benjamin wesley

Houston's indie music scene has never been more vibrant, and one of its biggest contributors is instrumental extraordinaire Benjamin Wesley. I first caught Wesley perform with his other musical project, Tha Fucking Transmissions, a few years back, but it wasn't until seeing his solo project for the first time that I truly became intruiged. He mixes acoustic instruments with pre-fabricated beats, then layers his Jeff Mangum-ish vocals over the top. He is as talented of a musician as I've ever seen, and is just waiting to break into the national indie music scene. I suspect it will happen soon.

Recently, Wesley was recorded for a Live From Joe Mathlete's Living Room session where he performed his tune "Have You Ever Done It." Give it a watch:

I can assuredly tell you that nobody can make an accordion look as cool as Benjamin Wesley. Nobody.

After our last several attempts to see live music at the Orange Show were thwarted by inclement weather, Eggs and I were rarin' to pay another visit to Houston's best tribute to citrus. Though the skies were cloudy on Thursday, October 16, the rain managed to keep away long enough for us to take in Mucca Pazza, Baby Dee and Benjamin Wesley.

Read more about the night after the jump

Mucca Pazza

Baby Dee

Benjamin Wesley