Rob Szabo

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A “gifted musician” with “a voice of tremendous power and whimsy”, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Rob Szabo is a tireless touring troubadour and a songwriter of the highest caliber. His music has been called “a perfect blend of accessible yet sophisticated acoustic pop.” Superlatives have been thrown around and he’s even been accused of having “the soul of a poet”. Szabo’s lyrics are beyond-heartfelt and have a "psst, did you know that?” confessional air to them, prompting some journalists to compare him to Elliott Smith, for his emotional intimacy, and to “prime Costello” for his lyrical smarts. Rob tours across North America in his beat up ‘89 Dodge whose odometer he recently pushed past 450 000 kms(281 250 miles). He plays well over 100 dates a year in Canada and the U.S., from Toronto to Vancouver to the Alaska Highway, from San Francisco to New York City to Washington D.C. ... and everywhere in between. His live shows are garnering him an increasingly devoted fanbase of hardcore music lovers who often travel great distances to see him play in person. His fans always mention Rob’s ever-present wry smile, and how he makes you feel like you’re in on a shared secret … That secret is becoming less of a secret now since his CD/DVD “Like A Metaphor” (2006) is becoming a sleeper hit: Canada’s CBC Radio 1 and 3 have been championing it on shows nationwide and the old-school Disney-style animated video for the lead single “Breaking Even” got major airplay on Much More Music and

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