McCalmon, a Portland, Maine native, began his music career after returning home from California where he earned an English degree from Stanford University. He began work with Ryan Zoidis (Rustic Overtones, Lettuce, Soulive) and Tony McNaboe (Rustic Overtones, Ray LaMontagne) as guitar player for Inside Straight, a soul/R&B house band that packed Portland's Big Easy for two straight years. In 2003, McCalmon worked with McNaboe on his debut album "Destination" resulting in heavy radio play ...