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Singer/songwriter from the American midwest

Eric Peter Schwartz says that the best way to describe his music is "pop-laced acoustic rock". It's a blend of upbeat, quirky, and heartfelt songs.

 

He says, "It's pretty simple. I'm a guy with a guitar, driving around the country, telling stories, expressing love, expelling demons, healing heartache and trying like hell to entertain people." 

 

Live, he can also play a wide variety of covers from the 50s to today, like a good mixtape.

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Schwartz is also a member of the duos THE LEAGUE OF ERICS and DOOLEY SCHWARTZ

 

He is also a father, husband, and podcaster. In past versions of himself, he was a playwright, comedian, actor, director, screenwriter... Schwartz has done a little bit of everything before settling into music.

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Beer Bottle in the Bathroom Trash
01:54

Beer Bottle in the Bathroom Trash

(Lyrics below) I wrote this from a FAWM (February is Album Writing Month) prompt; write as if you are an inanimate object. Enjoy FIND ME ONLINE! HOMEPAGE: http://www.epschwartz.com FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/epschwartzmusic SOUNDCLOUD: http://www.soundcloud.com/epschwartz BANDCAMP: http://epschwartz.bandcamp.com SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HEabkzRDwe4fuIfcAz1MB?si=3p-ME6sXRcOMvwc2khH43Q TWITTER: @EricPSchwartz INSTAGRAM: @EricPSchwartz This video brought to you by my patrons on PATREON: Stephen Richards - http://www.youtube.com/myoldreteacher Ben Aaron - http://benaaronmusic.com/ & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGtWRiUdfuX5aLzaRzLmVQ BECOME A PATRON: http://www.patreon.com/epschwartz BEER BOTTLE IN THE BATHROOM TRASH (words and music by E.P. Schwartz) Beer bottle in the bathroom trash we had a party but they never last Beer bottle in the bathroom trash this is how things go the light don't shine in here not like when I was full of beer hanging in out at the bottom of the fridge with all my sud filled sibs Beer bottle in the bathroom trash we had a party but they never last Beer bottle in the bathroom trash this is how things go I guess this is how it ends for me dropped in here on their way to pee One last sip before they drop me in Couldn't find the recycle bin Beer bottle in the bathroom trash we had a party but they never last Beer bottle in the bathroom trash this is how things go I know that I could be a reminder for an early riser if they just notice me the existentialist Budweiser Beer bottle in the bathroom trash we had a party but they never last Beer bottle in the bathroom trash this is how things go I landed here when they gave me a toss amid the kleenex and the dental floss I'll accept and won't get bent they don't own the beer, they only rent Beer bottle in the bathroom trash we had a party but they never last Beer bottle in the bathroom trash this is how things go
Some Place Better
02:23

Some Place Better

Lyrics below. From the albums, GODWHERE and SUSHI KEYS CUT. https://epschwartz.bandcamp.com/track/some-place-better-3 FIND ME ONLINE! HOMEPAGE: http://www.epschwartz FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/epschwartzmusic SOUNDCLOUD: http://www.soundcloud.com/epschwartz BANDCAMP: http://epschwartz.bandcamp.com SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HEabkzRDwe4fuIfcAz1MB?si=3p-ME6sXRcOMvwc2khH43Q TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/EricPSchwartz This video brought to you by my patrons on PATREON: Stephen Richards - http://www.youtube.com/myoldreteacher Ben Aaron - http://benaaronmusic.com/ & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGtWRiUdfuX5aLzaRzLmVQ BECOME A PATRON: http://www.patreon.com/epschwartz SOME PLACE BETTER (word and music by E.P. Schwartz) By the time you get this letter I'll be some place better 'cause I'm jumping free you don't have to watch me leave I'm walking away clean my slate pristene by the time you get this letter I'll be some place better meet me in the sunlight where the dark things, they don't creep and hold me until I'm holy or at least I get some sleep because the sad days are coming and we'll meet them in the street with a blessed vow and a kiss good night we'll make our retreat By the time you get this letter I'll be some place better By the time you get this letter I'll be some place better On a night when it's clear I swear you can see some place better from here
Jellybirds
02:34

