STEVE GUNN & JOHN TRUSCINSKI

Steve Gunn has been a stalwart of the american experimental scene for closing in on a decade. He has a prodigous talent for fusing traditional american song structures with a raga influence and is known by many for his contributions as one half of the core duo behind GHQ (with marcia bassett) as well as for his many other affiliations with underground luminaries such as Tom Carter, The Magik Markers and Marc Orleans. Steve's appearance here at OTO last year was one of the highlights of the Tusk weekender and it's a real pleasure to have him back here with regular sparring partner John Truscinski on percussion for an evening of near telepathic, intuitive interplay.

"an urbane and often tense variant on the timeless “guitar raga” tradition, shot through with post-punk efficiency and regular nods to free improvisation. In fact, Steve Gunn’s music — and that of this duo — is entirely too personal to be accurately called “folk” music. Sure, it’s been carved from various strains of popular expression, but the essence is prickly and decidedly his own." Tiny Mix Tapes