that 1 guy

Last month I had the fine privilege to attend not one, but two performances by That 1 Guy. First was a stellar opening set for Keller Williams when we caught him at The Granada in Dallas, and second was when he made it down to Houston for a show at Rudyard's. I only caught the last few songs of the first set, so I made it a priority to get there for the start of his first performance in my hometown in about a year. As I walked in, he was moments into his opening song, and the craziness was abound. Playing his patented "Magic Pipe," along with special guest appearances from his "Magic Boot" and "Magic Saw," That 1 Guy aka Mike Silverman brought along not only his music, but a full show that included comedic interludes and a host of magic tricks as well. While the audience remained seated throughout the set, they were completely sold by Silverman's antics all night. He is a great performer, and if you've never seen him before, I highly recommend it when he inevitably comes to your town. He is unlike any other act going today, and with his odd instruments and signature style he should be a force on the road and at festivals for some time to come.

Check out my photos from the show after the jump!

Wakarusa Music & Camping Festival's third round of artist additions was announced today:

Sound Tribe Sector 9
Ozomatli
New Monsoon
Mates of State
Hot Buttered Rum
That 1 Guy
Bang Camaro
C-Mon & Kypski
Oakhurst
Dirtfoot
Hoots & Hellmouth
American Babies
Big Smith
Stardeath & the White Dwarfs
Wisebird

Ozomatli at Wakarusa '07

Wakarusa also recently added Emmylou Harris, Jennie Arnau, Blue Turtle Seduction, Cornmeal, Family Groove Company, Madahoochi, Future Rock and Forth of July.

More artists will be added soon, so stay tuned! Tickets are currently on sale; visit Wakarusa's official website for more information.

After a few heady brews at the Continental Club, I settled in to catch That 1 Guy’s set. I hadn’t heard many of his songs at this point, yet the tune “This will be my last one tonight,” seemed vaguely familiar. As That 1 Guy jammed and sweated on his impressive and weird-ass looking instrument with a fury equal to that of a bassist at a hoedown in space, I realized there would be no encore. Sometimes in order to review a show, you have to actually see it.*

But I digress. The breakfast crew had a chance to catch That 1 Guy, better known to his friends, cohorts, and comped audience members as Mike Silverman.

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That 1 Guy brought his musical inventiveness to the stage at the Continental Club on Thursday, November 29.