I want to bring your attention to a young man named Doby Watson. I met Doby at a DAAC show in Grand Rapids where he played with local shoegaze extraordinaires Glowfriends.While at the Sunday afternoon DIT meeting today, I remember saying to The Daddy that it’s very easy to disregard acoustic artists at a show because so many artists tend to sound exactly like most of the other acoustic acts in the scene. The Daddy agreed. There are few acoustic artists I can really sit down and listen to without getting bored after 3 songs, and Doby is one of those few. Reminiscent of Iron & Wine or Rocky Votolato, Doby Watson’s voice exudes the type of honest emotion that very few artists can achieve while playing guitar. Not only that, but he’s GOOD at playing guitar, and GOOD is an understatement- his guitar is not only an instrument, but a voice that harmonizes with his own. It’s quite beautiful.

Mr. Watson is playing in Kalamazoo on June 23rd at the Strutt with tour-mate Viking Moses. I’ve heard VM is incredible live and his recordings don’t do any of it justice, so you won’t want to miss him either. Local support Astroline, and The Daredevil Christopher Wright, a quirky Indie-Pop group who are label mates with Bon Iver are also playing. The Event for this is on Facebook, so be sure to click that little button that says you’re attending. I would love to see you all there- and since it’s a Wednesday night in the summer, I’m going to go ahead and assume you have nothing better to do anyway.