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Written by Rebecca LaPole
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Thursday, 26 April 2007 |
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 You don’t have to goad Vince Herman to get his opinion.
“I think Cindy Sheehan is a hero and George and Dick should be impeached for treason,” Herman wrote via e-mail (because his phone wasn’t working) while touring several states away.
Herman is never shy about where he stands on the issues of the day. He also openly supports Barack Obama and efforts to stop the war.
He’ll share his music and opinions at the second Storyteller Series event at Hodi’s Half Note. “My favorite song will probably be the one I make up. It’s my favorite because it brings you into the here and now,” Herman said about performing live.
After living in Morgantown, West Virginia, and Pittsburgh before that, the Nederland resident appreciates the natural beauty and peace of the quaint mountain town. It’s a place for him to escape after a long tour, a thing he’s grown accustomed to after 15 years with Leftover Salmon and now with Great American Taxi.
Herman said, “We play hippy country, or redneck hippy tunes. It’s really stuff from that deep, deep well of Americana.” He’ll take that Great American Taxi style on the road to California, Arizona, Missouri and more, after his storytelling solo in Fort Collins.
Herman is known for his political voice as well as his “slam grass” singing voice. He said the audience at Hodi’s should expect a funny, original show. “They will laugh, ask some questions politically, feel the right now through improvised songs and be connected to the folk tradition.”
A staple at Mishawaka and festivals around the country, Herman is a road dog with a solid fan base. Although his MySpace page mentions him working on a solo album full of cameos, Herman said, “The solo record is a long way off, but I won’t have much in the way of famous people on it. The new Great American Taxi record is what I am focusing on now. It rocks.”
Since he will be performing alone at Hodi’s, expect it to be a bit more impromptu than when he is with a group.
“Both situations have their advantages. Improv is looser by yourself, but it’s really fun to hit people with the full band sound and get the boogie going,” Herman said.
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TO GO TO THE SHOW
Vince Herman of Great American Taxi
8 p.m.
Sunday, April 29
$10 advance, 18 and older
Hodi’s Half Note - Storyteller Series
167 N. College Ave.
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MORE ONLINE
www.myspace.com/vinceherman
www.myspace.com/vincehermanmusic
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