Even if you don't know him by name, if you're a 20-something then you probably know Sam Beam's haunting whisper of a voice; as the man behind Iron & Wine, this singer/songwriter's folksy The Postal Service cover was one of the best parts of the much-lauded Garden State soundtrack. And when an album is chock full of music that will change your life, that's saying something.

In a stylistic a departure from the bare bones man-and-his-guitar efforts that originally caught Zach Braff's lo-fi loving ear, this past fall he released a new album called The Shepherd's Dog, with a little back up help from a fleshed-out band. "I wanted to make a bit more complex record," Beam has explained. "I also knew I wanted to bring some other people in to do stuff that I couldn't do." But don't go thinking he has strayed too far from his delightfully simple roots: "The seeds of the song are still just me, the guitar, and a notebook."

Lucky for us, some performers—like a fine Bordeaux—only get better with age. See for yourself how much this indie crooner has grown over the past few years when he joins experimental Chicago rockers, Califone, on Saturday night at Fort Lauderdale's Revolution Live. Grab your tickets here!

Revolution Live is located at 200 West Broward Boulevard, (954) 727-0950.

- Caroline Stanley

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