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Joe Pug (born Joseph Pugliese, April 20, 1984〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://suprcollidr.me/post/535632983/happy-birthday-to-joe-pug-go-buy-yourself-his )〕) is an American singer-songwriter from Greenbelt, Maryland. He has released two EPs, as well as the albums ''Messenger'', ''The Great Despiser'' and ''Windfall''. While working as a carpenter in Chicago after dropping out of the University of North Carolina, Pug wrote and recorded what would eventually become his debut EP, ''Nation of Heat.'' Its literate lyrics received widespread acclaim and Pug's unorthodox promotional strategy of distributing free CDs to anyone interested in sharing his music resulted in the EP selling over 20,000 copies. After touring with Steve Earle in 2009, Pug was signed by Nashville indie label Lightning Rod Records and released ''Messenger'' in 2010. After moving to Austin, Pug released ''The Great Despiser'' in 2012. Pug's acclaimed narrative songwriting has led critics to draw comparisons between his work and that of John Prine and Bob Dylan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.heavemedia.com/2013/02/11/live-review-joe-pug-nashville/ )〕 His stated influences include John Hiatt, Warren Zevon, and Beck, as well as literary figures such as John Dos Passos, John Steinbeck, Raymond Carver and most notably, Walt Whitman. == Background == Pug is originally from Greenbelt, Maryland, where he lived in the Old Greenbelt neighborhood. He began performing music at a young age at Greenbelt's New Deal Cafe. Pug attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School. While in high school, Pug, according to a ''Washingtonian'' interview, "played in cover bands and at New Year's Eve parties to make money" but "never seriously considered a career in music." One such band was Guys with Ties, an R&B and blues cover band which Pug co-founded and played saxophone for. He participated in the Roosevelt drama department, performing in Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water" among other plays.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ww2.gazette.net/gazette_archive/1999/199947/greenbelt/news/a20864-1.html )〕 He also performed improv comedy in his high school, a craft which he continued throughout his time at college.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=DSI Comedy Forums )〕 Pug graduated from high school in 2002 and enrolled at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, where he studied playwriting. Pug later told ''Kentucky.com'' that studying theater had helped his future music career: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Pug」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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