(even) rats....
wish i woulda known he was there.
but, i was lucky to hear him, literally w/ a birds eye view, above the stage at the Great American the last time around...this past fall.
He's AMAZING. The looping he's able to pull off is incredible, as is his violin playing, AND he has a wonderful voice & is a great lyricist. not to mention pretty prolific.
Really right up there w/ BAM as being one of my favorite musicians.
He literally has his studio in a silo on his farm in Elizabethtown, NW IL...on the Mississippi River. I had the pleasure to meet him once briefly when he played a small show at Largo in L.A. where Jon Brion often also plays. He switched back & forth all night between the violin & guitar. My friend & violin teacher at the time had told me of him, we went, & i was simply blown away.
I liked him in the Squirrel Nut Zippers too.
definitely, check him out, if u haven't...
Dana
ps---really cool BAM's playin the Tribeca Film Fest tomorrow!
