Cole Menarez
Colmenarez' music explores passion, wisdom, and the sacred. These themes derive in large part from his work as a cultural anthropologist (PhD, CU-Boulder) in Latin America, where he has worked in post-disaster Community Revitalization for over 10 years. Simple melodies and soaring vocals with a heavy load to bear might sum up the music. Cash, Wilco, and Buckley have surfaced as comparisons.
Most recently, the alterna-folk singer/songwriter has been playing on the West Coast in the LA and Santa Barbara areas, and in Raleigh, NC where he recently moved to enjoy the burgeoning indie artist scene with a wide-open appetite for the singer-songwriter genre.