Gothic Theatre
John Common
John Common sometimes wishes he were a filmmaker or a painter. But due
to a run-in with his brother’s record collection at an impressionable
age, he ended up with a bad case of the rock and an obsession for making
music that makes you feel everything all at once. He’s always writing
songs. They range from raucous and snarly to beautiful and
introspective. And depending on the night, you will see him playing
alone with just a guitar or with a band playing a full-on rock show.
As the singer/songwriter/guitarist for Rainville, John built a
reputation for writing gritty, honest songs and then playing and singing
the hell out of them live. Rainville released two albums to critical
acclaim nationally and in Europe, and toured the Southwest between 1999
to 2004. After Rainville, John was ready to get away from roots music
and explore different territory. That desire to experiment led him to
begin writing and recording a body of music unlike anything he’s ever
done before. It’s difficult to classify and he is quite happy to be
making music without labels. John now splits his time between recording
and touring behind his solo material and doing the same with his new
band, Filmstrip Series.
He has shared the stage with such notable acts as Cowboy Junkies, Camper
Van Beethoven, Matthew Sweet, Jim White, Dolorean, DriveBy Truckers, The
Old 97s, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers, Widespread Panic, Rhett
Miller, The Gourds, Slobberbone and many others.
