MIKE ZITO "GREYHOUND"

# OF TRACKS: 11 / RELEASE DATE: 07/19/11 / CATALOG #: EGRCD512

MUSICIANS:
Mike Zito: vocals, guitars
Carl Dufrene: bass, vocals
Brady Blade: drums, vocals
Anders Osborne : back-up vocals, guitar

"…his fiery Strat playing elevates each and every song, as do the swallow-your-emotions vocals."– Vintage Guitar

"…one of the finest, most creative musicians on the competitive blues-roots scene." – Blues Revue Magazine

"His music flows into the veins and moves the body in ways that can only be described as free and wild…"– Jazz Times

"The lyrics are great, the musicianship is superb, but Zito's voice is the real surprise. Gritty, thick, and expressive, Zito delivers his lyrics with heart and soul…" – The Celebrity Café

DESCRIPTION
Mike Zito couldn't help but be great. It was either that, probably, or end up on a wanted poster in the post office. There is something deep down in Zito's soul that will not stop screaming, pushing him to take life to the limit and worry about the tab later. Before he found music and really let it become the guiding force in his world, the young man ran in all the wrong directions. Sometimes people were chasing him, but just as often Mike Zito was running from himself. Finally there was nowhere to run. It was time to literally face the music. And what Zito found was that he had a sound buried inside, something that was trying to get out and share itself with the world.

That's where the Greyhound bus enters the picture--in a big way, because the singing guitarist grabbed one out of town with a ticket to anywhere else. When he got there, Zito started playing like his life depended on it, because it actually did. He put his shoulders and heart into it with everything he had, and worked his way up the mountain to where he stands today.

"Greyhound," produced by Grammy-award winning guitarist/singer/songwriter Anders Osborne, is the continuation of the songwriting process established by Zito on his two previous critically acclaimed recordings on Eclecto Groove Records. His music retains its bluesy Americana charm and big wide-open Texas sound as he explores more personal and introspective themes inspired by that fateful bus trip that helped determine his path in life.

There have been hundreds of shows, a few albums, and the same desire to make a claim on eternity. That's where the music lives, and that's where Mike Zito is destined to go. Thank God for that Greyhound. Mike Zito got there.

CREDITS
Executive Producer: Randy Chortkoff • Produced by Anders Osborne • Engineered by: David Farrell at Dockside Studios in Lafayette, LA. • Mixed by David Z • Mastered by Ray Kennedy (Zen Masters) • Artwork and Design by Joshua Temkin (www.joshuatemkin.com) • Photography by Frankie Randazzo • Liner Notes by Bill Bentley • Radio by Steve Dixon • Retail by Jeff Fleenor • Eclecto Groove Legal Affairs by Malcolm Wiseman