Dan Zanes is awesome.

Graeme likes him. So do I.

I wish we could have been at this show last year, in our old stomping ground of Cleveland.

Sunday November 13, 2011
Dan Zanes & Friends * Presented by D.A.P. Productions * To Benefit the National Autism Association - Northeast Ohio
Beachland Ballroom 1 pm - $24 adults / $20 kids under 12
These days, it’s all about power to the people, isn’t it? And there are very few artists who embody a populist spirit quite like Dan Zanes. After his storied career with the Del Fuegos, Dan began writing and recording years’ worth of albums that have delighted and inspired grown-ups and children. Zanes’ key is simple: don’t dilute the sound by pandering. Talk about hope, love, peace, and unity - and make it catchy but never condescending. Zanes is a one-man music education school, whether giving guitar lessons or discussing the immigration issues that have the United States in a tizzy. Today, Zanes and his pals will get down to the business of inspiration, as part of a kids’ show benefit for the National Autism Foundation.

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