"Weird? Very...but also downright inspiring" -ROLLING STONE. “Lou Reed’s natural successor as punk poet of the New York streets” -LOUDER THAN WAR. "If you don’t know his songs you probably have a hole in your heart that can only be filled by his words...I did!” -REGINA SPEKTOR. Songwriter/comix artist JEFFREY LEWIS's critically acclaimed, word-dense songs lead to him signing to Rough Trade Records in 2001. Like a 21st Century mash-up of Sonic Youth, Pete Seeger and R. Crumb. He'll be touring with his 4-piece band THE VOLTAGE, and locals INSECTS ON THE BOUGH and LXS PERDIDXS will open. 21+