I have a soft spot in my heart for Jeffrey Lewis. I first saw him perform in a downtown venue - the long-gone Stereolounge - shortly after I started getting underage drunk and going to see punk shows. Someone from the Drug Purse (can't remember who) stumbled and fell through the wall at that place. Anyway, Jeffrey Lewis blew through town and acted as my first exposure to what I would come to know as anti-folk. Being a comic book artist, in addition to a brilliant singer-songwriter, Jeffrey Lewis accompanied his show with a series of illustrated drawing pads to put a face to the absurd characters in the songs he would sing. An impeccably charming guy, Jeffrey Lewis is someone to pay attention to no matter what silly project he's bouncing to or back from.

JEFFREY LEWIS, early show w/ Awkward Energy, Angelo, Markly, 12:30 p.m., Le Voyeur, 404 E. Fourth Ave., Olympia, cover tba, 360.943.5710