I only ever learned about Townes because I met Dax after a show. He played my hometown and absolutely no one knew who he was and only about 8 people attended the show. Dax (in Deadboy at the time) killed it anyways, one of my favorite shows. After the show I stuck around to say hi to Dax and tell him I enjoyed his music. He was totally chill and we ended up drinking a beer at the bar talking about really normal stuff like comic books and music. Dax asked me if I'd heard of Townes and I hadn't. He insisted Townes was a genius and that I should give him a listen. Needless to say I gave Townes Van Zandt a listen, and you should too.
I was living in Brooklyn a few years back and Dax came to town. Was an awesome show. After all the fan boi's took selfies with him I helped him take his guitar back stage and talked for a bit about comics and what not. I've looked but haven't seen a show he's putting on since. Thank fuck I got to see that man live and meet him. Wish he'd tour more.
Damn one of the best musicians And he never gets out of the US? Would he ever realize - or care? That we in fuckin (beloved) Austria would carry him on our hands?
