Musicians you admire, especially those that most aren't familiar with Options

[edstipe]

This is a thread to comment on musicians you admire, especially if he/she doesn't have much name recognition (though feel free to name those who are well known too!).

The inspiration for this comes from a show I attended recently. It was a Jeff Tweedy show, and he was absolutely brilliant. However, Jeff isn't the guy I want to mention here. The opening act was a guy named Glenn Kotche. He is Wilco's drummer, but in a band he is somewhat confined by the sounds of the other guys around him (as all members of a group inevitably are).

I didn't think I would like an act that is all percussion and no words, but man was I wrong. This guy blew everyone away. His skill on drums is unbelievable, but he isn't just about drums. He brought out more instruments -- some traditional, but many self-created -- than I could keep count of.

A sort of defining moment of his set was when he brought out about 20 boxes and opened them up to reveal the sound of.....crickets. He then mic'd them up and used the crickets as an integral part of his song. I wish I could describe some of the other things he did, but my knowledge of instruments is far too limited to even attempt to do so.

Anyhow, after witnessing his genius, I was definitely hooked on his music. Anybody who can delight a crowd of people who have never really heard your song is pretty damn admirable in my book.

If you're interested in checking out his music, you can do so here: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendID=56510273

[slainte]

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[PearlJamminJason]

what?!?!?!? J~man is hott and so amazing! I miss N*SUCKS!!!!!!

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