I have been listening to Days Behind by Steve Carlson and have gone from “Kane is an okay band.  I should listen to them more” to “hey, I really like Steve. I will go buy more of his stuff.” 

 So I did.  Buy the album that is. 

I like Between You and Me.  The piano is beautiful; just a little melancholy but still hopeful, right until the moment the guitar comes crashing in and adds a dark ragged edge to the sound.  Out Here Alone is very cool, sort of like a beat poem set to soulful folk.  Break Me is not only my favorite track of the album, but also the song that turned me into a serious fan of Carlson.  I had it on repeat yesterday and would happily toss money, good coffee or even cute fluffy kittens in the tip jar if he would just play it at the show Tuesday night.

When I started writing this review yesterday there was one shiny ticket left for Steve’s Tuesday night show, Worldwide and Unplugged.   The concert is online, through a website called StageIt.  Steve added additional tickets earlier yesterday morning and they were sold out by early afternoon.  Happily I picked mine up yesterday morning. 

If you didn’t snag a ticket for the show, you can check out the player below or listen to Steve on iTunes and can pick up a copy of Days Behind while you are there.  It is well worth the money. 

For more info and a gig schedule  Check out Steve’s website or follow him on twitter @steviecarlson.

- Kit