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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Fred Eaglesmith Band


Award-winning singer-songwriter Fred Eaglesmith inspires comparisons to icons like Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen, tops the roots music charts, and boasts devoted fans that include a slew of his fellow songwriters. High-profile tastemakers in the know - fellow musicians like Toby Keith and The Cowboy Junkies as well as film folks like Martin Scorsese and James Caan, to name a few - consider him one of the stellar musical and lyrical talents of our day. Though a decidedly grassroots artist in the thematic focus of his songs and how he pursues his career, playing some 180 shows a year across North America as well as Europe and Australia, Eaglesmith boasts an impact that far better known musical acts can only dream of.
“Eaglesmith (who sadly remains largely undiscovered) is one of the best new songwriters in recent years.” - Rolling Stone
www.fredeaglesmith.com

Blame Sally


San Francisco folk sirens Blame Sally have had enough of all that lying and BS'ing—whether it's coming from a no-good lover or the Commander in Chief. The four-piece effortlessly goes from spunky kiss-offs that bring to mind Lucinda Williams at her most decisive to political barnstormers that come off more as lyrical smackdowns than folkie polemics. The band's spirited, take-no-prisoners attitude is a welcome contrast to traditional folkie navel-gazing, and the band has the songs, chops and pipes to back up their tough-talking, clear-minded folk rock.
www.blamesally.com

Sings Like Hell, Series #24