter/Rowan student/extraordinaire Zach Caruso for Rowan University’s newspaper, The Whit. He’s got a really unique, fresh new sound, and he uses several different guitars in his music. I had a great response from Zach, over 2000 words, but I had to cut the Q&A down to 600, which I was really bummed about. His answers are really interesting. Here is the uncut version of the interview.
1. Your site says that Green Day and The Black Crowes sparked your interest on the guitar, and that you’re self-taught. Did you start by learning to play their songs by ear? What I am wondering is how you started writing your own music.

I remember at the age of 3 or 4, my parents would crank up music in our living room. Stuff like Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Mellencamp, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Stevie Ray Vaughan. So those bands really introduced me to music. I even got to see acts like Ray Charles, Huey Lewis and The News, Bonnie Raitt, Al Jarreau, all in concert when I was a kid. Green Day was the first band to really make me want to play guitar. I still remember when “Time of Your Life” came out and it was huge. I was in grade school, probably 7th grade or so, and I was totally captivated by it. My goal was to play that song on guitar. So I ran out and bought the album that song was on, Nimrod,and listened to it start to finish, mesmerized by the energy and power they had going. The first song I learned on guitar was “Brainstew.” I sat on my bed and worked out that riff and thought I was the man! From then on, I was hooked on punk music, bands like Operation Ivy, Rancid, and so on. I’m self-taught, mainly because I liked figuring things out on my own, and I didn’t feel like going to lessons! There’s this great sense of accomplishment when you work something out for yourself, so I would just sit with my guitar in my lap and listen, try to play along, rewind, and do it all over again until I could make it through the song start to finish. To this day I still can’t read music or anything! The Black Crowes opened my eyes to styles outside of punk because they were the first group that I felt had the same power and energy as Green Day, but they also had a really cool swagger and edge to their music, and I really dug the blues aspect of it. Eventually, there just came a time when I felt like, “Ok, I’m just playing everyone else’s stuff. I have a voice and I have things I want to say, I should give writing my own music a shot.”
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