The San Francisco-born roots-rock guitarist feels like an East Coaster at heart, and his latest, She Loved the Coney Island Freak Show, might be his most rocking, fitting homage to the Big Apple.
The arc of this revolutionary player’s career, which began with an acoustic and led to post- and noise-rock, has carried him to an unforeseen home in avant-garde composition.
The free-playing supergroup returns with a full-length that explores the outer reaches of composition. Guitarists Tim Motzer and Alex Skolnick mull over the mysteries of their music.