For those of you who are regular listeners to the show, you will have heard Kip Fox either live or as part of our sampler selections from time to time.   His CD “Astronaut” is as good or better than anything I have ever heard come out of the national music mills…LA, Nashville or NYC (or anywhere else for that matter).    His show last night at the Compound Grill was up to his studio standards as well.  No surprise really.   

Kip was there with full band and performed a variety of new material and material from the aforementioned “Astronaut” and had the crowd in the palm of his hand.    But he was too busy performing to notice.   It is a rare thing for an artist to be blessed with good musicianship, good songwriting chops and a great band to help pull it all together.   Kip’s music and lyrics are not slick.  They are real.   He isn’t pretentious, he just goes out there and delivers great stuff.    A rare confluence of similitude.    And a real pleasure.

His set was a little over an hour and then after the audience had been trained by the two (considerably good) opening acts NOT to ask for an encore, Kip delivered a power punch of two songs to end the night.  He commented that he wasn’t sure he was asked to, but thought he should.   He was right, and he was asked. 

At least by me.  

Keep your eyes on Kip Fox.   And your ears.   He might not be a real Astronaut, but he is definitely going places.