Not available in digital format

So I saw this band last night. The Unknown Hinson (“Unknown” because he was named after his father, and on his birth certificate it said “Father: Unknown).  I thought the show would be fun, but I had no clue just how awesome it would be. Basically, I’d recommend it to anyone but my mom, who still thinks “butt” is a bad word when referring to the butt of a gun. It was flat out amazing, and I couldn’t believe the talent that guy’s got in his little pinky finger alone. Plus it was quite entertaining. Only Hendrix could play Hendrix better than Unknown played him last night, and his own material is damn good, too.

Before and after the show, I noticed a throng of people gathered at the merchandise booth, and I thought that was rather odd. I did see quite a lot of people wearing Unknown Hinson shirts (I thought everyone knew not to be that guy!), so I just figured there were a lot of “special” people in the crowd. I figured I’d just download an album when I got home.

I can’t tell you how surprised I am to find that you simply cannot download Unknown Hinson albums. Anywhere. Not on amazonmp3.com, not on itunes, not on amiestreet.com, not on lala.com, and not on emusic.com. Nowhere. Hell, I even looked on Rhapsody. Not only is that bizarre, but I’m also kicking myself for not buying an album when it was easy last night (or at 1 this morning when we were leaving). You can buy one disc on amazon or at the disc exchange, but you can’t buy a download. And he only has one album still in print!

Who’s ever heard of such a thing?