July 20, 2004 | Posted by mark at 08:21 PM

The Only Thing I Miss Is Myself

Chris Murray

Chris Murray - One Everything. My man Chris Murray over here has been pushing the one-man-show ska thing for about a decade now. Formerly a member of King Appartus, Murray struck it out on his own in 1994 with just an acoustic guitar and a four-track. Three albums later, it's still just an acoustic guitar and a four-track.

He's a wonderful guy, and a great singer. He writes great little melodies, and has written some of the more catchy stuff for other ska bands, including Hepcat. This particular track is from his 4-trackaganza album that came out a few years ago. You can buy it for 8 bucks with shipping from Asian Man Records.

I've seen him in concert and it's always a treat. He plays just about every Tuesday at the BlueBeat Lounge at the Knitting Factory in LA. There's a big Ska Fest coming up there in August, with such skeletons in the closet as the Pietasters, MU330 and Big D and the Kids Table (as part of their Broke as Hell in 2004 Tour). I think it's less than 10 bucks.

Remember when all the ska kids wore plaid?

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Thank you for the introduction to this guy. That song is lovely.

Posted by: Kate at July 23, 2004 06:27 AM
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