Sit Beside ZACK ABIDES

The candle burns with an orange glow, illuminating the room with an soft and eerie light. The crowd whispers and talks among themselves, reporting their day, telling stories and awaiting the next move. Two glances meet from opposite sides of the room, yet one timidly turns away in fright. A ruffled man smokes a cigarette outside, breathing his pain deep into his lungs. A young woman sits at a corner table, constantly checking on her watch, still waiting for a companion that will never show. A group of friends sit at the bar and drink, laughing wildly. Here is the heartbeat of the city. In the midst of all this, a lone man armed with nothing but a glass of whisky and an acoustic guitar sings in celebration of life, all of its high and low moments. He is Zack Abides. Zack Abides, also known as Zack Young, has played all around the local phoenix music scene and various other places around Nevada and California. He has played solo acoustic shows and open mics, and he has also garnered praise as the talented bassist for the psychedelic rock band Elephant Gunn. Being a man with many musical ambitions, he decided to move forward with his solo acoustic project in conjunction with his current work status in Elephant Gunn. Zack doesn't believe in side projects, its simply another manifestation of his spiritual journey in music. Zack Abides is still a work in progress project. Zack will be releasing a fully produced track as a part of a singer/songwriter compilation in the next few months, but he has a few demos recorded for your listening pleasure. In the near future he will be hitting the studio to record his self titled debut album. Zack Abides frequents the local open mics and bars around the metro phoenix area along with its neighboring towns of Scottsdale, Surprise, Sun City, Tempe and Mesa. The future is bright for Zack Abides. Many new songs and recordings are in the works, along with new show opportunities. There is a special lacking for small, intimate, emotional shows and performers around the valley, which Zack hopes to fill with his presence. To Zack it’s not just about the music, but all the senses involved with creating a moment in time that will last in a crowds mind long after they journey home. Music is uniting, it’s the universally binding thread that links together the lives of thousands of people. It creates soul mates, people that understand each other without even having to meet. The universe unfolds before Zack’s eyes, and inspires him to keep pushing ever onward into the distant horizon.