▁highlight ▁this , ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁t atto o , ▁similar ▁to ▁Robert ▁Indiana ' s ▁sculpt ure , ▁port rayed ▁in ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁LO VE ▁Park , ▁proc laim ing ▁him ▁a ▁D OR K . ▁ ▁His ▁songs ▁typically ▁feature ▁self - de pre cation , ▁religion ▁( es pecially ▁J uda ism ), ▁suic ide , ▁and ▁re jection . ▁His ▁albums ▁often ▁include ▁ban ter ▁made ▁between ▁sets ▁during ▁performances . ▁ ▁His ▁self - owned ▁label ▁is ▁P erman ent ▁Records , ▁which ▁he ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁artists ▁who ▁have ▁recorded ▁under ▁it ▁are ▁Tod d ▁Young , ▁But ch ▁Ross , ▁E DO , ▁Greg ▁Simon , ▁P ete ▁Ch amb ers ▁and ▁Steph ▁Hay es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Best ▁Fol k ▁Per former ▁in ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁City ▁P aper ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁ ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁side ▁project ▁called , ▁" A ▁Br ief ▁History ▁of ▁Fol k ▁Music ." ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁his ▁ra uc ous ▁shows , ▁it ▁was ▁primarily ▁aim ed ▁at ▁children . ▁ ▁Between ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Bro d sky ▁set ▁the ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Record ▁for ▁the ▁Fast est ▁Tour ▁by ▁Solo ▁Per former ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁shows ▁in ▁ 5 0 ▁states