I caught quite a show this weekend in Omaha at the Pizza Shoppe Collective. The band didn't use the stage—or even mic up—and brought us over an hour of captivating acoustic sounds, hoots, hollers, and Americana. Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three hail from the banks of the muddy Mississippi and riff on ragtime and blues with a busker spirit that seems more romantic than cheesy. All four guys speak in a sort of drawl that isn't quite Southern and isn't quite country, but a sort of timeless down home twang that makes their hats and suits and ties sincere. With a menagerie of instruments including a banjo, stand-up base, guitar, washboard, snare, harmonica, and kazoo, Pokey can get anyone stomping their feet and daydreaming about boxcars and whiskey. Check them out on their 22 state tour, or pick up their new record, Riverboat Soul. [youtube AOtx607HK48]

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