93XRT welcomes
An Evening with...
Saturday, September 11 2010 7:00 PM
All Ages $20.00
Lincoln Hall
A portion of this evening's proceeds benefit Rock For Reading, a program which seeks to combat rising youth illiteracy rates in the United States through the recruitment of book donations from publishers and distribution of donated books to literacy organizations
Paul Natkin will display 21 of his best photos around our balcony throughout the night- signed ink jet prints, as well as signed and numbered limited edition art prints, will be available for purchase to benefit Rock For Reading.
Read more about photographer Paul Natkin & view his work at this link.
"I'd like to get stoned," sings Alice Peacock over a shambling electric guitar at the beginning of her fourth album, Love Remains.
It's a startling, if tongue-in-cheek, way to kick off a set of country-tinged pop-rock tunes recorded in the heart of Nashville. But like the title of the song in which it appears, "All About Me," it's also a tad misleading.
In fact, the song is about setting aside self-indulgent fantasies to embrace love and commitment, and after a few verses of wistful imaginings about Jack Kerouac road trips and "no sacrifice," Peacock concludes – as swelling pedal steel and honky-tonk piano guide the waltz – "The life that I've got/ I guess that it's not/ All about me."
The song provides a fitting gateway to the album's deepest themes and a statement of purpose after Peacock's acclaimed 2005 album, the introspective, piano-driven Who I Am. "Enough navel-gazing!" Peacock declares with a laugh.
"This is a really positive record," says the Chicago-based singer/songwriter. "It's a reflection of where I am in my life and what really matters to me now. The title comes from this idea that other things fade away but love remains." The often buoyant, outwardly focused lyrics are mirrored by a largely ebullient musical approach rife with feel-good guitar hooks and heartland grooves.
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