Erin McKeown and Jill Sobule
When
Nov 10, 2009 7:30 pm (Tuesday)
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What
Special twofer night--the quirky, highly prolific and talented Erin McKeown, and story-songteller par excellence Jill Sobule! Erin's latest project is Hundreds of Lions, a brand new...
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Special twofer night--the quirky, highly prolific and talented Erin McKeown, and story-songteller par excellence Jill Sobule! Erin's latest project is Hundreds of Lions, a brand new full length album of original songs, out now on Righteous Babe. Produced by Sam Kassirer and mixed by Brian Deck, Erin's latest continues in her unique tradition of fresh and unusual music. Strings, brass, and woodwinds intertwine with Erin’s voice to create an album full of dips and dives, mirroring the emotions of danger and desire. And Jill has just released California Years, an homage to her adopted state, funded entirely by fan contributions!
"Airborne metaphors carry the songwriter Erin McKeown all the way through her fourth album, We Will Become Like Birds (Nettwerk). Her clear mezzo-soprano sounds perpetually optimistic, and so do the syncopated electric guitar parts she picks and plucks through the sparsely arranged but fully realized songs." - Jon Pareles, New York Times
"In several distinctive ways - voice, dynamic subtlety, and sheer songwriting ability - Erin McKeown is in a class of her own."- Sunday Times (UK)
"Jill Sobule can claim her place among the stellar New York singer-songwriters of the last decade. Topical, funny and more than a little poignant ... grown-up music for an adolescent age." - Jon Pareles, New York Times
“Sobule has a blade in one hand and flowers in the other... California Years finds the Denver-born, transplanted New Yorker celebrating her adopted West Coast with typical wit, grace, irony, sweetness, and satire.”– All Music Guide
“Like her musical peers Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson, Sobule delves into the pervasive sadness of living with a sense of humor that makes it all okay, even magnetic… she is a highly literate champion of the absurd.” – PopMatters
“California Years is flirtatiously retro pop rock, full of mordant punch lines delivered cold... [Sobule is] older, but so much wiser.” – Rolling Stone
“California Years is a triumphant success not only for Jill, but for the future of independent music.” – Uncommon Music
Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets and online at Ticketweb.
$12 advance $15 day of show
"Airborne metaphors carry the songwriter Erin McKeown all the way through her fourth album, We Will Become Like Birds (Nettwerk). Her clear mezzo-soprano sounds perpetually optimistic, and so do the syncopated electric guitar parts she picks and plucks through the sparsely arranged but fully realized songs." - Jon Pareles, New York Times
"In several distinctive ways - voice, dynamic subtlety, and sheer songwriting ability - Erin McKeown is in a class of her own."- Sunday Times (UK)
"Jill Sobule can claim her place among the stellar New York singer-songwriters of the last decade. Topical, funny and more than a little poignant ... grown-up music for an adolescent age." - Jon Pareles, New York Times
“Sobule has a blade in one hand and flowers in the other... California Years finds the Denver-born, transplanted New Yorker celebrating her adopted West Coast with typical wit, grace, irony, sweetness, and satire.”– All Music Guide
“Like her musical peers Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson, Sobule delves into the pervasive sadness of living with a sense of humor that makes it all okay, even magnetic… she is a highly literate champion of the absurd.” – PopMatters
“California Years is flirtatiously retro pop rock, full of mordant punch lines delivered cold... [Sobule is] older, but so much wiser.” – Rolling Stone
“California Years is a triumphant success not only for Jill, but for the future of independent music.” – Uncommon Music
Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets and online at Ticketweb.
$12 advance $15 day of show
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$12.00More about these performers
Erin McKeown
From elegant pop to balls-out rock,sweet electronics to witty swing, Erin McKeown has packed a ton of music into her young career. With 5 albums, 2 EPs, and numerous soundtracks and compilations to her credit, the 29-year-old songwriter and multi-instrumentalist hasn't stopped for a breather in the last 10 years. Along the way she has averaged 200 shows a year and garnered the praise of fans and critics alike. McKeown's newest release is Lafayette, a rollicking evening with her six-piece Little Big Band.Erin McKeown tour dates and bio
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule belongs to a rare breed of artists. Her work is at once deeply personal and socially conscious, seriously funny and derisively tragic. Over five albums and a decade of recording, the Denver-born songwriter/guitarist/singer has tackled such topics as the death penalty, anorexia, shoplifting, reproduction, the French resistance movement, adolescence, and the Christian right. Did we mention love? Love found, love lost, love wished for and love taken away. While her songs cover a huge amount of ground, they all have benefit greatly from Jill’s subtle intelligence and skillful light-handedness. No sloganeering flag-and-fist ...Post a Countdown Widget
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