Levi Weaver

Levi has the gift, or curse, of telling the story of the heart of humanity. He’s a philosopher poet, bringing intelligent commentary on existential thought and the human experience. - Cause a Scene

“…spellbound by Levi Weaver for sure, and with good reason. His alternative country, folk, singer/songwriter, acoustic jams, whatever you want to call them, captivated the audience to such an awed silence… Weaver is one of those artists you need to see live to appreciate his talent, because he comes as a one man band, recording and looping different guitar parts, beats, harmonica and vocals until a stunning soundscape swirls the room as he croons into the microphone. His lyrics are exceptional…” - Tiffany Kilfeather

"...American-born UK based Levi Weaver was first to take to the stage, his stunning performance marked by a understated catharsis. While there are traces of lyricists such as Damien Rice and New Zealand brother duo Neil and Tim Finn in Weaver’s songs, he’s not afraid to get into the guts of music, pulling strange and aching sounds from his guitar to match turns of phrases which broad-side the unwary listener. Far from the over-dramatization of the current ‘emo’ and armed with a guitar, Weaver’s stark melodies and elegant lyrics mark him as one to watch." - musicspotlight.co.uk

Levi Weaver played Kaldi's. The crowd was sardine-can thick. It smelled like something was burning, but nobody seemed to mention it or care. I stood, literally, right in front of Weaver, who looked like he was from New York, wearing tight jeans, a black leather jacket and sporting black-dyed hair. But when he opened his mouth, his accent revealed his Nashville roots. Cowboy boot-clad and looking sexy (my MidPoint crush), Weaver was a one-man musical octopus. Not only did he play guitar and sing using reverb and delay, he played harmonica, sang through two different mics, at times using a violin bow to play his guitar, and then some.

Levi was a superb showman — completely at ease, joking with the crowd, often hiding jokes within the songs. For instance, he'd poke fun at himself, singing, "I just messed up the chorus so I think I'll do it again." Then he did it again. Or he sang, "This is my favorite part of this song coming up," and then he'd bust out with a strong high note. Hilarious.

Engaging and entertaining, between his boot stomping intensity, heart, grit and gutsy performance, Weaver was a one-man work of art, a black leather machine of energy. I took home his six-song EP. I'm looking forward to his album coming out in October. A natural. He looked, acted and performed like a true, artistic star with a genuine nature, spirit and smarts. A+. - C.A. MacConnell / CityBeat Alt-Weekly, Cincinnati

Levi Weaver is a perfect fit. No, Weaver is not a new style from Levi's jeans; he's a singer/songwriter, encompassing a down to earth, laid back, comfortable sound that feels as good as one's favorite pair of jeans.

Formally from Dallas and currently living in the UK, this acoustic/folk rock musician is making himself well-known throughout the states and Europe, as he opens for artist such as Imogen Heap.

Weaver's EP, "Civil War Between My Heart and Mind," delivers passion, poetry and a melody that is completely his own. Often linked to artists such as Damien Rice and Nickel Creek's Chris Thile, Weaver's voice intertwined with his exhilarating textured instrumentation puts him at the top with the rest.

From start to finish, "Civil War Between My Heart and Mind" entraps listeners of all kinds. Weaver's favorite track on the album, "Good Medicine," offers a feel-good, acoustic style with depth-fulfilling lyrics like, "for that precise equation I must/ separate my feelings and our/ futures for the sake of you/ the sake of your own healing if I/ let you be a part of me/ my self-destruction peeling back the/ layers of your love will take you/ down and I will not be that to you/ I will not be that to you."

"Kid, Way To Go," though written under pure exhaustion, has an upbeat, dance-worthy rhythm and is all-inclusive with acoustic guitar, tambourine, drums and vocals that hit notes off the scale. "Am I Trying" and "Del Cielo" bring the album to a close with captivating lyrics, vocals and mesmerizing melodies that truly set Weaver apart from fellow musicians of his generation.

Weaver's ability to hypnotize listeners from the first strum of his guitar, blow of his harmonica or tap from the loop pedal reveals the promise of his music. If you think finding a perfect pair of jeans is hard, listeners will be pressed to find a young, talented musician with creative chord progressions and structure, melody and vocals like Weaver. - TheBatt.com (Texas A&M)

First heard by Cross Rhythms on the Rimmerama programme, this American singer/songwriter now living in Britain has to be one of the musical discoveries of the year.

This six-song EP (only five of which are credited on the sleeve) is simply breathtaking. Levi's voice is a high tenor which ranges from the purest of notes to the anguished roar of a hurting heart. His acoustic guitar is beautifully played, helped out by cleverly inventive effects and electronics in the subtle production. And his songs. wistfully sad evocations of a betrayed lover, wry observations of the paradoxes of love and, on the exquisite "Am I Trying?", one of the most ruthlessly honest depictions of the pattern of perpetually falling short so many of us find in walking the narrow path.

Every line of every song is honed with the elegance of a poet. My only gripes are there's no lyric sheet and there are only six songs. A full album is surely 'round the corner for a major new talent. - CrossRhythms.com

...The second act was a former Dallas resident who now lives in the UK by the name of Levi Weaver. He is the guitarist of Imogen’s band and the son of a rodeo performer/preacher. He exhibited a keen sense of humor and a penchant for very earnest, emotional songs (think Counting Crows).

Weaver performed one song called “Good Medicine” that had a lyric that went “Let’s commit this suicide and save us all” which he pointed out was his father’s least favorite and he was only speaking “metaphorically, so don’t, so don’t…” and an audience member yelled “DON’T DO IT” and Weaver said “What he said!” He started some songs by tapping a beat on the body of his Ovation acoustic, looping the beat through his guitar pedal, adding a chord pattern, looping that, taking a violin bow and sawing across the strings, looping that, and then playing on top of that and singing! When it worked, it was amazing. He did a wonderful, R.E.M.esque version of Radiohead’s “Idioteque“ by building the track up.

Unfortunately, after this, his equipment began to act up (the pedal was playing some random whirring noise) and he spent a bit of time rewiring on stage. He performed one song with his Rickenbacker electric and started another but didn’t like the sound of the electric and went back to the acoustic and performed perhaps his best song of the evening, a hopeful composition he wrote about his brother tragically killed in a car accident called “Del Cielo.” He finished with a song called “Which Drink” that was a forboding piece about the end of a relationship that he said he normally looped, but that Dallas was going to be treated to a “special, unplugged version.” - PegasusNews.com