Saturday, June 4, 2011

Cranking out a heart-felt, dynamic and (as needed) proudly raggedy-assed sound that taps into the likes of Neil Young’s splintering Crazy Horse, The Faces, The Stones, myriad assorted Dylan combos, Southern rock and the heartland/populist themes of Springsteen and Mellencamp, the lads of Brother Trucker provide spot-on backdrops for the extraordinary, wrong-side-of-the-tracks tales spooled out by co-founder and resident singer/songwriter Andy Fleming.

It’s hard to soothe people with seemingly morose subject matter, but Thankful Dirt finds a way to calm your soul while still singing about deeply personal pain.

The Americana folk influences of Dylan, Young and Patton are apparent as the husband/wife duo of Darren and Molly Matthews strum and sing while crafting an intimate look into the lives – and pain – of the everyman.

$3 Admission, 12 & under free