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Dan Navarro w/ special guests, Sara Swenson & Logan Miller - Live at Eddie's Attic!

As a songwriter for artists as diverse as Pat Benatar (the Grammy-nominated classic “We Belong”) , The Bangles, Jackson Browne, Keb’ Mo’, Dave Edmunds, The Tempatations, Dionne Warwick, Dutch superstar Marco Borsato, The Triplets, Austin outlaw legend Rusty Weir and many more.

As a recording and touring artist with longtime partner Eric Lowen in the acclaimed acoustic duo Lowen & Navarro and, since 2009, as a solo singer-songwriter increasingly on demand on the national concert circuit.

As a singer and voice actor in major motion pictures, television series, commercials and recordings, including the current smash hit The Lorax, plus Happy Feet (1 & 2), Rio (“Real In Rio”,nominated for a 2012 Oscar!), Ice Age (2 & 3), Robots, The Mexican, The Emperor’s New Groove, Envy; television series Prison Break, Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show; recordings with Neil Young, Andrea Bocelli, Luis Miguel, Jose Feliciano, Susanna Hoffsand Jon Anderson of Yes; and commercials for Shakey’s Pizza, McDonald’s, Toyota, Coca-Cola,Honda, El Pollo Loco, Nationwide and literally hundreds of others...

After 22 years and 12 albums with Lowen & Navarro, Dan ventured out solo in 2009 and released his first album that year, the spirited “Live at McCabe’s”, backed by his pals from Austin-basedStonehoney. His next album, “Shed My Skin”, is slated for release in 2012. He also moonlights as a member of the four-artist Christmas revue, December songs, with friends Amy Speace, Jon Vezner and Sally Barris, now booking their third annual holiday outing in 2012. 

A year after releasing her second full-length record that garnered both strong positive reviews and a prime time television placement last spring, Kansas City’s Sara Swenson is putting forth another project – an EP that showcases her fast, catchy, optimistic side and features her backing band, The Pearl Snaps.

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