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Big names seek out work of craftsman based in Lewistown

March 19, 2006 /

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So where does a rising star like Isaac Brock, frontman for Grammy-nominated indie band Modest Mouse, buy a guitar?

Seattle? Chicago? L.A.?

Try Lewistown.

In a modest workshop on Main Street, Lewistown native Brian Wicks http://www.wicksguitars.com/index.html is building and repairing instruments for some of the hottest musicians on the indie band scene, including Brock and Modest Mouse bass player Eric Judy.

His journey from musician to artisan is one marked by experimentation, perseverance, a freak accident that cost him a digit, and, above all, a quest for the perfect sound.

Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/19/news/state/50-work.txt

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