It’s not surprising that John Francis has a song titled “Johnny Cash on the Radio”. The lonesome troubadour has never hid his love for the musical outlaw. The last time I heard about Francis, before the fact that he moved to Nashville, was a hilarious story where he had gotten his car booted (thanks to the PPA) and attempted to drive off with the boot still on. The story gets vague because I was listening to it in an inebriated state (and I’m guessing Francis was too when he had that bright idea) and laughing pretty hard. Like the vision that I had that evening, I recall to endings to this legendary tale. The first was that he rode off and was able to pop the boot from his tire while driving (which is an impressive feat in my opinion, but imagine the damage that was done to the car). The second was that the police happen to come upon him while he was attempting to do so, and he managed to get away on foot. Either tale embodies the rebellious spirit of rock ‘n’ roll. And I am sure would get a toast from Mr. Cash himself. Well, you should swing by the Tin Angel tonight where he will be celebrating the release of his sophomore album The Better Angels out on Dualtone Records. Catch him before the Philly cops do! Tin Angel, 20 S. 2nd St., 10pm, $10, 21+ – H.M. Kauffman