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That 1 Guy

Monday, January 31st, 2011

From the description:

Also known as Michael Silverman, That 1 Guy is a Berkeley, Calif.-based, classically trained string bassist. After performing with some of the nation’s top progressive jazz ensembles throughout the 1990s, Silverman created an instrument out of wire and iron pipes that could serve his ever-expanding musical techniques. Think “gutbucket” bass with a lot more firepower. The result is an astonishing solo act. That 1 Guy’s influences include Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Dr. Seuss, Rube Goldberg and Stanley Kubrick.

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This entry was posted on Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 5:21 pm by Radley Balko and is filed under Five-Star Fridays/Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

13 Responses to “That 1 Guy”

  1. #1 |  Eric |  January 31st, 2011 at 5:29 pm

    Saw him at a music festival a few years ago. It was a pretty sweet show.

  2. #2 |  The Mossy Spaniard |  January 31st, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    His bow technique is incredible. I’d kind of like to hear what he does in a bebop quartet.

  3. #3 |  Sinchy |  January 31st, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    Thanks, I enjoyed this.

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  5. #5 |  TC |  January 31st, 2011 at 7:39 pm

    ok, I enjoyed that and shared it.

  6. #6 |  chris |  January 31st, 2011 at 8:08 pm

    Zappas dead already. Geesh.
    CIII

  7. #7 |  Lance |  January 31st, 2011 at 9:13 pm

    That was FULL of awesomesauce!

  8. #8 |  matt |  January 31st, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    God bless public broadcasting :P

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  10. #10 |  David N |  February 1st, 2011 at 12:39 am

    It’s very impressive but I can’t help but wonder how he masturbates.

  11. #11 |  nathan |  February 1st, 2011 at 12:44 am

    #10 | David N : I think you just saw it.

  12. #12 |  André |  February 1st, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    This is awesome. Thanks for posting it.

    (Speaking as a fan who has over forty of Zappa’s studio albums, it’s refreshing to see people who cite him as an influence.)

  13. #13 |  Nick M. |  February 1st, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    Saw him open for Buckethead in Tucson. He was great, especially when he breaks out the shoe. Had never heard of him before that show, but went into expecting that he would rock, like the two-man band I saw open for Oysterhead at Purdue. Those obscure opening acts always put on a hell of a show.

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