Daniel Johnston

Schubas has twice been the proud host of singer, songwriter and musician Daniel Dale Johnston; first in December of 2001 (with Che Arthur) and again in April of 2003 (with Catfish Haven). Johnston has been revered by such contemporaries as Yo La Tengo, Sonic Youth, Eddie Vedder, Beck, Spiritualized, The Flaming Lips, Bright Eyes, Matt Groening, and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, who often wore a t shirt with a Johnston illustration and a caption reading, "Hi How Are You?" Johnston's drawings were featured in the 2006 Whitney Biennial, and his artwork has been shown in galleries around the world, including exhibits in London's Aquarium Gallery (April 28-May 20, 2006) and New York's Clementine Gallery (March 16-April 15, 2006). The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005), a documentary by Jeff Feuerzeig about Johnston's life and music, won the Director's Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Daniel played the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead, Somerset England in May 2007. His performance was warmly received, with Daniel playing two extra sets and reprising 'Speeding Motorcycle' with Yo La Tengo.