Performance Archive
Sun., Mar. 20, 2016, 7:30 pm
Singer/Songwriter John Gorka»
John Gorka is a world-renowned singer-songwriter who got his start at a neighborhood coffeehouse in eastern Pennsylvania in the late 1970s, encountering legendary folk troubadours Eric Andersen, Tom Paxton, Claudia Schmidt and the like.
Fri., Feb. 26, 2016, 7:30 pm
Greg Brown»
An unpretentious, compelling, and humorous performer with a dark, rich, idiosyncratic voice, Greg Brown is, hands down, one of America’s great singer-songwriters. His insightful lyrics paint powerful and often deceptively simple images on a canvas of gospel, blues, country, rock, and jazz. Everyone from Willie Nelson to Carlos Santana has covered his songs. At the…
Sat., Jan. 23, 2016, 7:30 pm
Tony Furtado Trio»
Very few musicians of any stripe so personify a musical genre as completely as Tony Furtado embodies Americana roots music. Tony is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar and baritone ukulele who mixes and matches sounds and styles with the flair of a…
Fri., Dec, 18, 2015, 7:30 pm
Chuscales – Gypsy Book (Friday)»
Friday performance (for Thursday performance, click here) “Chuscales” – This was the name given to Jose Valle Fajardo by his Grandfather. Since then, the name Chusco has come to describe a guitarist of consummate skill and a profound understanding of the Flamenco traditions. A native of Antequera, Spain, Chuscales grew up in a traditional gypsy family well known…
Thu., Dec, 17, 2015, 7:30 pm
Chuscales – Gypsy Book (Thursday)»
Thursday performance (for Friday performance, click here) “Chuscales” – This was the name given to Jose Valle Fajardo by his Grandfather. Since then, the name Chusco has come to describe a guitarist of consummate skill and a profound understanding of the Flamenco traditions. A native of Antequera, Spain, Chuscales grew up in a traditional gypsy family…
Fri., Nov. 20, 2015, 7:30 pm
Peter Mulvey»
SILVER LADDER is an auditory shot in the arm from veteran touring songwriter Peter Mulvey. Produced by the indomitable Chuck Prophet, it is a lean, muscular collection of tightly constructed songs, leavening Mulvey’s tendency toward ruminative and yearning acoustic songs with a dose of sharp-witted, punchy rock and roll.
Thu., Nov. 19, 2015, 7:30 pm
Eilen Jewell»
Crafting a unique style that mixes poetic ballads with swinging rockers, Eilen Jewell ranks among the best in the Americana genre today. As the reigning Queen of the Minor Key, Jewell leads a tight quartet who blend influences of surf-noir, early blues, rockabilly, and 1960s era rock and roll.
Fri., Oct. 16/17, 2015, 7:30 pm
Rory Block, Blueswoman Extraordinaire»
Rory Block has dedicated her life to preserving and innovating the Delta blues tradition. She grew up in a family with Bohemian leanings, her father’s Greenwich Village sandal shop frequented by the likes of Bob Dylan and John Sebastian. The diverse Village scene inspired her to pick up a guitar at age 10, and by…
Thu., Sep. 24, 2015, 7:30 pm
Amy Lavere and Will Sexton»
A uniquely Memphis blend of grit, delicacy and charm, Amy LaVere is a singer, songwriter, bassist, and storyteller whose latest, Hallelujah I’m A Dreamer, recorded with husband and noted guitarist Will Sexton, captures the immediacy of the live show they’ve developed on the road together, reveling in stripped-down sounds and uncluttered harmonies that blend so well you…
Thu., Sep. 10, 2015, 7:30 pm
Birds of Chicago»
Jeremy Lindsay’s (JT & the Clouds) fractured country-soul voice and witty ramblings, wrapped in Allison Russell’s (Po’ Girl) silver and gold tones, is a fine thing. You’ll hear echoes of mountain gospel, street corner doo-wop, and classic soul. A full-on folk celebration, the band just finished its Joe Henry-produced album, Real Midnight, which will be available by the time…