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| Kiera Zitelman Concerts Director seeconcerts@umd.edu |
I first heard Eric Hutchinson when I was in high school at Montgomery Blair in nearby Silver Spring, MD. (Fun fact: Eric is also a Blair graduate and a Takoma Park native.) His self-released album, Sounds Like This, came out in 2007. I had heard about him through friends who were proud to see a fellow Marylander release his own fun, catchy pop/rock album. Soon after that, gossip blogger Perez Hilton got a hold of Eric and felt the same way. A few mentions from Perez helped send Sounds Like This to #5 on the iTunes Store and #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Perez wasn't the only Eric convert – Warner Bros. Records picked up Sounds Like This for a major label release in May 2008.
Since then, Eric has been selling out venues in the DC area (including a few visits to the 9:30 Club) and around the country. He has also been working on covers and new original songs. He has toured with G. Love & Special Sauce, OneRepublic, O.A.R., Guster, and the Lumineers and been compared to Jason Mraz, Stevie Wonder, and the Beatles. Last April, he released Moving Up Living Down and went on an acoustic album tour in the fall. This Thursday, he’ll hit Ritchie with a full band and a special opening acoustic set from DC reggae-rockers Dale and the ZDubs. We hope to SEE you there!
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You can check out some of Eric's videos here:
Rock and Roll: http://bit.ly/XWyaQY
The Basement: http://bit.ly/WiwvZD
Watching You Watch Him: http://bit.ly/WEID6q
