Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Jake


If you are an ukulele fan, the name "Jake" is in the same realm as "Cher;" no last name necessary. Jake, the Hawaiian kid who played that killer version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on YouTube to the tune of twelve millions hits, is not your father's uke strummer. He's not in the same galaxy with Tiny Tim, ain't no tip-toe through the tulips here ...

Um. Anyway, Jake is on tour and he makes it to Portland toward the end of a long road trip, playing the Aladdin in April of 2104. All things going well, I'll be there to hear him.

Might check and see if he's gonna be in your town, he can knock-your-socks-off play that jumping flea, and then some ...

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