Yes, that was me.  Thanks for the review.  I'm looking forward to
seeing him live in the future.

When I first head his (previous) album, something about his voice and
style reminded me of Mike Viola, which is a very good thing in my
book.  My husband heard it as well.  I'm not as familiar with Bleu or
Badly Drawn Boy to comment on that, but I can see the Owsley and
Elliott Smith for sure.

I hear you about Joes Pub - I love sit down shows now too.  I must be
getting old.  ;-)

Stacy

On 5/11/05, Peter Soboroff <nycdvm@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Someone (Stacey?) asked about the Jim Boggia show in NYC last night.
> 
> Gotta say...very good show.  Largely straight-out power pop, well played and sung.  Traces of Bleu, Owsley, Elliot Smith, even Badly Drawn Boy.  Many catchy tunes.  And the venue - Joe's Pub - is an excellent, particularly civilized place to see a band.  It's not too crowded, you can sit at a table, have a great view, the sound is good, table service w/ food available...all in all makes for an improved experience.   (I'm old, and just don't love crowded, SRO shows so much anymore.)
> 
> Not to be too harsh - as I liked the show and will probably pick up the cd - but Jim Boggia still strikes me as kind of a second-tier popster.  Not quite up there yet with my faves, e.g. a "poor man's" Bleu or whatnot.  Still, I would definitely recommend seeing him.
> 
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