The Bagel And The Rat

Whisperado is Patrick Nielsen Hayden (guitar, vocals), Jon Sobel (vocals, bass, principal songwriter), David Mills (drums), and Jeff Lampert (pedal steel, vocals) playing roots-rock and Americana songs patched together from rock, country, folk, and silliness. We’ve been likened to Dire Straits, the Blasters, the Long Ryders, Greg Brown, John Prine…even REM and John Lee Hooker. According to Time Out New York, “Whisperado plays straight-up rootsy rock that sounds straight outta Memphis.”

BREAKING NEWS! Our new (and first full-length) CD, I’m Not the Road, is about to be released, along with a music video! We’ll post information here very shortly on how to purchase the new disc and see the video. LYRICS: Click here for the lyrics.

CONTACT US by email at: music at whisperado dot com

A NEW REVIEW OF OUR GOVERNOR’S ISLAND SHOW
Whisperado lays down “a heavy-bottomed eclectic rock beat…well-written original tunes that crackle with lyrical goodness…and some tasty guitar riffs.” – “Eclectic Company,” Jambalaya News

RECENT GIGS
- June 30, 2011, 8 PM: Whisperado at Kenny’s Castaways, part of Elisa Peimer‘s birthday celebration. Elisa and her band follow us at 9 PM. 157 Bleecker St., NYC
- July 16, 2011, daytime – We’ll be performing on Governor’s Island as part of City of Water Day. Our set time is 1:15 PM, but come an hour early for Elisa Peimer at 12:15. City of Water Day is always a blast, so catch the free ferry and come party with us!

Above: a photo from the video shoot for “Teenage Popstar Girl,” directed by Dan Azarian. Photo by Milton Kam.

In the meantime, you can (and should!) pick up our first EP, Some Other Place, in physical (CD) or digital (iTunes) form. This helps us put food on our tables and strings on our instruments. You can also hear some tracks at this clunky Myspace page and view videos on YouTube.

While you’re at it, download a free copy of Jon’s acoustic solo EP, Four Finger John. Featuring John Scarpulla on guitar, it includes the title track (a tribute to John Entwistle of The Who); a duet version of Hand-Me-Down with Elisa Peimer; and the first-ever recording of my original holiday fave, Don’t You Know That It’s Christmas. It’s a free download, but you can also preview the tracks if you wish.

And then come see us play. You’re guaranteed a good time. Come on, look how nice we look! (Top two color photos above by Phil Kawesch. Photo below by Velma Bowen.)

To contact us: email music at whisperado dot com.