Jeremy Messersmith 10/8 - Urbandale

Jeremy Messersmith's music has been described as "metropolitan poetry" and it certianly lives up to that description.  His ability to weave a story while plucking his guitar is rivaled by few.

Messersmith based in MPLS (after moving there to attend North Central University) could be the posterchild fort the hip indie music scene there.  Here are a few reasons why I love Jeremy Messersmith and why you should too:

1) His sound is as sweet as sugar, smoother than vanilla, and as good as ice cream.  Exhibit A:

2) Some of his music (including the above song) is for sale at the amazing price "pay what you wish" on bandcamp.  This means that you can try him for free on your iPod, etc. before getting the vinyl/cd/t-shirt you really want or need. Score.  Kind of like test driving a car before you buy it...

3) He is hip as hell and probably coming to a neighborhood home near you.  This fall Mr. Messersmith began what he calls "The Supper Club Tour".  Earlier in the year he sent out requests to everyone on his e-mailing list to find yards, big living rooms, barns, or whatever to serve as places for him to play across the country.  People quickly responded and thus the Supper Club was born.

Luckily, for all you music/Messersmith fans in the area, he is playing a Supper Club show in Urbandale on Monday, Oct. 8.  An intimate setting such as this ought to be a surreal experience. I'm pretty sure it'll blow you away like the feather at the end of "Forrest Gump".

-CK