Willy Porter  

November 5, 2009

Thursday 8:00pm

Detail:

Stunning acoustic guitar skills and a dynamic live show that “can break your heart one minute and leave a goofy smile plastered on your face the next” (On Tap).

• Porter blurs genre lines by mixing blues, soul, and pop with his acoustic style in the vein of Elliot Smith and the Dave Matthews Band.
• Porter got his start in music as a viola player, but he switched to guitar after listening to Leo Kottke’s 6 & 12 String Guitar