Silas Short Drawing LP Black vinyl with white splatter The first gig took place

The first gig took place at a motorcycle club and at a gig shortly afterwards

And unlike much East Coast rap

A familiar presence in music circles for much of the past decade

Only the pedal steel-driven Americana in the absolutely lovely "Wasting Time" -- which recalls the Gregg Allman of Laid Back -- deviates

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Silas Short Drawing LP Black vinyl with white splatter The first gig took placeChicago based Silas Short had a rough time growing up as a mixed race child in the suburbs of Milwaukee, but he found solace and inspiration in music through his older brother who played drums for the churchs gospel band. After Silas shattered a bone in his left hand while delivering pizzas and was told by a doctor that he'd never play guitar again, he stuck through the pain and went on to develop a method of guitar playing he describes as "Liquid