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Ghost Town

Cary Brothers is just one guy, not several. :) He likes to make sure people know this about him.  I saw him Sunday night under the billing, "The Cary Brothers Band".  He clarified.  He's not a "the", he just is.  He's got a good sense of humor about the whole thing.  So Cary did what perhaps no other musician has done.  He was born and raised in Nashville, TN but left Nashville, went to L.A. to play...music.  If you are scratching your head over that, don't worry he is too!  (Usually musicians GO to Nashville not leave it, you know that right?)
So Cary is on tour with one of my most fave artists Brooke Fraser.  He's an indie singer/songwriter hailing from, well, L.A. currently.  :)  As most indie artists these days he plays both guitar and piano.  And also a foot jingle jangle thing that he calls Nigel.  (You had to be there.) 
I'm not sure I could actually listen to a whole album straight of Brothers music but his songs mixed in with others I can get behind.  This is a song from his most recent album, "Under Control". 

Ghost Town

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