Anyone who was at the Ryman for The Black Keys back in October of ’08 likely recalls the dancing (read: addled stumbling/nipple rubbing) of opener and Appalachian clogging legend Jesco White.
The Spin was there. White, who was the subject of the 1991 doc Dancing Outlaw (trailer above), has changed a bit over the years. His hair and his wardrobe are a dash more cosmopolitan, but one thing remains the same:
He still does not want to eat no sloppy, slimy eggs. Also, he’s probably still bonkers. By the way, for a little taste of what his performance was like back in Aught-Eight, see
this video.
Well, Jesco’s coming back to Music City, and this time he’ll be shufflin’ his dogs on the Mercy Lounge stage rather than on the boards of the Mother Church. Tickets for the June 5 show are $10 and available here. PickUpTheSnake appear in support. Seriously, though: This will be the weirdest shit you’ll see between now and Bonnaroo. White might be on his game, and he might not be. Either way, ten bones is but a pittance to witness Jesco White do anything at all. Trust me.
