David Ramirez - Millennium Stage (April 20, 2023)

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Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: “David Ramirez has a voice like a tall tale, one minute strong and thick, the next threadbare and careworn.” -Stereogum
“Quietly mesmerizing” -The Wall Street Journal
“A powerful voice and perceptive pen” -Austin Chronicle
“I’m a wandering man, got no money in the bank, got no wife at home watching children.” Nothing could more accurately depict the adventurous, carefree spirit of singer-songwriter David Ramirez. Uneasy with being in one place for too long, Ramirez repeatedly finds himself on the road playing his brand of modern Americana that fans have coined “Folk-brewed Pop.”
Paste Magazine recently called him “the best damn songwriter you don't know yet.”
David Ramirez has been writing and performing for over 10 years. From his teen years swapping songs with friends in Houston to the struggles of making a name for himself in Nashville, Ramirez’s songwriting journey has spanned multiple EPs and a full-length album, American Soil, which garnered over 1,200 downloads in a 48 hour period on Noisetrade. In 2010, David played 150 shows on numerous, independently booked tours. Feeling truly at home on the road, he calls his second home Austin, Texas. David Ramirez knows no luxury. He wants no satisfaction. All he needs is an acoustic guitar and the words in his mouth to tell the true stories of a wandering man. But to see him live, with only that acoustic guitar in hand, spitting those words into rings of fire, is to experience something real...something that cannot be reproduced.

[@blufordbirdsong1834]

So good. Have seen DR live four times both acoustic and with a band, always come away amazed. Incredible songwriter and singer. I saw him do Eliza Jane accapella in a little coffee shop years ago, in response to an audience request. We all sang along. I’ll never forget it.

[@AlexMDorr]

Incredible as always from David. One of my favorite live sessions to go to!

[@jer-bearzy]

Live he is hard to beat

[@steveDIY]

Amazing talent, the accapella Oregon song is a lost art form. Very few artist possess that talent and capability. Well done David

[@deannaharless4726]

Good voice and may god bless him and his family