This show was really good on Saturday. I'm not into soul coughing, but the show was cheap and friends were going. He's a really engaging performer -- I referred to him as an American Billy Bragg, but he wasn't so political (I saw Bragg in Austin last January or so and he was throwing his anti-war CD single out to the crowd).
Good show for doughty, and he really treats his fans well, staying to sign anything until everyone had gotten something, or had a chance to chat with him. Quite cool. I have a lot of respect for him.