Watch: Amazing Montana guitarist Dan Dubuque loses gigs and goes viral with cover songs

After losing all of his gigs due to the coronavirus, he recorded solo videos of some of his favorite covers from rock bands like Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana and Tool. Dan picked scenic locations, adding to the apparent novelty value for viewers outside Montana borders, and posted them on YouTube, hoping to make little money.

He isn’t sure how it got passed along, but eventually his medley of Rage songs caught the ear of Tom Morello, the band’s guitarist and one of Dubuque’s heroes, who tweeted with approval earlier this week. (“Mesmerizing,” he said.)

“That is a dream come true,” he said.