ABOUT SCOTT
Scott King grew up in Sudbury, Massachusetts and began his music career in the early 1990's as a solo acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter, playing coffeehouses in and around Boston. He toured throughout Denmark between 1993 and 1994, and then fronted the Boston rock band, Xguru, until 2001, headlining many of the city's top venues of the time, such as The Middle East, The Rathskeller, and Bill's Bar. Scott has recorded at the legendary Fort Apache where he was produced by Tim O'Heir (All American Rejects, Dinosaur Jr., Juliana Hatfield), and has licensed his music to Lorimar Pictures in Hollywood. His song, Meteor, was featured on the CD, "Student Compilation, Volume 3", alongside Rodeo Clowns by G Love and Jack Johnson. He has shared stages with many acclaimed artists through the years, including Three Dog Night, Evan & Jaron, Per-Erik Hallin, The Watchmen, Watts, Bill Morrissey, Ellis Paul, Jonathan Edwards, Grammy award winner Bob Carlisle (Butterfly Kisses), and Pierce Pettis who wrote Garth Brooks's hit song, You Move Me.
Scott's songs have been played on AAA radio stations throughout New England, including WBCN, WAAF, WBLM, and WFNX, and on Maine Public Radio, as well as college stations across the country.
More recently, Scott has played guitar and sung in a Beatles cover band ("The Beatleitos") with singer/bassist Erik Glocker of the legendary jam band, Strangefolk, and son, guitarist/singer Jeff King, who is best known as the bass player in The Scolded Dogs, a popular original funk band out of Maine. He also continues to perform as a solo acoustic artist, he plays bass in the Henry LaLiberte Band, a busy local rock & roll cover group in New Hampshire, and he is the lead singer and guitarist of The Shag Carpets, a NH-based band that plays the songs of Tom Petty and John Fogerty. Visit www.theshagcarpets.com for more information about this exciting band!
Scott continues to write, record, and releases new music on a regular basis, both as a solo artist and with his former Xguru bandmate, Chris Rings. You can find Scott King and Xguru titles on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Pandora, Deezer, Rhapsody, etc., and CDs are available at his shows for a donation of any amount in the tip jar.
To book Scott solo and/or with The Shag Carpets, please send an email via the contact page on this website or use theshagcarpets@gmail.com. Thanks for stopping by!
SAMPLE VENUES PLAYED & SHARED STAGES:
Bill's Bar, Boston, MA
Hagge's Musik Pub, Tønder, Denmark
Johnny D's, Somerville, MA
Jonathan's, Ogunquit, Maine
The Linden Tree Coffeehouse, Wakefield, MA
Mama Kin, Boston, MA
Manchester Blues and Jazz Festival, Manchester, NH
The Middle East (Upstairs and Downstairs), Cambridge, MA
Opstand Music Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
The Rathskellar ("The Rat"), Boston, MA
Slate's Monday Night Concert Series, Hallowell, Maine
Suzanne's Kitchen, Plymouth, NH
Aaron Tapp (with Betty Goo)
Angry Salad
Bill Morrissey
Bob Carlisle (with Allies)
Brooks Williams
Ellis Paul
Evan & Jaron
Jonathan Edwards
Johnny A
The Nields
Per-Erik Hallin
Pierce Pettis
Rick Derringer
Three Dog Night
The Watchmen
Watts
RANDOM BITS:
• Finalist, WADN songwriter competition (1993)
• Semi-Finalist, Boston Acoustic Underground (1993)
• Honorable Mention, 2007 American Songwriter Magazine Lyrics Competition (for Stones For St. Stephen)
