hometown boy makes good
Okay, I'm a little biased because I live in the same town as Jeremy Messersmith and have seen him perform live, but seriously, if I lived in LA or NYC, I'd still love his music. His latest album "The Reluctant Graveyard" is his best so far, but "The Silver City" has some fine work on it, too -- plus a lovely cover of the Replacements' "Skyway".