Surely, by now, you’ve heard the story of a certain unshaven So Cal guy whose wife left ‘im a while back; and he was so heartbroken that he locked himself into the basement for several months, where he wrote and recorded brilliant sad songs. He subsequently became an emo pop star, and now, presumably, is living happily ever after. The end. Well, that guy, Greg Laswell, is playing the 400 Bar tonight at 8 p.m. Afterwards, he’ll reportedly be down the street at the Nomad to spin records and sign copies of a new CD single–his version of Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. (Funny how that song assumes poignancy in the hands of a dumped guy, huh?) My friend Jerry, of 2024 Records and Vitriol Radio fame (a certified audiophile), says Laswell’s “Through Toledo” is near the top of his list of 2006’s best records so far.
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