JOSH FIX (with Thriving Ivory and Fired)
By Bill Picture
January 13, 2005

Local piano-pop torchbearer Josh Fix is helping work the nearly forgotten (at least in rock music) art of ivory-tickling into the usually guitar-heavy alternative-rock fold, combining the endearing earnestness of Billy Joel and Ben Folds (and, more recently, Keane) with a humbly subtle dash of Elton John's and Queen's (and, more recently, Scissor Sisters') flamboyant majesty. His self-produced EP caught the attention of a slew of A-list musicians, including Eddie Van Halen and Lenny Kravitz, who flew Fix out to New York just to party with him. It so impressed the folks at KFOG that they added some of the still-unsigned artist's songs to its playlist. Fix plays an "it's good to be home" gig this Saturday after wowing crowds in the Northeast last month.

9 p.m. Saturday at Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market St., San Francisco. Tickets are $10. Call (415) 861-5016 or visit www.cafedunord.com.

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