The Shows of Series #14 Winter/Spring 2003-04 Adam Cohen Band + Paul Thorn Susan Werner + East Mountain South A Rockin' Holiday Celebration with VENICE Junior Brown + Danny Click Thea Gilmore + Bob & Wendy Bonus Show Buena Vista Social Club w/ Omara Portuondo Bonus Show Allison Krauss & Union Station Added show An Evening with Jackson Browne   Saturday, October 18 Adam Cohen Band + Paul Thorn Adam Cohen's opening set last year brought incredible accolades from our audience, including the following, "I never knew the meaning of the term 'naked on the stage' until I saw him." Not only does he have an impeccable pedigree (his dad is Leonard Cohen), but he attracts the most unbelievably excellent musicians to interpret his unique, soulful, rocking songs. We feel that Adam Cohen is an artist for the ages. Paul Thorn's barn-burnin' live shows have established his reputation as one of the most amazing young singer-songwriters to emerge in recent years. Everywhere he performs, he draws an immediate, enthusiastic response and a lineup of fans wanting to meet him. There you go. Bonus Show Monday, November 3, 7:30 pm Arlington Theatre - $50 Sings Like Hell has reserved special seats for this show for you! Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo In 2002 a sold-out Arlington Theatre audience was blown away by the Buena Vista Social Club. Now this group of Cuba's hottest musicians returns, led by Omara Portuondo, a glamorous world-class singer who has enchanted audiences for fifty years. A former dancer, Portuondo still kicks up her heels during shows! Called CubaÕs Billie Holiday, Portuondo sings filin (feeling) the bossa nova style she's made her own with her richly expressive voice. Have we told you about the piano player? How about the bass player? And that horn section....Plus, after the show, we're going to hold a salsa party across the way at Soho with live music from the great salsa band Somos Son. The cost of the party is $25, which includes drinks and tapas. Show only, call the Arlington Ticket Agency at 963-4408. To add the Salsa Party, call UCSB Arts & Lectures 893-3535. Saturday, November 22 Susan Werner+eastmountainsouth Susan Werner (www.susanwerner.com) will open the evening with a solo performance. Miss Werner's quality of musicianship and stylistic range are breathtaking, yet her songwriting and remarkably evocative voice take center stage at live performances. Artful, funny, and blessed with that luminescent voice, Susan Werner is a shining star. eastmountainsouth (www.eastmountainsouth.com) represents the confluence of high-lonesome heartbreak, modernist ingenuity and raw-veined Americana. The core of the group, Kat Maslich and Peter Abrams, are both vocalists, instrumentalists, and writers. Their music is an alloy of hill-country melodies, contemporary rock sensibility and literary-minded lyrics. Mitchell Froom co-produced their first(eponymous) album for Dreamworks...it's a stunner. Bonus Show Wednesday, December 3, 8 pm Arlington Theatre- $50 Yes, we've reserved those killer seats again! Alison Krauss + Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas There will be a small Golden Circle of $100 tickets which include a reception (hopefully,with Alison), excellent wine and treats. Yeah, treats! Tickets available to Sings Like Hell subscribers at the Lobero beginning September 1. Single tix on sale at $50 September 27. Regular tickets: call the Arlington Ticket Agency at 963-4408. For Golden Circle tickets, call UCSB Arts & Lectures ticket office at 893-3535. Tell'em the Devil sent you. Friday, December 5 A Rockin' Holiday Celebration with VENICE You BEGGED us to bring them back! When Venice performed two years ago for the Holiday in Hell celebration, the feedback from the audience was no less than an accolade. Come celebrate another evening of familial harmony and subtle songwriting perfection. This show is Sings Like HellÕs holiday gift to our wonderful subscribers! Saturday, January 24, 2004 Sings Like Hell celebrates its 100th show.... with cheap champagne, Devil's Food Cake and spiked coffee. Who's onstage? Opening the evening will be rock-star photographer Henry Diltz's multimedia presentation followed by music from Richard Thompson, Glen Phillips, Dave Alvin, Peter Case, and Alice Peacock . Wear your own version of cheesy cocktail garb...this is a night you won't want to miss! Friday, February 20, 2004 Junior Brown + Danny Click If there is one artist who defines the alternative-country scene right now, it's Junior Brown. The soul of country and the spirit of rock'n'roll. An amazing player on his self-invented guit-steel, he is also one of the best songwriters you've ever heard. No poop. There's a big fan base out there for Junior Brown and we guarantee you're about to join it. Danny Click came to Hell as the lead guitar player for Jimmy LaFave, then took his own band to the Kate Wolf Festival and knocked 'em dead. Modern blues rock with a country twist and a stellar guitar player. Saturday, March 20 Thea Gilmore + Bob & Wendy Thea Gilmore is a 21 year old edgy folk poet who has been turning the UK music scene on its ear. One of the most intelligent English singer-songwriters around, her Rules For Jokers is a stunningly fine debut . This is one of those Sings Like Hell "bragging rights" concerts--her first US tour and you were there, baby. Bob & Wendy hail from San Luis Obispo, but don't let their proximity fool you. Wendy has a voice that most any diva would die for and Bob plays and arranges right up to its hilt...or lilt. Tilt! Bonus Show Sunday, March 28, 2004 An Evening With Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic

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