Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Cream Calendar Tonight: Steve Earle & Allison Moorer at City Hall
Posted by Tracy Moore on Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 4:14 PM
It was time for a change, so Earle and wife Moorer moved to Manhattan. The experience shaped his latest, Washington Square Serenade, which not only bids farewell to his home (“Tennessee Blues”) but to his analog studio. Produced by Dust Brother John King, it marks Earle’s embrace of Pro Tools. Fueled by the city’s energy and his trademark guttural, ground-level vibe, Earle offers a hawk’s eye view of the city (“Down Here Below”) in spoken-sung cadence like a backwoods Lou Reed and busts a bluegrass stomp with an ethereal distant choir (“Oxycontin Blues”). Moorer’s new album Mockingbird covers 11 classics in a revelatory manner, expressing her versatility and depth, particularly on her harrowing take on Judy Miller’s “Orphan Train.” They play solo acoustic and duet, before he’s joined by a DJ for a set of recast older tracks that reflect the sensibility of the new album. 8 p.m. at City Hall —CHRIS PARKER
Vote here for best Band of the Week
Slideshows
Top Commenters
Comments (0)