Neo-country star Sturgill Simpson’s 2014 album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music sounds world-historic to me now, and I can be skeptical about Americana and neo-country itself. Apart from the good songs, Metamodern moves like postmodernist country thanks to guitarist Laur Joamets, whose agility with sharp Telecaster licks makes him, say, the Mick Taylor of Simpson’s band. His guitar on “It Ain’t All Flowers” helps turn the track into an outlaw-psych-country classic that even Waylon Jennings never dreamed of. Joamets cut his teeth playing rock in his native Estonia and moved to town in 2014, and he’s also a big part of the rocked-out sound of Drivin N Cryin’s excellent 2019 release Live the Love Beautiful, which was produced by fellow Nashville ax master Aaron Lee Tasjan. Nov. 25 at Dee’s, Joamets brings a quartet that includes drummer Matty Alger, bassist Ted Pecchio and keyboardist Rob Crowell. Joamets says he’s been working on new tracks like “Acid Caveman” and “In the Dark,” which sound great — advanced blues-rock guitar music with precision licks and melodic hooks. I hear hints of Jeff Beck circa Wired and Captain Beefheart around the time of The Spotlight Kid, but Joamets’ biting lyricism is his own.
7 p.m. at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge
102 E. Palestine Ave., Madison
