David Berkeley, with Jessy Tomsko January 23, 2010

CONCERT - $16 Advance/$20 Door, 8:00 pm

Recently transplanted back to Atlanta from the tiny mountain village of Tralonca, Corsica (pop. 37—including David), David
Berkeley’s story is the story of so many indie musicians: He first sang publicly at age 4 in the company of a traveling saleswoman.
They went door to door, and young David sang to help her sales. He honed his musical skills at a nursery school run by hippies,
where young female teachers wore guitars around their necks (and in David’s memory, nothing else). “My first crush was Miss Judy,”
David recalls. “She had an old Gibson and flowers in her hair. I was 5 and fell pretty hard.”

There is a profound depth in David Berkeley’s songs, a refreshing honesty, and his delivery is unaffected. The New York Times’
Jon Pareles praised Berkeley’s “lustrous, melancholy voice.” He heard “shades of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake” in David’s
music, a comparison also made by Rollingstone.com. Pareles went on to write, “as [Berkeley’s] melodies ascend to benedictions
and consolations, the music shimmers and peals.” Atlanta’s Creative Loafing writes that, “Berkeley crafts his songs like watercolor
paintings, intimate and introspective.” Relix calls David “one of the most promising young singers to emerge in recent times.”

Berkeley was featured in October on the NPR national radio series Ira Glass’ This American Life, on which he plays songs and tells
a hilarious story of a most awkward private performance. A young man hired him to travel a thousand miles in order for David to
serenade an ex-love and help the man win her back. There was hand holding, far off glancing, kissing, crying and a befuddled David
Berkeley caught in the middle of it all… alone to command the room and accomplish his assigned goal for his audience of two.

Berkeley contributed a track to the Mark Mulcahy tribute record Ciao My Shining Star, out on Shout! Factory September 29.
David’s version of “Love’s the Only Thing that Shuts Me Up” is track 4 on the impressive collection, which includes cuts by
Michael Stipe, Thom Yorke, The National, Dinosaur Jr., Frank Black, Ben Kweller and many more. Berkeley is Paste Magazine’s
“Emergent Artist” in the Feb ’09 issue. An original song of his was featured prominently in the CBS-TV hit series ‘Without
a Trace.’ Berkeley participated in the Jeep Compass Music Tour, during which he was given a new Jeep and a tour manager and
performed over 50 shows in 30 days. David’s music was featured in an international promo campaign by iTunes, Coke and Paste
Magazine. He received ASCAP’s Johnny Mercer Songwriter Award and is one of WXPN’s Artists to Watch. He showcased at
South by Southwest two years in a row and his last studio album After the Wrecking Ships has sold over 10,000 copies. Berkeley’s
Live from Fez CD/DVD, captures a single show with David’s full band before the legendary New York City listening room closed.
The album is now distributed in the US and UK. Berkeley’s new album, Strange Light, was released in May ’09.

Born in the Garden State, David Berkeley graduated from Harvard, where he studied literature and philosophy. After living in
Brooklyn, a stint in Santa Fe (working for Outside Magazine), Alaska (writing for Let’s Go Alaska), Idaho (where he worked for 5
summers as a whitewater rafting guide), Santa Cruz and Corsica, France, Berkeley now lives with his wife and 2-year-old son Jackson
in Atlanta.

Berkeley maintains a near constant touring schedule, performing all over the US, UK and France. He is booked by Silver Leaf
Booking and The Agency Group. David has shared bills with Dido, Billy Bragg, Don McLean, toured with Nickel Creek, Ben
Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Ray Lamontagne, Howie Day, Rhett Miller, Rachael Yamagata, Gary Jules, Vienna Teng, Joseph Arthur,
Hem, Mason Jennings and Ben Lee. Berkeley has a history of sold out dates in NY, Philly, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Ann
Arbor, LA, Chicago. Radio stations across the country (including WXPN—Philadelphia, WFUV—NYC, WXRV—Boston,
KCRW—Los Angeles, KPFA—Bay Area, KTBG—Kansas City, WTMD—Maryland, WICN—New England, WCFR—
Amherst, GPB—Georgia, Sirius XM Satellite Radio) and around the world play Berkeley’s music.

www.davidberkeley.com

"Jessy's voice is compelling, bright and unique. We chose to air her song 'I Was Walking' immediately upon hearing it. From the first note, your mood is transformed by it's upbeat and spunky guitar, vocals and lyrics. We've been airing the song for a year now and our listeners keep it on the station."
-Bree Noble, Women of Substance Radio

"From the first time hearing Jessy live, I was convinced of her fabulous feminine charm. She's a wonderful singer songwriter with a lasting heartfelt impression you'll want to hear again and again."
-Trif, Owner and Booker, Barrington Coffeehouse

Jessy Tomsko has been in love with music and writing for as long as she can remember. After years of composing little piano pieces, short poems, and stories, it seemed only natural for her to put it all together and start writing songs. She picked up a guitar in her late teens and instantly felt a new wave of inspiration and creativity.

After high school, Jessy took a detour from writing to complete a music degree in voice. However, while studying classical singing, she couldn't ignore the passion she had for her writing. After earning her degree, Jessy officially decided that she would fully embrace her longtime desire to seriously pursue her own music.

Listeners can purchase Jessy Tomsko's available EP's on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby, and other major online retailers. She is currently working with Greg Fisher at Evolving Sound Studios on her debut full-length album, to be titled “The Light You Make.” She is continually captivating listeners with her charming and dynamic stage presence, well-crafted songs, easy-going personality, and bright sense of humor.

Jessy Tomsko

Official Website: http://www.psalmsalon.com