Dan Scarpa

In the cultural wasteland of post-recession suburban North Jersey, genuine, unadulterated creative expression seems to be an increasingly rare commodity. Those looking to shake off the cobwebs of imaginative stagnation should look no further than the music of singer-songwriter Dan Scarpa. Equally influenced by Marc Bolan and Charles Bukowski, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Beach Boys, Dan Scarpa’s music ranges from maniacally exuberant psychedelic come-ons