Like many Americans, David Serby is very concerned about the economic crisis and the state of his Nation, which birthed the inspiration for his August 9th release, “Poor Man’s Poem”. A Union Steward by day, the Los Angeles crooner used a bit of his day-to-day experiences admix with American history when creating the 10-track project. Like a historian armed with a guitar, he shares tales of hardships (Evil Men) or personal accounts (Virginia Rail) of love, honor and the right to survive and thrive in "the land of the free and the home of the brave". Serby dropped his signature honky-tonk sound and teamed up with producer Edward Tree, who played an assortment of instruments throughout, creating a more acoustic country-folk sound. You can catch Serby live this month in the LA area – Sunday, August 14th at The Roots Roadhouse Festival and Saturday, August 20th at the Folk Music Center. – Nicole Dawley