Staff Pick: Members of Watershed, New Bomb Turks pay tribute to living local legend Willie Phoenix

Enigmatic Columbus rocker Willie Phoenix has long been heralded by his fellow musicians. Writing in “Hitless Wonder,” Watershed singer/bassist Joe Oestreich said, “He sang like Wilson Pickett, wore his Telecaster upside down like Hendrix, and had Elvis Costello’s gift for cutting a pop gem. He didn’t play second to James Brown when putting on a show. He’s as good as we’ve ever seen.”