My pal Mickey Free (called Bow ‘n Arrow at the time), had returned to Baltimore, from NY. In 2003, he had put out his first solo album. He was on a similar path to me. We shared an ambition to tour heavily, so we began to team up and perform as Bow and Height. We put together a set that combined our solo songs with new collaborations.
Our show went beyond what either of us had done individually. We were in the same place in our music lives, and we knew and believed in each other’s music. It was an ideal duo while it lasted.
We toured with Grand Buffet, Dan Deacon and Oxes. Some of those acts (Grand Buffet, Oxes) had advanced to playing bigger clubs with guarantees, and others (Dan Deacon, us) were still playing in basements and dive bars. Our set seemed to have a broad enough appeal to work in many different situations.
I had hoped Bow and Height could progress into a full-fledged group that released albums, but it just wasn’t meant to be. He lost faith in the touring rapper hustle. We made some good songs together, but they ended just coming out on my own releases. By December of that year, I was back to touring as a one-man show.