My good friend Megan recently introduced me to the fine musical stylings of Mr. Keb’ Mo’. I highly recommend. Here’s one sample from his album Keep It Simple:
Keb’ Mo’ – Let Your Light Shine [mp3]
Recently I went to see Jonathan Coulton at the Birchmere. My friend Allen and I went to the sold-out show, and we had a blast. The opening band, Paul + Storm, were really fun and hilarious, though Allen and I both thought it was odd that Paul held a guitar during almost the entire show but never once played a chord. Their set was pretty long, too. It didn’t feel at all like an opening act.
Coulton was awesome. His set felt a little on the short side for a headliner, but I really liked every single one of his songs. His version of “Baby Got Back,” which is apparently what made him an internet superstar, was absolutely brilliant. And I was so glad when he played “First of May” as his final encore. I recently made “Code Monkey” my song on MySpace, even though I only personally aspire to be a code monkey…