Weekly Volcano - Alternative Newsweekly, Tacoma, WA. - Music Picks Week of Nov 26th.
Friday, Nov. 27
The one-man-folk-band thing is getting a
wee-bit played out. There’s only so much banjo-plucking and foot-stomping —
coming from just a single person with an “Isn’t it impressive how many things I
can do at once?” look on their face — that a set of refined ears can appreciate.
After a while, unless you’re actually on a porch somewhere in the South and
drunk on moonshine, the head pat–tummy rub shtick just gets old. That said,
Ghostwriter is NOT played out — and the shtick is anything but boring. While
Steve Schecter — the man who is Ghostwriter — has the country-fried, chicken
feather bit down — there’s also a gloominess to what he does that keeps things
interesting. Check it for yourself Friday at The New Frontier when Ghostwriter
shares a bill with Brotherhood of the Black Squirrel. — Matt
Driscoll
[The New Frontier Lounge, with Brotherhood of the
Black Squirrel, Fun Police, 9 p.m., cover TBA, 301 E. 25th St., Tacoma,
253.572.4020