Roots Rock Reggae

Just when you thought he couldn't get any bigger. Unless you've been living under a rock, you better know who Matisyahu is. If not, click here for my last post about him.

I was impressed a year ago when he showed up in full sartorial splendor on the front page of the Metro section. Slightly more so when he opened for Trey (is that confirmed?) and even more so when he was the only Orthodox Jew to play a reggae festival at Randal's Island (uh, yeah). And since trading my Metrocard for a Jetta, I've grown accustomed to hearing him on WBCN, the rock of Boston, urging on Moshiach.

And now: tomorrow night, Matisyahu is gonna be on Letterman. The first Jewish musician to ever achieve genuine crossover success is a black-clad Lubavitcher from Brooklyn. Whouda thunk?