Jellybirds

Lyrics below. Written in 1991 by Dan Hogan and myself. FIND ME ONLINE! HOMEPAGE: http://www.epschwartz FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/epschwartzmusic SOUNDCLOUD: http://www.soundcloud.com/epschwartz BANDCAMP: http://epschwartz.bandcamp.com SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HEabkzRDwe4fuIfcAz1MB?si=3p-ME6sXRcOMvwc2khH43Q TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/EricPSchwartz This video brought to you by my patrons on PATREON: Stephen Richards - http://www.youtube.com/myoldreteacher Ben Aaron - http://benaaronmusic.com/ & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGtWRiUdfuX5aLzaRzLmVQ BECOME A PATRON: http://www.patreon.com/epschwartz JELLYBIRDS (Hogan/Schwartz) I'm in the mood for a heaven I'm in the mood for a religion I'm in the mood for a god, Mandy I'm in the mood for jellybirds I'm in the mood for a dream about you and I don't want to cry I'm in the mood for a fantasy to get me through the night I'm in the mood for golden bricks I'm in the mood for wine I'm in the mood for immortality I'm in the mood for time And I'm in the mood for moonlight dancing along the water's edge I'm in the mood for an ocean wind to fly us off this ledge I'm in the mood I'm in the mood I'm in the mood For jellybirds And I'm in the mood to show you, Mandy I'm in the mood to prove I'm in the mood for incantations To put you in the mood And you're in the mood to know me even with closed eyes and you're in the mood to fly with me and dab the liquid sky It's never going to end Jellybirds
Tommy Wiseau
02:19

Tommy Wiseau

(Lyrics below). Damn pick. A love some to some of the outsider indie film-makers I love. FIND ME ONLINE! HOMEPAGE: http://www.epschwartz.com FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/epschwartzmusic SOUNDCLOUD: http://www.soundcloud.com/epschwartz BANDCAMP: http://epschwartz.bandcamp.com SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HEabkzRDwe4fuIfcAz1MB?si=3p-ME6sXRcOMvwc2khH43Q TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/EricPSchwartz This video brought to you by my patrons on PATREON: Stephen Richards - http://www.youtube.com/myoldreteacher Ben Aaron - http://benaaronmusic.com/ & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGtWRiUdfuX5aLzaRzLmVQ BECOME A PATRON: http://www.patreon.com/epschwartz TOMMY WISEAU (words and music by E.P. Schwartz) I don't know how far this will go don't know if I will place or show but I dream fast and life moves slow so I pray to Tommy Wiseau I don't know if this is any good or has the right engine under the hood but I have loved it as much as I could so I offer up thanks to Edward D. Wood Their names ring clear because they showed no fear they couldn't hide their art on the inside to our shame, we laugh just the same but we'll remember their names we'll remember their names When I feel I can't go on anymore when my belief shakes and falls to the floor when the world scoffs and slams the door I always think of Rudy Ray Moore I don't know how far this will go don't know if I will place or show but I dream fast and life moves slow so I pray to Tommy Wiseau When I need a little bit of luck I rub my tape of Howard the Duck
This Time, Inside
03:24

This Time, Inside

Words and music by E.P. Schwartz (lyrics below) from the album BONEY FINGER IN THE SWEET SPOT available here: https://zyngtapes.bandcamp.com/track/this-time-inside FIND ME ONLINE! HOMEPAGE: http://www.epschwartz FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/epschwartzmusic SOUNDCLOUD: http://www.soundcloud.com/epschwartz BANDCAMP: http://epschwartz.bandcamp.com SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HEabkzRDwe4fuIfcAz1MB?si=3p-ME6sXRcOMvwc2khH43Q TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/EricPSchwartz This video brought to you by my patrons on PATREON: Stephen Richards - http://www.youtube.com/myoldreteacher Ben Aaron - http://benaaronmusic.com/ & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGtWRiUdfuX5aLzaRzLmVQ BECOME A PATRON: http://www.patreon.com/epschwartz THIS TIME, INSIDE You say the pain’s off-kilter take a breath, step inside tears on your lips taste like holy water but the ornament fits the crime this time, inside Deep, deep spiritual damage you can’t protect the light so you huddle and protect the baggage it’s your wall against the night this time, inside Clustered in swirling waters the benefactors cry they put up money against heaven’s calling and that gives them the right to the inside, this time Pathetic allegations the truth lags far behind save what you can, the world’s collecting there’s no place you can hide maybe inside, you can hide
Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Papaya (Harry Owens cover)
01:14

Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Papaya (Harry Owens cover)

Though made famous by Harry Owens, who owns the rights, the song is actually: © 1940 Lyrics & Music: Doug Renolds, Don McDiarmid. FIND ME ONLINE! HOMEPAGE: http://www.epschwartz FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/epschwartzmusic SOUNDCLOUD: http://www.soundcloud.com/epschwartz BANDCAMP: http://epschwartz.bandcamp.com SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HEabkzRDwe4fuIfcAz1MB?si=3p-ME6sXRcOMvwc2khH43Q TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/EricPSchwartz This video brought to you by my patrons on PATREON: Stephen Richards - http://www.youtube.com/myoldreteacher Ben Aaron - http://benaaronmusic.com/ & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtGtWRiUdfuX5aLzaRzLmVQ BECOME A PATRON: http://www.patreon.com/epschwartz

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