New Steve Hefter
Steve Hefter, front man for (you guessed it) Steve Hefter and Friends and Friends of Friends, obsesses over the recording process.
When he was mixing A Six-Song Demonstration about a year ago, he told me he was listening to the tracks hundreds of times each. He wanted to get them just right.
Hefter's hard work paid off with the batch of tunes on his new album, Twist and Hold Til' Morning.
The songs are sparsely produced, and center on Hefter and his acoustic guitar.
Hefter's wry lyrics will make you crack a smile: "Don't be my honey when the bees begin to swarm" or "my mind screams no but my body says yes." Should be out soon.
I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
