Songwriter Series: Brian Fitzpatrick + Eddie Kamenitzer (Album Release)

Brian Fitzpatrick // Sturdy is the word when describing Brian Fitzpatrick's claim to the landscape that makes up Northern New Jersey's music scene over the years. No stranger to tucking into bar room corners or stepping confidently onto festival stages alike, Brian has no shortage of well-sung stories to tell among them all. After two decades of blending punk into folk, it's the enriched chapter of Americana in between which has given him stride. At times delivered like a shot of vinegar, while others, a fine glass of wine, it's a combination of songs you might not expect Fitzpatrick to place on your table as he instills the perspective of a man that's taken a lifetime of notes and simply lays them along a path for others to find.

He has released four solo albums, “Other Side” (1998), "When I Bleed” (2000), “State of Grace” (2002), and “Further Down The Line” (2004). He also has three releases with his band “Brian Fitzpatrick and the Band of Brothers”, “Worse For Wear” (2008), “The Northern Lights EP” (2009), and “Heart of the Black Dirt” (2015).

Eddie Kamenitzer // North Jersey native Eddie Kamenitzer has been described as “a cornucopia of Appalachia, Americana, and Alt-Folk” and is slated to release his solo debut album, Stuck At Home this May in a return to the Northern New Jersey music scene after an almost 10 year hiatus. Previously, Eddie played dates up and down the east coast USA with a number of bands, trios, duos & even solo over the years. Enter the pandemic times of self-evaluation and it was time for a new start. Writing both new songs while also refining some he kept tucked under his belt though the years, Eddie enlisted friends through his area music scene giving the songs which made Stuck at Home a solid new chapter to his trajectory. It’s a collaborative album which flourishes the imagination, yet at the core, derived from songs that sound equally endearing performed as a solo singer-songwriter.