Oh boog, little boog, how you slay us. We remember fondly the days when you nervously played in clubs you were not even old enough to drive yourself to. Now, you not only drive yourself, but bring forth with you your tall, sultry, smoking-hot, upright-bass playing girlfriend. Oh, and what’s that, little mister insists on no capital “B“, in his name? You are leaving your fair city to go to Norway, you say? Ah, homeland of the Tall-Sultry-Smoking-Hots. What’s that? You’re only returning for mere weeks before you take your Tom Waits Jr. soundin’ self on a fall tour down south to support your new album, “The Walking Club”? Sigh. Our baby bird, he has flown the Philly folk-rock nest.

Oh mah Gawd! Was that epic? Poetic? Intelligent? Emotional? Well, yeah… I didn’t really think so either, but it’s really the best I could do to summon up words that convey my abundant love for this man’s music, especially being as hungover from hot dogs and beer as I am. And you know what? Even if I’m not, boog certainly is epic, poetic, and all the rest of those adjectives -go listen to “Confession” on his Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/boogisback). Poor yittle guy, he gots hims heartbroked.

Kyle Simmons is boog, a 20-year-old musician with a record collection older (and taller) than he is. He is, as old hippies say, an “old soul.” boog’s songs sing of strife, pain, Philadelphia, women, the juxtaposition of modern technology and music -the dude is seriously over my head. He is so smart it’s scary, and so wise that he probably could give Mr. Waits and his 60+ years a run for their money. “The Walking Club” offers a more polished boog than we have previously seen, but by no means is this a Beyoncé record. This music is rough, filled with crooning and bluesy guitar riffs that sound like they were recorded in a cave -sweet!

Go see boog with Setting Sun, Quitzow and Chris Milam at Milkboy Coffee, at 8:00 pm on Thursday, July 15 for just $8! Before you know it, he’s not going to be our little boog anymore.

Thursday, July 15, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
boog w/ Setting Sun, Quitzow & Chris Milam
MilkBoy Coffee, 2 W Lancaster Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003
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