Kirk Kelly

Although he has only recorded sporadically, folk-rocker Kirk Kelly has been a fixture on Manhattan's Lower East Side since the 1980s. The Greenwich Village resident first received a taste of national exposure in 1988, when he recorded his debut solo album, Go Man Go, for SST. At the time, some people were surprised to see a Bob Dylan-influenced folk-rocker recording for a label that was best known for punk and alternative rock. But when you really think about it, Kelly's brief association with SST makes perfect sense. Kelly (who plays acoustic guitar and harmonica) writes a lo...