mr jesse ruben.

there have been many a men who saunter up onstage, strap on a guitar, and attempt to connect with the audience before them. attempt to convey their emotions and let the people know how they really feel. most end up using random words in order to have their lyrics rhyme and more than 2 chords are rarely used. their stage banter is seemingly practiced a mere few minutes before, awkwardly in front of the venue's dirty bathroom mirror.

once in a great while, someone breaks through the clutter. they actually leave you wanting to hear more, rather than counting down the minutes to the end of their set. they send a chatter through the audience, an instant judgement- albeit in a positive way- of the heart thats being poured out in front of them.

lades and gents, jesse ruben is a member of the latter category. a boy with a guitar, a dime a dozen in the music industry, he has managed to burst through and actually leave a mark in his wake. his way with words is in the same vein of john mayer (a mutual hero of ours) and they are both lyrical masterminds with the way they present their emotions, experiences and ideas. it is so clear that you leave a show going, 'how in the world did he know exactly how i felt?' and you feel for him as well, as with his experience with the girl who broke his heart three times.. in a month!

go see him for the tunes, first and foremost. go see him for his hilarious stage banter- which is only awkward at few moments far and in between but that only add to the hilarity- and go see him for the feeling that you'll get when you leave. a bittersweet one but still fulfilled.

before i get down off my musical opinion soapbox, i will leave you with this: www.myspace.com/jesserubenmusic. thanks for listening.