Whenever Etta Britt attacks a song, she sounds as if she’s singing on a Saturday night to a house rocking with abandon. In past decades, her wide-open, full-throated vocal style—all raw soul and rough emotion—would have been described as straight-ahead rock ’n’ roll, especially when combined with the swinging backbeat and the staccato swagger of her band, the Hayseeds.
These days, however, the natural roadhouse feel of her music falls into the ever expanding area of country rock; of late, the “insurgent-country” field has been creating a buzz among young music fans and urban hipsters. However it’s termed or marketed, Britt’s new self-distributed album, Hillbilly Heart, has an engaging, raunchy twang that will excite fans and provide a muscular sound for late-night raucousness.
Britt and her band—which features such high-profile players as guitarists Doug Lancio and Bob Britt, bassist Scott Esbeck, keyboardist Johnny Neel, pedal steel player Dan Dugmore, and drummer Michael Clarke—will celebrate her new album with a performance Sunday at 3rd & Lindsley. The show will feature highlights from Hillbilly Heart, including roughed-up versions of Rodney Crowell’s “Crazy Baby,” Pat McLaughlin’s “You Done Me Wrong (And That Ain’t Right),” James House’s “Damn Good Way (To Wind Up Lonesome),” and Mike Henderson’s “High and Dry.” (MM)
Remember the days 20 years ago when you could walk through the doors of the Exit/In and see Emmylou Harris performing onstage? Frankly, we don’t, but we’ll be there Jan. 17 at 9 p.m., when she plays a rare Nashville club date. Harris sat in last month at the Exit/In with the funk-pop group Luscious Jackson, whose recent LP features her vocals on two songs; she reportedly enjoyed the experience so much that she had a gig booked for herself at the Elliston Place club. Tickets are $15 and are available at all TicketMaster outlets. (JR)
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