From the Independent Weekly:

The first time I saw Chuck Prophet in person, he was off to the side on the Cat's Cradle stage in the mid '90s, supporting the Silos' Walter Salas-Humara. That night, he was the paradoxical "unassuming guitar hero." Belying his location, Prophet had already spent plenty of time center stage. He had joined Green On Red at a young age, becoming a perfect foil for Dan Stuart just as that band was trading its psychedelic, desert-ized Nuggets sound for a Neil Young/Stones hybrid. He had released a couple of solo records also: His first, Brother Aldo, came off like "Johnny Cash, John Hiatt, and John Fogerty swapping songs," wrote Trouser Press' Ira Robbins.

Since that night, Prophet has been even busier hanging out in and around the spotlight. There have been more solo records, each one more adventurous than the last. Prophet remains the mad scientist trying to create the perfect mix of roots rock, beat-heavy pop and country-soul San Fran style. He served as a member of the semi-mysterious, semi-super group Raisins in the Sun (alongside Jim Dickinson and Jules Shear), and he's a sought-after producer, with last year's Translated from Love by Kelly Willis at the top of his credits list.

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