All photos and review by Anita Maree Brodersen
James Durbin
“Celebrates” at Austin’s with Exclusive Q&A!
Austin’s in Libertyville, IL welcomed back American Idol alumni
James Durbin as he rolled into town
this time on an acoustic tour performing songs from his debut CD Memories
of a Beautiful Disaster and introducing many new songs off his new CD
called Celebrate with a release date of April 8, 2014. While the temperatures outside were frigid,
Durbin heated up the crowd and as a bonus, Unrated Magazine was granted an
exclusive Q&A interview before his show:
James Durbin
Interview:
Unrated: Welcome back
James for our second interview here at Austin’s!
Durbin: Great to be
back!
Unrated: Well, I saw
you here a few years ago when you performed your debut album right here at
Austin’s. The place was packed with
hundreds of your die-hard fans. However,
tonight you are acoustic. Why acoustic
on this round?
Durbin: I have been
acoustic for the past five weeks. We
have two weeks left on this tour. The
shows have been intimate and we have been getting a great response to the new
songs. But I love to rock out as you
know.
Unrated: What is
happening on April 8?
Durbin: My new CD – Celebrate
is being released. You can get the first
release Parachute right now on iTunes!
Unrated: Tell me
about Celebrate?
Durbin: The new CD
has a lot of attitude and I co-wrote it.
My first CD was recorded in two weeks, but this CD I had plenty of time
working with the songs. I have been
working on this CD for the last two years.
I worked in Nashville with James Michael of Sixx AM; therefore staying
with the Motley family.
(James Michael is lead singer of the band Sixx AM – formed
by Motley Crue’s bassist/songwriter Nikki Sixx.
Durbin worked with Motley Crue’s guitarist Mick Mars on his debut album)
Unrated: What has the
reaction been like to your new songs?
Durbin: This is the
first time people are hearing the new songs and they are liking it.
Unrated: (During this
time, his die-hard fans are now entering the venue for a meet and greet and
some private songs that Durbin will perform just for them)
Unrated: Who are some
of your musical influences?
Durbin: Definitively
the Beatles, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Al Green, Michael Jackson, and U2.
Unrated Magazine:
Have a super show and good luck with Celebrate!
As James Durbin took the stage, it was time to hear the
incredible voice of the 24 year old perform a few news songs like: Children
Under the Sun, Fool for You, Louder than a Loaded Gun, and Parachute which is his first release from
the new CD. He also performed songs off
his debut CD including All I Want, May, and Love in Ruins.
Check out durbinrock.com
for more information!
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