About Coast Road Records

Preacher Boy has always been an independent artist, and for the release of "Demanding To Be Next", he has taken this philosophy one step further by launching his own label, Coast Road Records. The label is distributed by Redeye Distribution, who were recognized in both 2000 and 2002 as "Distributor of the Year" by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM). "Demanding To Be Next" is the debut release on Coast Road.

Where does the name "Coast Road" come from? Well, it has a few sources...

In part, its meant to reference Highway 1 in Northern California, where Preacher Boy's lovely lady Amy Marinelli grew up. They have both spent countless hours trolling through the fog looking for perfect skipping rocks, running with a seemingly endless parade of labrador retrievers, drinking absolutely gallons and gallons of wine, and writing. Many, many Preacher Boy tunes have been written on those gloriously wild shores.

It's also meant to evoke that great stretch of road made legendary in so many of Preacher Boy's favorite Delta and Country Blues songs, The Gulf Coast Road.

Lastly, it's a direct reference to the road that runs along the western coast of Ireland, the stretch that travels south from Galway to Doolin. About halfway down, on the very southern tip of Galway Bay, is a tiny fishing village called Ballyvaughan. This was home for over a year, and both "Comin' Up Aces" and "Cemetery Stout" were written there, while living in the old parochial house just outside the village. Despite Ireland having such a reputation for the poetry of its people, the road in question is titled rather simply. It's called "The Coast Road."