Joseph Arthur accompanied by Mike Mills (of R.E.M.) on bass and Bill Dobrow on drums with special guest Jonah Tolchin

Ohio native Joseph Arthur was discovered by Peter Gabriel, who signed the folk-rock songwriter to Real World Records in the mid-'90s. In the intervening years (up to present) the always prolific Mr. Arthur has released no less than 10 albums and 11 EPs while also contributing to numerous TV and movie soundtracks. He has also received acclaim as a painter and designer. His artwork has graced the sleeves of his entire discography, notably the album covers for Come to Where I'm From and Our Shadows Will Remain, which included a 36-page booklet featuring prints of his original artwork, and was released with a die-cut outer slipcase sleeve. Without a label, most recently he has reached out to fans on the Pledge Music crowd-funding site and realized 170-percent of his goal. The end result is his "psychedelic soul" record, The Ballad of Boogie Christ.,  released in June of this year.