Chris Forsyth, Marisa Anderson, Plankton Wat

[WEEPING GUITAR] Chris Forsyth’s last album, Kenzo Deluxe, managed to elude the attention of the tastemakers and their 2012 year-end lists. More’s the pity, as what those folks missed was one of the more stunning solo-guitar statements of this still-young decade. The Philadelphia-based musician unwraps each composition calmly, letting melody and understated solos alluringly splay out over the stereo field. This mannerly approach is a far cry from the freeform splattering he partook in as a member of improvisational group Peeesseye, but it is a chance to hear this guitar master’s innate understanding of blues, folk and jazz in full flower. 

Where: Valentine's
Phone: 248-1600
Address: 232 SW Ankeny St.
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