>
>Best of all though may be the new album from Chuck E. Weiss, titled
>Extremely Cool. It ain't particularly twangy, but the album title pretty
>much sums it up. Co-produced by Tom Waits (who also co-wrote a coupla
>songs and helps out on guitar and vocals), it's wild and loose boho
>barroom blues shot through with smartass irreverence and musical
>brilliance. While Weiss's vocal mannerisms and musical quirks may remind
>you of Waits, he's much more thoroughly grounded in the blues and other
>American roots styles. Jon Spencer can only dream of bein' this cool.
>
Don't know if this came up last week, but I just heard on the radio that
Weiss is the inspiration behind Rickie Lee Jones "Chuck E.'s in Love."
