Sunday, April 11 2010 8:00 PM
18+ $7.00
Lincoln Hall
Clifton Roy & Folkstringer are a 5-piece Americana band from Chicago, complete with vocals, acoustic guitar, upright bass, mandolin and percussion. CR&F have infused bluegrass, blues and country into a strong roots foundation guided by luminaries such as Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan and Hank Williams Sr. One fellow from Nashville described their sound as, "Nickel Creek with more balls."
very once in a while comes a great American songwriter. A songwriter whose imagery flows like poetry. A songwriter whose compositions delicately balance heart, introspection and faith, yet are still delivered with a raw rock sound. A songwriter whose music bravely echoes in the footsteps of his forbearers with its thought-provoking and emotionally vulnerable lyrics, while never sounding too much like any well-known practitioner. A songwriter whose music is a sincere vehicle for personal expression and the canvas for his compelling, raspy tenor and keen lyrical sensibility. A songwriter who ever so humbly lays it all on the line. That songwriter has arrived. His name is Nathan Xander. "I consider myself an American songwriter. Sort of like Tom Petty" says Xander, who was first inspired to write his own material by the music of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings amongst others. "The Fear is an honest record. That's what I'm drawn to in the music I listen to and it's what I try to do when I'm writing. I wake up and fall asleep thinking about honest songs" he says. The Fear is a stunning album which at its core serves as both a reverent nod to Xander's influences as well as a window into his own world of homespun individuality.
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