The Tallest Man on Earth

Thu., June 11, 9 p.m., $12, with John Vanderslice, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.


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Published: Jun 10, 2009

folk

Dusty folk rambles and country blues are hardly typical fare for year-end lists, so Shallow Grave, Kristian Mattson's understated 2008 debut, made an unlikely candidate for critical love. But the Swedish troubadour (who's apparently somewhat on the short side, despite his cocky moniker and notable pompadour) doesn't just nail the sepia-toned sound of his American forebears, with his feverish finger-picking and resonant croak; he also makes it relevant and utterly inviting, with a wryly cryptic writerly voice all his own.

Thu., June 11, 9 p.m., $12, with John Vanderslice, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.

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