Calgary Herald(Calgary,AB)
06/03/06
By Theresa Tayler

Folky Rob Szabo spreads the words

Who: Rob Szabo

What: Western Canadian Tour for the release of his latest CD/DVD Like A Metaphor

When: Tonight at Jackdaw's Pub

Why you should check this show out: 

• Rob Szabo is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter with a tendency to mix quirky lyrics with sweet melodious acoustic arrangements.
• Like a Metaphor is Szabo's eighth CD and he has fronted a variety of bands including Plasticine and the Groove Daddys.
• The folky singer-songwriter is constantly on the go, touring North America for most of the year in his van. "It's just me on the road.  I don't even have a tape player," jokes Szabo.  "Last year I did a huge summer tour where I went from Toronto though to the West Coast and down to San Francisco.  I've driven all over the continent.  My goal is to put half a million kilometers on my van-I'm pretty close."
• His solo show is earnest and honest. Szabo says he writes music for music lovers and he prefers to play for small intimate crowds.  "The smaller towns are really embracive of singer-songwriters," says Szabo who has written about his experiences on the road.
• In a track titled The Johnstown Kids, Szabo tells the story of a group of kids form Johnstown,PA who he played a show for.  "It's such a small town and the kids are really into music.  It's such a big deal for them to have alive show there," says Szabo.