A master of hooks and melody, Kurt Baker’s music embodies a feel-good spirit wrapped in a punk rock sheen inspired by music of decades past. In support of its most recent release, In Orbit (via Steven Van Zandt‘s Wicked Cool Records), Spain-based Kurt Baker Combo is coming to the U.S.After releasing several records with The Leftovers, the Maine native struck out solo and released three full-length albums, along with a prolific output of B-sides and covers, touring with the likes of The Offspring and Tommy Stinson. He soon caught the attention of noted tastemakerSteven Van Zandt, guitarist in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, radio host of Little Steven’s Underground Garage, and proprietor of Wicked Cool Records–not to mention Silvio on The Sopranos.
Kurt Baker Combo will be at Howler’s in Pittsburgh on Monday, March 27