That 1 Guy’s performance at the Larimer Lounge Oct. 17 was unlike anything the audience had ever seen before.

Mike Silverman, better known by his stage name of That 1 Guy, is a one-man band based out of Las Vegas, Nev., who constructs all of his own instruments, which essentially consists of him putting electric pick-ups on anything he deems playable. In his nearly two-and-a-half hour set in Denver last Monday Silverman slapped, bowed and strummed a cowboy boot, a handsaw and, most notably, an remarkable device he called “the magic pipe,” which is a nearly 7-foot-tall series of pipes and tubing that looks more like some sort of Frankenstein vacuum cleaner held together with pieces of erector set than a musical instrument.

Dressed in all black, a pilgrim-style top hat and sporting muttonchops that would put John Quincy Adams to shame, Silverman enthralled, enthused and entertained the roughly 75-person crowd for the entirety of the show. The majority of those in the audience seemed to be That 1 Guy concert veterans as many shouted requests and sang along with Silverman to crowd favorites “Butt Machine” and “The Moon is Disgusting” chanting: “The honey tastes sweeter when you anger the bees / The moon is disgusting, it’s made out of cheese.”

The highlight of the show was Silverman’s rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” which involved him dawning a holster belt, placing a handsaw in it, and using a cello bow, bending and swaying the saw to somehow create a song almost more beautiful than the original.  This melodic moment was quickly followed by a grungy, Black Keys-esque jam that featured an Eddy Van Halen-style guitar or “magic pipe” solo.

Spanning genres from lounge-jazz to rhythm and sound to speed metal, and topics ranging from moustaches to “weasel potpie” – whatever that is – That 1 Guy truly covered every end of the spectrum. He created a unique, just-here-to-have-fun atmosphere with loads of audience interaction, allowing one fan in the front row to touch “the magic pipe” and ending every song with a wolf howl to which the audience would howl back, as well as a neighborly, “thank you friends” that sounded more like the words of Mr. Rogers than a 21st century musician.

If you ever get the chance, and with over 100 tour dates every year you probably will, go see That 1 Guy. He brings a quirky zaniness that, since Frank Zappa’s death, you won’t find anywhere else.