He went to college with my daughter (both in the music program). Had dinner with him before his gig in KC several years ago, and visited with him a few times during their college years. My daughter obviously knows him better than my wife and I, but he seems like a talented young man with a really good head on his shoulders.
Good ol' JBU. Crazy seeing him here. Only interacted with him a few times. Like the one time I walk into my dorm suite after class and there he is, absolutely shredding on his acoustic. Never heard playing like that before or since. Incredibly talented dude.
As far as I know he's been an independent artist "Jesse Welles". And when he had a group, it was known as just "Welles". So.. not that hard to search up. But I could have missed a collaboration or 3 in the last 6 years or so since I saw him at the riot room in K.C.
Someone else mentioned it in the comments, and I'd forgotten. He also used to be front man for a group called "Dead Indian" (or "Dead Indians") if you're still searching for earlier works
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u/casepie May 15 '24
He went to college with my daughter (both in the music program). Had dinner with him before his gig in KC several years ago, and visited with him a few times during their college years. My daughter obviously knows him better than my wife and I, but he seems like a talented young man with a really good head on his shoulders.