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A veteran of the Pittsburgh and DC music scenes, now-Baltimorean Glenn Ricci has struck out on his own to create the solo project Lunatic Dog. On the first album, "70 West," the listener can hear a patchwork of all the sounds that fed and inspired Glenn over the years, though disentangling them could prove challenging.

At a young age, Glenn Ricci spend late hours holed up in his bedroom, headphones on, tweaking recordings on his 4-track. He'd record songs, soundscapes, noises, anything to feed his endless facination with sound.

Glenn cut his musical teeth in high school cover bands picking up sounds and ideas from classic tracks (Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd) to the modern rock of the time (Talking Heads, R.E.M., U2). Moving from bass and vocals, Glenn picked up the guitar and, after learning a few chords, quickly caught the songwriting bug. Growing up middle class and dyslexic in the Pittsburgh suburbs, Glenn dug deep into his internal world for musical inspiration. Over the years, he honed his talent, finding himself inspired by the likes of Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, and Frank Black (to name a few) for their inventive approach to song form and smart lyrics. The Grunge movement of the early 90's gave Glenn's music a certain edge, and hearing They Might Be Giants at around the same time gave him permission to explore his trademark wit. In addition, his curious ear led him to jazz, electronica, all things "indie," and anyone who could make cool sounds with found objects.

Having worked his way through several bands in both the Pittsburgh and Washington DC areas, Glenn has produced a number of albums and recorded over 40 original compositions. Now in Baltimore, Lunatic Dog is his most recent solo (i.e. "bandless") project. Getting away from band work allowed Glenn to experiment with a wider palate of electronics, samples, and loops in addition to the good old guitar noise he grew up with. He also learned a great deal about recording, mixing, and mastering in his own home studio. Glenn enlisted his wife Ursula for her considerable vocal talents on "70 West," an 11-track odyssey galvanized by their many road trips together.