Steve Poltz vs. ceiling fan

Steve Poltz
Originally uploaded by mjbarz

After seeing him live twice at SXSW, I'm totally in the tank for Steve Poltz. Witty songs, high-energy performances. There is sheer joy in this guy's work with a major dose of "don't-take-life-too-seriously" humor.

As a long-time fan of the Beat Farmers and Mojo Nixon, I don't know how I missed Steve Poltz for so many years. But I plan to make up for lost time.

He had the Continental Club crowd rocking during his Mojo's Mayhem set, performing "Cold German," a song he'd written just hours before  and dusting off "Dick's Automotive," a twisted ode to love gone wrong and Mother Nature from his  Rugburns days. He also proved that a 40-something guy can still stage dive. Though he almost lost the top of his head to the Club's ceiling fan while the crowd was passing him around.

Comments

[A fan]

Steve is an amazing performer... I've seen him 3x live in NYC and will do all I can to see him live whenever he plays near to where I live... and I wholeheartedly agree with all that you said about him and his music!!!

[Mike]

Thanks for your post! I'm listening to Chinese Vacation as I write this. I find Steve's music gives me a reason to think and smile. There are some interesting You Tube videos of Steve's performances. Have you checked those out?

[A fan]

Yes I most definitely have!!!