LIVE: Dan Johnson @ the Low Beat, 4/29/16

Photographs by Timothy Reidy

Dan Johnson was a prime mover and shaker on the burgeoning Americana scene around Greater Nippertown before he pulled up stakes and headed for the wilds of Vermont a couple of years back. Fortunately, he remembers to re-visit his old stompin’ grounds every once in a while on special occasions – like the release of his new album, Magic Guitar. So it was last month for a Friday happy hour show when Johnson took the “no pepper” stage at the Low Beat, joined by a number of his old Expert Sidemen bandmates and other musical pals from back in the day. Good to see ya again, Dan…