Martin Sexton
 

Are there any Martin Sexton fans here? I saw him open for John Mayer last month. I really really enjoyed him. Are any of you here fans of his. Can you reccomend which album of his I should get first? He's playing here in St.Louis later this month but I can't go, the venue is 21+ only, I'm 20, damnit.

I'm a HUGE Martin fan. I would recommend getting "Black Sheep" first. It's his second album and has a lot of his classic songs that he always pulls from live. From then you could get each consecutive release to see hows he evolves musically, but that's your call. You really can't go wrong with any of his CD's, but that one will give you a good idea of where his roots are musically. One thing for sure is, nothing on disk can compare to the performance he gives live so don't let that limit your impression. Don't leave out his double live CD "Live Wide Open". Great recording of what he is capable of and incredible sound for a live recording. If you thought he was good opening up for John Mayer, try to catch him headlining his own show, he will leave you speechless.

Tue 09/17/02 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom & Tavern

Thu 09/19/02 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall

Fri 09/20/02 Cincinnati, OH Top Cats

Sat 09/21/02 Louisville, KY Headliners

Sun 09/22/02 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill's Duck Room

Tue 09/24/02 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck

Thu 09/26/02 Austin, TX Stubb's Barbeque

Fri 09/27/02 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room

Sat 09/28/02 Houston, TX Fabulous Satellite Lounge

Sun 09/29/02 New Orleans, LA Parish @ House of Blues

Tue 10/01/02 Birmingham, AL Zydeco

Thu 10/03/02 Tampa, FL The Orpheum

Fri 10/04/02 Orlando, FL Back Booth

Sat 10/05/02 Jacksonville, FL Jack Rabbit's

Sun 10/06/02 Decatur, GA Eddie's Attic

Tue 10/08/02 Charleston, SC Cumberland's

Wed 10/09/02 Asheville, NC Asheville Music Zone

Thu 10/10/02 Athens, GA Tasty World

Fri 10/11/02 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre

Sat 10/12/02 Charlottesville, VA Starr Hill

Sat 11/02/02 Lebanon, NH Lebanon Opera House

Fri 12/06/02 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre

Thu 12/12/02 New York, NY Town Hall

Fri 12/13/02 New York, NY Town Hall

I wish I could see him! I'm not 21.

Yep, he's great, and he puts on an amazing show. His voice is one of the most amazing I have ever heard; the range he has rivals any singer that I can recall, from deep husky blues to swiss yodeling (yes, that's right, yodeling!).