John Common

John Common sometimes wishes he were a filmmaker or a painter, but due to a run-in with his older brother's record collection at an impressionable age, he ended up with a bad case of the rock and an obsession for making music instead. He's constantly writing songs -- they range from raucous and snarly, to beautiful and introspective.

John plays with an incredibly talented group of musicians, artists and friends, drawn from Colorado’s indie music scene: Jess De Nicola (voice), Keven Meyer (bass, vocals), Wes Michaels (cello, saxophone), Adam Revell (keys, vocals) and Scott Davies (drums, samples).  They are that unique kind of band where each player is an artistic force in their own right, but when they all play together something happens… musical conversation.

John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light are currently in the studio finishing a new record slated for release later this year.  It’s named Beautiful Empty.  Beware: this music will cause short films to spontaneously appear in your head with its lush arrangements, gorgeous harmonies and cinematic lyrics.  It’s music that can pin you to the wall, break your heart, or just send you off thinking for a while.