
NEXT SHOW | Nola Studios (Studio C) 8.06.10
When you first hear the highly crafted, radio-friendly songwriting of Bobby Fingeroth, it's obvious that he has a natural talent for writing contemporary, soulful rock. While his influences, such as Dave Matthews Band and Pete Yorn can be detected in his music, it's his honest, hopeful, and personal lyrics that really draw you in.
Growing up in New York City, he was surrounded by music from an early age, but it surprises most to find out that Bobby actually didn't begin his musical and songwriting career until much later. While attending college in the mid-1990's he began to recognize his aptitude for the nuances of writing the type of music that people wanted to hear. Upon graduating from college, he learned to play guitar, began writing songs and surrounded himself with high caliber veterans of the music industry like Kenny White (Sean Colvin), Tony Salvatore (Perry Farrell), Riley McMahon (Spottiswoode & His Enemies) and Bruce Martin (Tom Tom Club/Tandy) before releasing his debut album Dilettante in 2004 to rave reviews.
Dilettante quickly received airplay throughout the US and Canada. Critics admired his sound and in turn his voice has frequently been compared with the likes of Live's Ed Kowalczyk, Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas and Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows. Further, Dilettante was selected by Starbucks-owned Hear Music to be sold in its retail locations in California, as well as over 50 Starbucks locations in Seattle and Austin.
Bobby has performed at top clubs and music venues throughout the Northeast as well as Colleges, Corporations and Charities. He is currently performing locally in New York, while he develops new material for his sophomore release.
